Hackathon Agenda

Hackathon Agenda: Reimagining the Future City Centre

Many city centres face issues like vacant spaces, declining retail, and insecurity - but also holds opportunities to rethink and transform. Be part of the creative process and refine ideas that will shape the cities of the future!

Objective

Participants will:

1. Identify key challenges facing city centres.
2. Develop innovative solutions addressing those challenges.
3. Present and pitch their solutions to stakeholders and decision-makers.


Day 1 – Understanding and Defining the Challenge

09.30 - 10.00 Registration

10:00–10:30 Welcome and Introduction to the workshop at Spaces
● Welcome and overview of the hackathon.
● Introduction to the challenge of city centre decline, we present ourselves, colours and the alliance.
● Everyone present themselves.
● Explanation of the role of youth participation in shaping future cities.

10:30–11:00 Inspiration Session: The City Centre as a Democratic Space.
● Speaker - Kristianstad city

11:00–11:20 Paus

11:20–12:00 Challenge Exploration Workshop

12:30–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:30 Stakeholder Mapping

14:30–14:45 Paus

14:45–16:00 Expore the Need


Day 2 – Designing Solutions

Theme: From Challenges to Opportunities

09:30–10:00 Registration

10:00–11:00 Check - in

11:00 –12.30 Solution Development

12:30–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:30 NABC as a Tool - Structure your Idea

14:30–14:45 Paus

14:45–16:00 testing Workshop


Day 3 Pitching the Future

Theme: Turning Ideas into Action

09:30 –10:00 Registration

10.00 - 10.15 Recap & Checkin

10.15 - 11.30 Final Preparation

11:30–12:30 Lunch

12:30–14:00 Final Pitch Event

14:00–14:30 Jury Deliberation & Paus

14:30–15:00 Awards and Recognition

15:00–16:00 From Ideas to Implementation

16:00–16:30 Closing Remarks and Networking