Ideation Framework
Hackathon Ideation Framework
- Use the framework below to help you and your team get to a winning hackathon idea!
- The framework provides a bit of structure to keep you on track and make sure everyone is included in the process.
- It’s also designed to help you get to know each other if you’ve just formed your team.
- Use your imagination for this one - leave your day-to-day work at the door and dive into the world of Open Payments!
Step 1: Intros [Suggested time: 15 min]
- Introduce yourself and answer one of the icebreaker questions:
Examples:
- When was the last time that you played?
- What was the last thing you built and what did you learn?
- What’s your favorite language and why?
Step 2: Share your skills and pick your roles [Suggested time: 5 min]
- Pick a role for everyone
The following roles need to be assigned:
- Timekeeper
- Presenter
- Pitch creation
Step 3: Blue sky thinking [Suggested time: 10-15 min]
- Do some blue sky thinking:
- What would you build given infinite time and infinite resources?
- Everyone should write down at least one idea on a sticky and share it with the group
Step 4: MVP ideation and development [Suggested time: 30 min]
- Spend some more time thinking about and writing down your MVP ideas - these can be new or refined from your blue-sky thinking
- Create 3 columns to make sure you understand the problem to be solved (is it really a problem?), the solution (how will you solve it?), and the benefits (who will benefit and how?)
- Everyone should write down at least one idea on a sticky and share it with the group
Step 5: Voting [Suggested time: 15 min]
- Vote on your ideas to decide on an idea to proceed with. Everyone gets 1 vote.
Step 6: Plan the implementation [Suggested time: 30 min]
- Start to think about how you would build the solution in the limited time available.
- Which tech will you use?
- What's your simple architecture?
- Which features are non-negotiable?
- Who will be responsible for building what?