Team Building Events in 2024 with a Hackathon
Break free from the ordinary team-building routineA New Way Of Team-Building Through A Hackathon
In the ever-evolving landscape of professional dynamics, the art of team building has witnessed a profound transformation. One catalyst standing out amidst traditional methods is the rise of hackathons, exploring their evolution, impact, and the intricate dynamics they introduce to the realm of collaboration.
- The Importance Of Hackathon And Team Building Events On The Employees
- How To Surprise Your Employees With A Team Building Hackathon?
- How To Build A Community During Team Building Hackathon Events?
- The Process Of Planning
- Be The Face Of A Successful Event
The Importance Of Hackathon And Team-Building Events On Employees
At Kreativdistrikt not only specialise in online or in-person events, but we chose this career because it requires us to be driven by passion and excitement. Team-building activities for businesses are essential for bonding with colleagues across departments and creating a more effective workflow afterwards.
Studies show that team-building events improve internal communication by increasing employee satisfaction and, as a result, loyalty. It has a positive impact on the most difficult areas that a company or organisation can face. Especially at a time when recruitment and human resources are dealing with the fact that finding the right people for the right job is becoming increasingly difficult.
Therefore if you can satisfy your employees, you can easily reduce team rotation.
“It turned out we had a very nice dynamic in the team and I think it was super important and surprising since we never worked together before. Having talented and skilled people on the one hand is super important and having them work together efficiently played out to be super exciting. Everyone was able to do what they are best at and that was a lot of fun.”
/ Lorenz Keefer Digital Justice of Future Hackathon winner team-leader /
It is, by definition, the best investment a company can make since it has a positive rippling effect in all areas.
Check out some of our previous events to explore the power of bonding with your colleagues by solving a common issue.
How To Surprise Your Employees With A Team Building Hackathon?
According to our experience and the feedback of our clients, team-building events can only go wrong if they are predictable and uninteresting to the employees. It is easy for it to become a routine that makes them feel forced rather than creating excitement and energy boost for the participants. In other words, it may become an obligation rather than a motivator.
We are well aware that marketing and human resources teams can become overwhelmed by the pressure of always surprising their employees in addition to their other extremely important duties.
We use the secret side effect of a hackathon to bring people together and collaborate.
How To Build A Community During Team Building Hackathon Events?
Any management member in every field can tell, that bonding a team by solving a problem together is a remarkable experience that is long-lasting and an extremely efficient way to improve the company. We combined the benefits of problem-solving and brainstorming events with the undeniable side effect of strengthening the bond between the employees while providing solutions for the company’s future.
Although Hackathons are traditionally designed for developers and hackers to compete against one another, we have seen the community-building effect of these events and saw the potential to expand our horizons.
So we decided to take it a step further and devise a strategy that combines the basic idea of problem-solving with brainstorming goals to make it entertaining enough to serve the purpose of the team-building event. In other words, we create a bubble in which they can be busy and entertained while we work on ways to make the company more effective.
We asked one of the Digital Justice of Future winning teams if they would be interested in participating in another hackathon if given the opportunity.
“100% yes!” , “Definitely”, “Absolutely”, “Ohh without a doubt”
/ Oliver Ruste Jahren, Inger Liepelt, Nasjida Noorestany, Dan Uehara, Lorenz Keefer from team ‘KIS-keep it simple’ The Winning team of the Digital Future Of Justice Hackathon in Paris/
Read more about their experience in The Hidden Key to Win in Hackathons blog post.
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The Process Of Planning
We start with a pre-meeting in which we encourage our clients to think outside the box and write down every area of their business that needs improvement. We narrow it down to one goal after we have a list of desired goals. This will be the Hackathon’s theme.
Following this, our client should divide the participants into teams that will collaborate and compete with one another. We recommend having a winning prize for the top three winners so that participants are engaged and motivated to collaborate.
This can be anything related to the company’s field or individuals; we always make sure to deliver tailored ideas to the event, but the decision is ultimately yours.
We plan mini-challenges to “interrupt” problem-solving hours and increase their excitement and creativity. So they are not only competing for a prize, but they can also have short and fun activities where the winner receives a prize. It provides the adrenaline-fueled and dynamic flow that we want for the event.
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Be The Face Of A Successful Event
They explain that “The ones who plan an event can’t be the face of it”. We understand the challenges and decision-making processes that go into event planning. Combining the benefits of brainstorming for the company’s goal and community building creates a successful result for both aspects. We offer to be the neck (deliver end-to-end event planning) so that our clients can enjoy reaping the benefits and being the face of a successful team-building event.
What makes a difference is that you gain access to a pool of innovative ideas for how to grow your business. Whether or not you use it in the future, your employees subconsciously engage with the common goal of success, and you gain insight into their thoughts and doubts. It is a win-win situation for the company because Human Resources can monitor employee preferences and needs without conducting time-consuming HR surveys, and the board gains a pool of ideas to use in the future.
We are ready when you are, contact us and let’s create the best team-building experience together!
Check out our previous article on How to run a Perfect Online Hackathon.
This guide comprehends countless lessons learned from our successful past global events on how to run a hackathon. Kreativdistrikt is a world-leading Online Hackathon Agency helping customers to achieve their goals.
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