{"id":626,"date":"2026-02-16T10:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/?p=626"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:29:19","slug":"our-hackathon-by-the-numbers-testing-crisis-resilience-in-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/our-hackathon-by-the-numbers-testing-crisis-resilience-in-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Hackathon, by the Numbers: Testing Crisis Resilience in 48\u00a0Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can a hackathon help us prepare for the next crisis?<br>With our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/research-projects\/government-as-a-platform\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"283\">Government as a Platform<\/a><strong> (GaaP)<\/strong>\u00a0research project on\u00a0<strong>digital crisis response<\/strong>, we set out to test that question in practice. Instead of theory, we chose intensity, diversity, and time pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what happened \u2014 in numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>48 hours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That was all the time teams had to understand complex crisis challenges, design solutions, and present working concepts. The short timeframe forced fast decisions, clear priorities, and constant collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9 teams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each team approached resilience from a different angle. Some focused on coordination, others on access, matching, or legal support \u2014 showing how many dimensions crisis response really has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>27 computer science students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students stepped into unfamiliar problem spaces, worked with real stakeholders, and translated abstract needs into concrete digital ideas. The learning curve was steep, and the commitment was impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Countless ideas<\/strong><br>Some rough, some promising, all shaped by time pressure, teamwork, and discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest takeaway? Hackathons are a powerful way to test research, connect diverse actors, and explore how digital tools can serve the public good \u2014 especially before a crisis hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Curious what 48 hours of crisis innovation looks like?<\/strong><br>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lOmWERgmaxw&amp;t=9s\">video<\/a>\u00a0captures the energy better than words ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a hackathon help us prepare for the next crisis?With our\u00a0Government as a Platform (GaaP)\u00a0research project on\u00a0digital crisis response, we set out to test that question in practice. Instead of &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1003059,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-626","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1003059"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":628,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626\/revisions\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/dino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}