Innovation isn’t a “one-time thing”
Innovation can’t be achieved by holding a once-a-year workshop or retreat. To inspire an innovation culture, it should be something that teams are actively working towards on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
The good news is that this doesn’t have to take up as much time as you might think. You can make time for your teams to experiment and explore new solutions—without breaking the time bank.
There are a lot of ways to explore this, like offering training, holding creative challenges, incentivizing innovation, and hosting internal hackathons.
Hackathons are time-bound events where teams compete to solve a common problem. In the workplace, these events give employees the opportunity to solve business challenges outside of their day-to-day work. The competitive nature of hackathons, combined with a set timeframe, allows teams to achieve a lot in a short period lebanon telegram screening of time.
While hosting any hackathon is a great start, it doesn’t open the door to ongoing improvement and innovation in the same way that hosting multiple events does. Hosting frequent, regular hackathons gives participants the opportunity to improve previous projects and build something they’re excited about.
Think of hackathons as a set time to be creative around a business problem. Hackathon deadlines add some pressure on participants to keep things moving. It also means you can achieve a lot in just a couple of days.
Hackathons are more than just time off from work as part of your company’s corporate culture. They solve real business challenges. In particular, internal hackathons help you get answers to the questions you have about your company’s future—like, “How are we going to leverage AI in our business? What tools would make our product better?” Hackathons help your team keep pace with AI literacy, and embed this responsibility across your organization.