黑料不打烊 Thinkathon - Disrupt Montreal
The Dobson Centre is organizing the first Thinkathon of 2014 to get developers, designers, and non-technicals solving an issue concerning the city of Montreal.
This daylong event is focused on identifying and creating solutions to major issues in Montreal including:
- 听 听听Infrastructure
- 听 听听Information distribution and communication for public services
- 听 听听Financial and economic issues
- 听 听听Connecting communities in a big city
- 听 听听Healthcare systems
- 听 听 Education systems
- 听 听 Tourism and branding
Please register for the event听here.
Meet on the second floor, and people can start networking and brainstorming ideas.
People get to select teammates based on the following categories:
a. Hacker听-听You ask the important questions: 鈥淲hy?鈥� and, 鈥淗ow?鈥� the new idea or initiative can be brought into reality. Ruby, python, javascript-- you name it, these are but some of the tools at your disposal to help bring the project to life.
b. Designer -听A visually appealing user experience is your raison d鈥檈tre. You ensure that the final idea is cooler than anything else that we currently use. You help ensure that people know how to use the product and will understand the idea upon first glance.
c. Hustler听-听You help get the idea out to the public with your unrivalved rhetoric. You are a visionary 听for the product and understand how it truly helps advance society. You generate sales, partnerships and important collaborations where no one else can.
d.听Analyst听-听You understand, before anything, for an idea to get off the ground it has to have the numbers to support it: How many people will want it? How much does the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) cost? What鈥檚 the current market trend? You work with the Designer to build a cool infographic for an investor to grasp your idea quickly.