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, The Colour Alliance and the EDI perspective.
  • 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 Center Association

11:00–11:20 BREAK

11:20–12:00 Challenge Exploration Workshop

12:30–13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:30 Stakeholder Mapping

14:30–14:45 BREAK

14:45–16:00 Explore 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 BREAK

14:45–16:00 testing Workshop


Day 3 Pitching the Future

Venue: LEARN, Krinova Incubator & Science Park, Stridsvagnsvägen 14, Kristianstad

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 & Break

14:30–15:30 From Ideas to Implementation

15.30-16:00 Awards and Recognition

16.00-16.30 Closing Remarks and Networking