The Hackathon Canvas

one visual tool

Share your vision

Easily define the scope and benefits from your hackathon

Design your strategy

Use a straight process to avoid strategic mistakes

Improve your hackathon

Challenge your existing event with right questions

Make a creative event

Enjoy an easy way to get creative and pick your own ingredients

For any type of event

All kinds of events can benefit of this strategic tool

Company hackathon

Internal hackathon with your colleagues from different teams, offices or countries.

Public hackathon

Event supporting a local ecosystem of entrepreneurs, a specific community or industry.

Private hackathon

Any hackathon made for a specific target audience. On invitation only.

How to use

Description

The 7 blocks help you to cover the main topics to organize your hackathon.
Each block contains right questions and real examples to guide you.
You can structure the concept of your hackathon, define your action plan and prepare a fantastic event.

Agenda

Invite organizers and stakeholders.
Print the canvas and use sticky notes to answer questions collectively. Identify interactions between blocks.
Use the canvas as a guideline.

Details

Here is the easiest order to start fulfilling the blocks. Feel free to use it your own way.

Hackathon Goals

Define the objectives, context and purpose of your hackathon.

Hackathon Type

Define the type, theme, size and duration of your hackathon.

Key Results

Define the type of results expected and the success criteria to evaluate them.

Attendees

Define the target audience and the skills needed to join your hackathon.

Attendees’ Value Proposition

Describe the preparation, the experience and the afterwards support of attendees.

Key Partners

Define the sponsors, partners, stakeholders and suppliers.

Key Resources

Define the key resources and roles needed for your hackathon.

inspired by the Business Model Canvas from Strategyzer.

Private: How to use the Hackathon Canvas

Hackathon Goals Define the objectives, context and purpose of our hackathon. Hackathon Type Define the type, theme, size and duration of our hackathon. Key Results Define the type of results …