UN Innovation Hub Hackathon Workshop
During the annual Climate Week in New York in September 2023, we organized a Seminar with Micro-Hackathon for the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub.
Overview
Seminar with Micro-Hackathon: UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub Case Study
During the annual Climate Week in New York in September 2023, we organized a Seminar with Micro-Hackathon for the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub. This 90-minute in-person session introduced 60 invited participants from the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub’s partner organizations to the hackathon format and the Dream! Hack! Build! Method.
Project Format
1- 2h
Recommended Duration
8-500
Recommended Participants
In person or
online only
Recommended Participants
Example Project
Seminar with Micro-Hackathon: UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub Case Study
Workshop Focus Areas:
- Nutrition and Health
- Shelter
- Access including mobility
- Leisure
- Clothing
- Energy
- Education
Challenges Explored:
- Climate impact
- Biodiversity
- Land issues (e.g., rural-urban linkages, urban green and blue spaces)
Objectives:
- Activate and galvanize cities’ interest in systemic innovation approaches.
- Support cities in back-casting from their climate and sustainability goals, identifying gaps, and formulating responsive solutions.
- Turn climate and sustainability needs into market opportunities for solution providers.
- Facilitate the exchange of innovative solutions, maximizing value creation through collaboration.
- Highlight remaining gaps and challenges to be tackled through effective partnerships.
Workshop Structure:
Stage 1 – Dream:
- Introduced the hackathon method and fast-paced innovation.
- Participants brainstormed challenges and voted digitally to select the most pressing issues for the next stage.
Stage 2 – Hack:
- Teams worked within a structured framework with hard deadlines.
- Each team identified clear action points to be executed post-workshop.
Stage 3 – Build:
- Teams finalized their solutions, creating presentations focused on clarity, vision, funding, stakeholders, and necessary parties.
- Elected a team leader to coordinate post-workshop efforts.
Stage 4 – Pitch:
- Team leaders presented the solutions developed in the Build stage.
Results:
- Engagement and Activation:** Energized cities worldwide to adopt innovative approaches to meet citizens’ needs.
- Collaborative Solution Development:** Facilitated the creation of actionable solutions.
- Networking and Partnership Building:** Enabled exchange of ideas and collaboration among global partners of the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub.
Why Choose Our Seminar with Micro-Hackathon:
Our Seminar with Micro-Hackathon offers a structured yet dynamic approach to address critical challenges, fostering collaboration and innovation in a short, impactful session. Whether you are a government body, corporation, or international organization, this format can be tailored to meet your specific objectives and drive meaningful change.
Experience Fast-Paced Innovation:
Our Seminar with Micro-Hackathon provides a powerful platform for generating innovative solutions and forging strong partnerships. Let us help you engage your stakeholders, solve complex problems, and drive innovative development.
Results
Each jury group will evaluate your solution based on these six criteria. The jury criteria are equally important in the evaluation. The jury criteria are the same for all 7 challenge categories.
Comprehensibility
Comprehensibility of the solution proposal’s value proposition and main use case
- Is it easy to understand the solution?
- Is it easy to understand how the solution works and how it will be implemented to solve the challenge?
- How well detailed is the description of the solution?
- Does it include an understanding of the key stakeholders and ecosystems that are relevant to the realisation of the solution?
- Will the end users of the solution understand it too, or do they need special skills to take part of it or use it?
Innovativeness
Innovativeness of the idea behind the solution, as well as the intended technology to be used in an implementation of the solution (if applicable).
- In what way is this solution innovative?
- Are there existing or similar solutions?
- How does the solution differ from any existing solutions?
Solving the SDGs
Does this solution correlate to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and how well does it solve the challenge it is intended to address.
- How well does the solution correlate to the SDGs?
- In what respect does the solution solve one or more of the SDGs?
- How many in the solutions target audience would experience an improvement and how extensive would that improvement be?
Realisability
Realisability of the solution from its current idea stage to implemented solution, used by its intended users in its problem context
- How realistic is the time plan?
- Does the solution have access to all the needed data (if applicable)?
- How well are potential risks calculated for?
- How soon can the solution be available to the intended users?
- Is the technology mature enough (if applicable)?
- Can a minimum viable product be created within 3 months?
- Can a proof of concept be created within 6 months?
Scalability
Scalability of the solution if it is implemented and realized.
- How many are experiencing the problem that this solution is intended to solve (if applicable)?
- How well does this solution scale?
Team
Team structure, functionality, adaptability and potential to scale a solution successfully
- How well is the team suited to realize the solution?
- Has the team reflected on any additional needs in the team structure to realize the solution?
- Are the members of this team motivated to invest time and energy to realize this solution?
Interested?
Get in touch, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Previous Clients
