Cos Hackathon Notes

1/16/2020 - 6:33 PM

Specific Problem: "State Management System"
- Pro: More focused measurable results
- Con: More creatively restrictive
- Con: Miss out on solutions that identify new problems or opportunities
More open and generalized guideline: "{{example}}"
- Con: Harder to quantify results
- Pro: Encourages creativity, out-of-the-box thinking & potentially interacting with new technologies
- Can identify new problems or opportunities

Mix and mingle
- Much less formal and structured, can be problematic when time is limited, but does encourage collaborative ideas
Present & vote
- Each participant who wishes to present gets 2 minutes to present an idea or problem they want to solve
- Each participant gets 1 vote (sticky note with their name)
  - You can't vote for yourself
- The top 3-5 ideas are chosen
- The presenter of the idea chooses team members from the participant pool
  - Participants who voted for ideas not selected can re-allocate to one of the selected ideas

Set up an open repo ahead of time
- Include your idea in a read-me in the repo
Think of your idea ahead of time, maybe jot out a basic structure but leave enough for the team to dream and build together