Hackathons
Hackathons involve working with people from different backgrounds, with complementary skills in a time-pressured environment on a shared goal to create fresh ideas and a rich learning environment.
We’ve adapted this concept to deliver against the needs of clients, specific sectors and regions. We run them both in-house and on an open basis.
In-house Hackathons
Our in-house hackathons are typically developed in order to:
- Elicit different views and perspectives to generate new ideas and shape strategy
- Apply and develop leadership skills and behaviours to a real-life challenge/ opportunity
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration
- Build momentum and buy-in to change
Teams develop an idea, product or service over a 1-3 day period in response to a strategic challenge or problem statement, supported by guest speakers, bite-size training, tools and facilitation, before pitching their ideas to a senior judging panel from the business.
“Involving people from across the business in shaping a response to a pressing strategic challenge was a fantastic way for us to gain insight from colleagues and enable the wider leadership community to appreciate and navigate the bigger picture in which we are operating whilst developing essential non-technical skills.”
Sector and region-wide Hackathons
As part of our B-Corp commitment, we have run hackathons for current and future leaders in the Financial, Legal and Professional Services sector in the Cardiff Capital region.
The hackathon, which was set up as a way of delivering on the priorities of a Sector Group that we convened, had three objectives: to develop increasingly important non-technical skills and behaviours; to broaden networks and provide a solution to a challenge with both a business and social dimension.
Our most recent hackathon took place at the new Cardiff West Community High School and centred on how the sector can collaborate to develop a skilled, talented and diverse workforce in an increasingly VUCA world.
We would like to thank: the 6 participating businesses: Acuity Law, Hodge Bank, Legal & General, MotoNovo Finance, PwC and Watkins and Gunn; our principal sponsor, ACCA Cymru Wales; event sponsors, Principality Business Society, Yellow Cat Design and FrontDoor Comms; and our event partner, Cardiff Commitment.