by Gavin Heaton | Jul 16, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Hackathons, Innovation
Future-ready skills aren’t technical alone – they’re entrepreneurial. What we used to call “soft skills” are built on entrepreneurial thinking, are AI-agnostic and will increasingly be in-demand as we face the future or work, life and...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 31, 2025 | Conferences, Hackathons, Innovation
They say that every startup needs a hacker, a hipster and a hustler. The hacker to build your technology. The hipster to make that great tech shine. And a hustler to package up and sell it. We find that it is these three roles – the holy trinity of the startup...
by Gavin Heaton | Nov 3, 2024 | Change management, Employee Engagement, Hackathons
Hackathons are a powerful way to re-awaken employee engagement. Let’s set the scene. It’s your first week back at the office after what seems like an eternity of remote work. The familiar hum of collaborative energy fills the air, but there’s a certain spark...
by Gavin Heaton | Aug 28, 2024 | Hackathons, Innovation
It’s no secret that hackathons have been the petri dishes for ground breaking products and technologies. However, step into the world of hackathons today and you’ll find their DNA has evolved. These high-energy events are now pivotal in sculpting vibrant...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 6, 2024 | Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Enterprise Disruption, Future of Work, Hackathons, Innovation, Innovation Brand
Hackathons have proven to be a great model for technology companies continue their innovation agenda. By tapping into internal teams and external developer communities, the problem solving capacity of an organisation can increase exponentially. Held usually outside of...
by Gavin Heaton | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog Posts, Events, Hackathons
Note: as at MARCH 2020, most public events have been cancelled and the shift towards online meetings is underway. When it comes to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) there is a great deal of misinformation spiralling around the internet. For those of us who host public...
