What a weekend! Interactivism was a 36 hour whirlwind of ideas, iterations, design, development and top-notch banter. We had such a brilliant time watching the ten idea teams jump head first into the challenge, and as is usually the case with hackathons, were thoroughly impressed with what was developed in such a short span of time.
We will be getting into the nitty gritty of the event with a full blown follow-up blog in the very near future, but until then, we wanted to share with you the winners!
There were two awards up for grabs – the overall judges’ award and the young people’s choice, and the competition was tough. It was no easy feat deciding the winners of Interactivism, with so many groups coming up with truly promising ideas and some nifty tech to support it. There were some pretty rad presentations to go along with it (we had sweets, miming, a video and more!) but in the end, a decision had to be made. So without further ado…
The judges choice and overall winner of Interactivism was…
FutureBuilder impressed the judges with their idea and technology to help young people fill the gaps in their skills for a career path by linking them up with local opportunities. The service and site could link up young people with mentors and develop their CVs as well, and they even had some cool graphics to help people visualise their current and required skills.
Meanwhile, the young people’s choice was…
TreeVee (formerly Interactive ‘CV’ Timeline)
TreeVee was our young people’s favourite. It is a tool that helps people to create an online, interactive CV in a non-linear, more natural way. Inspired by the rings of a tree trunk, their logo and tech centered around circles of experiences and skills for a more well-rounded and holistic approach to showcasing one’s experience.
We want to congratulate both teams on such a stellar achievement, and well done to all the teams on making the event an overwhelming success. Like I mentioned, stay tuned for a full report of Interactivism’s proceedings in the near future, guest blogs from some of our participants, and more information on how all the ideas can be supported in the future.