A presentation at Hackcon EU in in London, UK by Kevin Lewis
THE HACKATHON ZOO @_phzn
I’M KEVIN. Full-stack JS developer. I also run hackathons for young people, government, charities and commercial companies.
WHO DO WE DO THIS FOR? Students Civic Hackers $$$ Just Want To Build Something Community Social Good Developer Community Developers Day Job Beginners
OWNERSHIP. SAFETY. INCLUSIVITY.
YOUNG PEOPLE. (UNDER 18)
SUCCESS IS HAVING PEOPLE LEAVE THE EVENT HAVING LEARNT LOADS & WANTING MORE.
AMPLE SUPPORT. LOW-PRESSURE. LEARN FROM THEM.
STUDENT HACKATHONS. Major League Hacking (Manoj Nathwani)
SUCCESS IS BUILDING AN AWESOME COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE.
CARING & COLLABORATIVE. SOCIAL TIME IS KEY.
“FOR GOOD” HACKATHONS.
SUCCESS IS RAISING AWARENESS AROUND SOCIAL ACTION.
KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING. ENCOURAGE CROSS-TEAM COLLABORATION.
COMMERCIAL HACKATHONS
INVITE COMMERCIAL HACKATHONS.
SUCCESS IS ACHIEVING THE BUSINESS GOALS OF THE SPONSORS.
MUCH MORE DESCRIPTIVE. EXPLAIN WHAT SPONSORS WANT. REWARD PARTICIPATION.
PUBLIC COMMERCIAL HACKATHONS. BattleHack (Manoj Nathwani)
SUCCESS IS INCREASING PROFILE BY MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT TIME.
BE CLEAR AROUND OWNERSHIP. KEEP AN EYE ON MOOD. KEEP SOME SPONSORS AT BAY.
INTERNAL HACKATHONS.
SUCCESS IS STARTING TO CHANGE THE WAY “TRADITIONAL” COMPANIES THINK & ENTHUSE INTERNAL DEVELOPERS.
HELP EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. SET EXPECTATIONS. INFECT WITH EXCITEMENT.
THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER. WE DO THIS FOR THE COMMUNITY!
AMPLE SUPPORT. SOCIAL IS KEY. ENCOURAGE X-TEAM COLLAB. SET EXPECTATIONS. BE CLEAR AROUND OWNERSHIP. INFECT WITH EXCITEMENT. KEEP THE CONVO GOING. EXPLAIN YOUR AIMS. KEEP SOME SPONSORS AT BAY. LOW PRESSURE.
THE HACKATHON ZOO @_phzn
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