Venue | The venue is very important, should have a quiet environment and should enough space to put small stands for post it notes etc. The size is important since people will move in and out of the main area to breakout teams. Pictures here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmEkbNMX |
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Have you thought about the Venue? |
When is the best time for the hackathon? |
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Size of the Venue |
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Technology |
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Challenges |
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Focus |
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Solutions | Have you seen any innovative solutions for tackling these solutions already? |
Team | Who is going to make it happen? Do we have a teacher who is championing the hackathon? |
Roles | These are the typical roles and you do not need all of them. Roles can be merged into one.
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Attendees | The teams will be curated based on their skills to ensure we have balanced teams.
We need to invite the grandparents for their solutions from the past and merge them with the tools of the future generation. Note: WE DO NOT INVITE millenials + GenX since they can not think out of the box anymore and are very good in finding faults. |
VIP / Influencer Guest for Keynote Speech | We need a superstar VIP guest/ celebrity to attend the junior hackathon (e.g Prince Harry/ Sir David Attenborough/ Emma Watson/ Adele in the UK) . Someone who cares about the environment.
How do I get them?
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Students |
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How many students? |
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Grandparents or people over 60yrs old |
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How many grandparents or retired professionals? |
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Industry Experts & Judges |
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Prizes | We need to make sure there is life of the solutions beyond the day to inspire the children. |
Pilot Opportunity | Firstly, this is “What next?” an opportunity to present the idea to big brands for pilot/ trial evaluations.
E.g. a Big Supermarket can commit to evaluating the solutions from the hackathon for trials but not make it happen. this is just a commitment to meet the team and evaluate if a pilot will work. This is important since the kids will be inspired to go beyond their limits when they see their solution in a store. |
Awards | What are the prizes you are offering on the day? This can be something made out of waste wood/ plastic or cash prize.
What do you think will be an important motivator for the students/ teachers to attend? |
Certificates | Do you want to give our certificates to everyone attending the hackathon? |
Gifts | You need to think about gifts to your organising team, teachers and judges |
Sponsors | What is the cost of putting the event together? And how do we get money to pay for things. Usually the school absorbs a lot of the costs. |
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