User:Sonkiki/Hackathons/Suggestions

Feel free to add your ideas for improving Hackathons here!

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 * See Hackathons/Hackathon tips for organizers

Stand up to get an idea of your audience
A hackathon idea stolen from the Swizz:
 * Take a room and clear it of any chairs
 * Draw two lines in the room to divide it in three parts
 * Ask people for who it is the first hackathon to stand in the first square, 1-3 hackathons in the middle one, 4+ in the last square
 * Ask people who know what to work on to stand near the window, not clue on the other side and in doubt in between
 * You know subdivided the room in different groups by experience and what to work on
 * Do a regular idea pitching session, but start with the people who are near the window
 * Have two microphones so you can start from both the very experienced and the newbies and work to the middle

Ideas (not tested)

 * Nap room? If the hacking venue is not at the hostel / hotel, you might consider a place for people with jet lag to nap.
 * Pets? Can locals bring their dogs into outdoor areas?
 * Interactive food stations (coffee hacking station, tea hacking station)

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