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Dream! Hack! Build!

By : Ann Molin, Love Dager, Mustafa Sherif, Carolina Emanuelson, Dr. Kristofer Vernmark
Book Image

Dream! Hack! Build!

By: Ann Molin, Love Dager, Mustafa Sherif, Carolina Emanuelson, Dr. Kristofer Vernmark

Overview of this book

Discover the transformative power of hackathons with expert guidance from Ann, founder of the Hack for Earth Foundation. With a background in psychology and years of experience as Head Project Manager at Hack for Sweden, she brings unparalleled insight into human behavior and citizen-driven innovation. In this book, Ann introduces the innovative Dream! Hack! Build! method and guides you in taking action through the hackathon process and implementing solutions fast. The book is divided into three parts. Part I explains why hackathons are effective for innovation in today’s complex business landscape, showcasing real-world examples of citizen-driven innovation and how to use them to drive impact in your organization. Part II delves into organizing a hackathon, emphasizing audience engagement by creating challenges with a deep sense of urgency. You’ll learn how to choose the right hackathon platforms, structure, and communication strategy, and manage hackers, mentors, jury groups, and partnerships to serve your hackathon purpose and achieve impactful results. Part III is where you’ll bring hackathon solutions to fruition by designing a customized acceleration program grounded in science and established facts of start-up success. By the end of this book, you’ll be on your way to becoming a change maker of the future.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Why We Hack
5
Part 2: Introduction to How to Hack
11
Part 3: Introduction to How to Build
15
Glossary
Appendix A: Appendix B

Manifesting your core values with citizen-driven innovation

In the contemporary business landscape, it’s almost universal for organizations to tout core values, often dovetailing with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that articulate their ethical compass and their commitment to societal and environmental betterment. Ideally, these values are more than familiar to every employee; they are internalized and serve as guiding principles for daily operations. However, the greater challenge for any organization is to keep these values from fading into the background, to prevent them from becoming mere slogans relegated to the office walls or the introductory pages of a website.

For values to be of any real consequence, they must be translated into palpable actions – transformed into living, breathing aspects of the organization’s culture. This begs the question: how can an organization authentically manifest that its actions are in sync with its professed ethos...