SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HACKATHONS AND INNOVATION CHALLENGES

Skill development isn’t just about consuming content; it’s about real-world application, human connection, and turning knowledge into action

Hackathons and Innovation Challenges

Provide a challenge statement and teams compete to create a tangible solution or prototype

Challenge Labs

Give parameters for cross-functional teams to design a new idea, strategy or solution

Pitch Labs

Team battles to create positive disruption and innovation. Future focused ideas to take the org to the next level are pitched

Product Adoption Challenges

Team-based challenges created to increase product adoption or user engagement

Experiential events that engage, teach and inspire

When you bring people together to collaborate and share ideas, the possibilities are endless.

Use experiential learning events to jumpstart and reinforce skill development efforts

Work on solving real-world problems, bridging learning and action

Real-world application

Hands-on, practical experience

Cross collaboration

Support hands-on learning and turn ideas into tangible solutions in real time

Bring together people from various backgrounds and experience levels to facilitate knowledge sharing

Mentorship Opportunities

Give experienced practitioners the opportunity to mentor more novice employees

Innovative Thinking

Learner engagement

Encourage outside-the-box thinking by tackling problems creatively and collaboratively

Boost performance by igniting creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

As L&D moves towards performance-focused outcomes, incorporating a versatile Swiss-army tool approach to skills development and performance is essential

Run hackathons and innovation challenges to build AI literacy

Accelerate AI adoption while building a culture of continuous learning and innovation

Solve real-life problems

Illustratrate the practical uses of AI and its impact on their specific role.

Encourage innovative thinking

Get participants to think critically about AI's role and potential, fostering a deeper understanding of the possibilities.

Get hands-on in a safe environment

Provide the opportunity for firsthand experience with AI tools and technologies, demystifying AI concepts through direct application.

Build awareness of AI tools

Gain exposure to various AI platforms, libraries, frameworks, and accessible resources, making it easier to experiment and learn.

Capture the ideas, pre and post learning engagements

An idea management platform empowers leaders to capture employee brilliance inspired by their learning and development journey. Transform these ideas into measurable outcomes, driving innovation and boosting employee engagement.

If you’re juggling multiple spreadsheets, communication channels, and tools across a large workforce, there’s a smarter, more efficient solution that streamlines the process, saving you time and resources while maximising the impact of your upskilling efforts.

Advance the organisation's skills, hands-on

Benefit in multiple ways:

• A creative problem solving marathon

• Team-based competition to leverage collective intelligence

• Time-blocked to focus on a project or solution

• Onboarding a new skill, organisational product or methodology

• Dynamic, competitive way to build employee engagement, drive innovation and meet business goals faster

• Risk free environment, safe to fail in a time boxed window

• An effective format tech teams have been using for years

Ready to incorporate experiential events into your skill development initiatives?