Man is a social animal. Apart from seeking bodily comforts and secured living, he also craves for belongingness, self-esteem and recognition. Fulfillment of these growth needs make one become problem focused, to express appreciation to life, to become concerned about personal growth and determined to have peak experiences. These growth needs are essential building blocks for creating knowledgeable societies. The concept of collective efforts to fine-tune our own intellectual system has greater significance in never-ending transitional phase.

Contests attempt to increase individual participation in social movements, be they for consolidating our faculties or contributing to communal enrichment. There is also a commercial interest. They are open opportunities for everyone to put forth their limited resource base for multiple returns and also to play a key role in the growing value chain.

Contests are games organized with different objectives. They may be games of skills, or games of chances with a minimal skillfulness required to participate. There are many contests. Puzzle contests, writing contests, speech contests, poetry contests, photo contests, gambling and sweepstakes are just a few. Puzzle contests improve our logical and analytical abilities. Writing contests and debates enhance our communication skills. Photographic or poetry contests encourage the artistic creativity and to some extent demand prerequisite aptitude in the related fields.

Well honed skills come with years of hard practice. As the contests are skill promotional events, it is easy for one to practice skills through participation in contests, start winning, and march forward with more confidence into the competitive world.