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Dream! Hack! Build!: Unleash citizen-driven innovation with the power of hackathons

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Dream! Hack! Build!

Part 1: Why We Hack

Part 1 delves into the reasons hackathons have become a powerful method for fostering innovation in the world of modern business. It guides you through our reinvented approach to utilizing hackathons for meaningful impact, detailing the vision and objectives of citizen-driven innovation. You will learn what outcomes you can expect from using the Dream! Hack! Build! Method to address your specific challenges, and how to use a hackathon strategically to build your business and your company brand. You’ll explore how the three distinct phases – Dream, Hack, and Build – can be implemented to generate significant synergistic and impactful effects. Additionally, this section highlights the crucial role of core values and a massive transformative purpose, demonstrating how a hackathon can effectively display these concepts and align them with your target audience.

This section has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Redefining the Hackathon Tool
  • Chapter 2, Making Citizen-driven Innovation Work for You
  • Chapter 3, The Dream! Hack! Build! Method
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Key benefits

  • Learn how to identify challenges in your organization quickly by engaging people
  • Understand how to organize your hackathon to find practical and impactful solutions
  • Execute winning solutions through a scientific, customized acceleration program
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Drawing from the combined expertise of five distinguished professionals, this book brings together diverse perspectives on hackathon innovation. Ann, founder of Hack for Earth Foundation, joins forces with serial entrepreneur and hackathon expert Love Dager and renowned urban planner Mustafa Sherif. Completing this powerhouse team are Carolina Emanuelson, a leader in talent management, and Kristofer Vernmark, a researcher at Linköping University. Together, they present the groundbreaking "Dream! Hack! Build!" method, equipping you with proven strategies to run successful hackathons and rapidly transform ideas into reality. The book explains why hackathons are so particularly effective in today’s fast-changing business world. Through real-life examples of citizen-driven innovation, it demonstrates how these events can drive impact and how you can apply them within your own organization. You'll gain insights into how hackathons can address complex problems and foster creative, high-impact solutions. The authors cover everything from engaging participants and creating urgent challenges to managing teams, mentors, and partners. They show you how to design an acceleration program based on proven start-up success strategies, ensuring that the ideas generated during your hackathon lead to real-world results. By the end of this book, you'll be well-prepared to lead transformative events that create lasting impact in your field.

Who is this book for?

This book is for business leaders, C-suite executives, and decision-makers in search of impactful solutions to their organization's challenges. While a basic understanding of hackathons is beneficial, no other technical skills associated with hackathons are required to derive value from this book.

What you will learn

  • Find out what makes the hackathons a game changer in innovation
  • Identify and tackle challenges in your organization by finding practical solutions
  • Activate engagement among customers, partner organizations, and employees through an interactive and fun hackathon experience
  • Leverage the Dream-Hack-Build method for enhanced organizational performance and brand development
  • Customize your hackathon using the best platforms for your challenge
  • Create a personalized acceleration program rooted in the science of group dynamics and psychology
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Table of Contents

