by Joanne Jacobs | Jun 20, 2018 | Data Science, Digital Disruption, FinTech, Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact, Social Innovation
For the last six months or so, Disruptor’s Handbook have been sponsoring and supporting a series of social impact hackathons hosted by youth entrepreneurship organisation, Vibewire. Over this time, the participants and challenges have transformed. Where once the...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jun 8, 2018 | Coders / Hackers, Hackathons, Innovation, News, SexTech, Women
The world’s leading authority on sextech, FutureOfSex.org, is announcing a new partnership with innovation consultancy firm, Disruptor’s Handbook, to help drive new sextech business creation. CEO of FutureOfSex.org, Bryony Cole, said she was excited by the partnership...
by Joanne Jacobs | May 4, 2018 | Hackathons, Innovation, SexTech, Social Innovation, Women
Almost anywhere, and everywhere we look, there are powerful forces driving change in our cultural, social and technological landscapes. These forces often start as undercurrents, until, building in energy and momentum, they break through the veneer of business or...
by Joanne Jacobs | Apr 2, 2018 | Case Studies, Hackathons, Innovation
Hackathons are intense festivals of ingenuity and technology, bringing together hackers, hipsters and hustlers to create the next generation of fast growing businesses. In the rowdy mess of creativity, coding and chaos that transpires over the 24-48 hours of the...
by Joanne Jacobs | Mar 15, 2018 | Digital Disruption, Hackathons, HealthTech, Innovation, Social Innovation, Women
Over the last three or four years we have hosted some of the most amazing and inspiring hackathon events for our clients and partners. We have focused on customer experience and travel, insurance and healthcare, environment and government policy. We have delivered new...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 3, 2018 | Creativity, Customer Experience, Digital Disruption, Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact, Social Innovation
When we think of innovation – we often think of commercial innovation. New products. Services. Better, faster, cheaper. We think of startups and technology. But rarely do we think of communities. For years, Disruptors Co have been sponsoring and supporting youth...