One afternoon, as I was listening to an earnest presentation from a well-intentioned employee trying to solve one of our clients’ biggest pain points, I felt a familiar sinking feeling. This person ...

Events where groups of people come together to create or improve software using large data sets are usually called hackathons. As health data researchers who want to build and maintain public trust, ...

We all know these events offer the opportunity for tech teams to step outside the day-to-day and think about problem-solving in creative new ways. Successful hackathons create a framework for ...

Hackathon prize money keeps rising each year as organizations learn to take advantage of their value. Runner-up cash prizes are now in the thousands, and grand-prize payouts are as high as $1 million.

As the gospel of Silicon Valley-style disruption spreads to every sector in the economy, so too have the industry’s favorite competitive ritual, hackathons. The contests, where small teams of “hackers ...

Over the years, I have led or participated in nearly a dozen hackathons and have seen firsthand the benefits they deliver for companies and customers. The concept of an organized "hackathon" actually ...

Companies hold code hackathons to help build team spirit, learn new skills and even create valuable products. If the company has offices around the globe, some careful scheduling can create an ...

Thinking about organizing a hackathon to power up new innovations? Read these tips to make sure you host a fun, impactful event. Hackathons have taken the world by storm, happening all over the globe ...

Following up Yahoo and Apple on Monday, Intel has some mergers and acquisitions news to wrap up before the year is done too. The processor giant buying Hacker League, a private organization that plans ...