17 Chapters
Part 1: Why We Hack Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Redefining the Hackathon Tool Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Making Citizen-Driven Innovation Work for You Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: The Dream! Hack! Build! Method Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Introduction to How to Hack Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Creating the Perfect Challenge for Your Hackathon Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: How to Organize an Impactful Hackathon Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Communication and Managing Hacker Teams and Mentors Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Partnerships for Success Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: External Communication and Social Media Presence for Hackathon Success Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Introduction to How to Build Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Taking Citizen-Driven Innovation to the Next Level Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Converting Hackathon Results into Real Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Build for Earth Learnings – How to Make a Startup a Success Fast Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Glossary Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Abhishek Jul 02, 2024
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🚀📚 I recently had the pleasure of reading "Dream! Hack! Build!" by Ann Molin, a book that beautifully captures the transformative power of citizen-driven innovation through hackathons. The origin of the word "hack" is often misunderstood and underrated, but Ann turned that idea on its head, demonstrating how it can lead to immense impact and creativity. This aligns perfectly with my idea of HACK as an acronym: Humanity Applying their Collective Knowledge. This idea underscores the essence of hackathons—bringing together diverse minds to solve problems collaboratively and create lasting change 🧠🤝 . Ann is the Jensen Huang of HPUs 🖥 .I first met Ann Molin at a sustainability hackathon during AWS re-invent Las Vegas in 2018 where my team was the winner 🏆 . Her passion for innovation and sustainability was evident then, and it has been inspiring to see how our relationship has continued to grow through various hackathons over the years. 💬💻 Ann's ability to craft effective challenges and drive impactful solutions is unparalleled, and this book encapsulates her expertise perfectly. 🌟📈"Dream! Hack! Build!" emphasizes the importance of execution over mere ideation, the role of acceleration programs in sustaining innovation, and the value of teamwork and networking. It provides a roadmap for turning creative ideas into tangible outcomes that can make a significant difference in the world. 🌐🔧Through my own non-profit Social Data Science working with MinneAnalytics we've applied these principles to create significant impact in the local Minnesota area. By leveraging data science for social good, we've been able to address community challenges and drive positive change, reflecting the very essence of what Ann advocates in her book. 🌍📊For anyone passionate about innovation, sustainability, and making a real impact, this book is a must-read. Ann Molin's work continues to inspire and guide many, including myself, in our journey to build a better, more sustainable future. 📖✨#Innovation #Hackathons #Sustainability #BookReview #DreamHackBuild #AnnMolin #HACK #CollectiveKnowledge #Teamwork #Execution #RealWorldImpact #Networking #SocialDataScience 🌟📘👩‍💻🌱
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Riddhi Padariya Jul 21, 2024
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Ann's book is packed with thorough insights on how to lead impactful hackathons with a sense of urgency to address climate change. I also loved how she has forged a path to build meaningful relationships between participants and experts, which has enabled people all over the globe to turn their best ideas into prototypes and products - from the Hack for Earth to the Build for Earth accelerator program.
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Jahir Islam Jul 18, 2024
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One thing that really stuck with me is the idea of having a Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP). It’s like having a huge, game-changing goal that drives everything we do. For example, Google’s MTP is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”The book also dives into how hackathons can be for everyone, highlighting our incredible ability as human beings to cooperate and connect. It’s fascinating to learn about anthropologists’ and historians’ argument that “it is this very capability for cooperation and social connection that has propelled Homo Sapiens to the pinnacle of the Earth’s biodiversity.”Other nuggets of wisdom include the importance of “setting up a small but efficient and autonomous core team”, the business value of two-dimensional diversity, the example of EUvsVirus Matchathon, the success story of BrightAct and Zelij Invent, and so on - this book is a masterpiece full of actionable insights!
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Armando Jun 21, 2024
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I honestly wished I had this book before my first hackathon"Dream! Hack! Build!: Unleash Citizen-Driven Innovation with the Power of Hackathons" by Ann is a must-read for anyone eager to drive real change in their organization. This book brilliantly shows how hackathons can solve problems quickly and collaboratively.Ann's expertise shines through as she introduces the Dream! Hack! Build! method, guiding you from identifying challenges to implementing actionable solutions. The book is divided into three practical sections:Understanding Hackathons: Learn why hackathons are essential for modern business innovation.Organizing Hackathons: Get step-by-step guidance on setting up and running impactful hackathons.Implementing Solutions: Discover how to turn hackathon ideas into real-world results.A standout chapter on branding highlights the importance of a strong brand identity. Ann's advice on creating a cohesive and professional online presence is invaluable. The book also emphasizes "Embracing Incompleteness," encouraging startups to be transparent and seek feedback to accelerate growth.While the book is packed with practical advice, adding more real-life examples could further inspire readers. Despite this, "Dream! Hack! Build!" is an essential guide to leveraging hackathons for innovation. Highly recommended!
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Jamie Cho Aug 14, 2024
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Dream! Hack! Build! by Ann Molin (one of the key speakers during our DIPS 1000+ Innowave event, in Seoul. Founder and CEO of Hack for Earth foundation, former psychologist), and the help of 4 co-authors (Love Dager, Mustafa Sherif, Carolina Emanuelson, and Dr. Kristofer Vernmark. ) is a comprehensive guide on harnessing the power of hackathons to drive citizen-driven innovation.This book gives a thorough understanding of Hackathons and how to organize one that, whether you are familiar with hackathons or even from the standpoint of someone that might not know what it is exactly and/or wants to be introduced to this notion, is an easy read. The book is precisely organized and goes from the definition, idea, and start of a hackathon project to the realization of one that would be tailor-made, durable and a success for one’s organization’s specific goals, needs, and capacities. This makes it easy to follow the flow of information and the points made by the book. What makes Ms.Ann Molin take on hackathons different from others and interesting is her past experience as a professional psychologist and therefore her very humane approach to something that is traditionally only looked at through a very practical but “mechanical” lens. Thanks to her approach she conveys various concepts for the success of hackathons and introduces the notion of citizen-driven innovation that, for her, needs to be a crucial part of a hackathon and will if you follow her advice. Moreover, not only do the authors explain all those notions and their point of views, but they also prove those points and illustrate those notions with real-life examples throughout the book. Some of the examples are even first-hand experiences from the authors, as Ann Molin has done successful hackathons herself. This helps immensely in understanding and to project oneself in the organization of a hackathon themselves with all of the tips scattered in the chapters. “Dream! Hack! Build! Unleash citizen-driven innovation with the power of hackathons” by Ann Molin truly is an insightful read that is the perfect instruction book and guide for anyone interested in Hackathons and for anyone who wants to organize one themself.
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