Inviting your audience to find the right challenges
As mentioned before, a hackathon is only as good as its challenges. The challenges will determine the outcome of the hackathon, and that is why the creation of the challenges is of utmost importance.
Creating the challenges is also an opportunity to engage your audience and an excellent way to begin the hackathon journey. By inviting your audience to take part in the creation of the challenges, you at the same time show them that you value their opinion and perspective. You can also get invaluable insights into the challenges perceived at different levels of your organization, insights that you may not have learned about before. These insights may be of utmost importance to improve your organization’s overall functioning, so incorporating them into the challenges in the hackathon is a very good way of addressing them purposefully.
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