[thelonelygod]

I've want to create a nontechnical hackathon at my university around the idea of making the university better for a few months now and the biggest issue I've got is fighting the connotations of the word hackathon.

Startup Weekend is great because they've established this brand around what is essentially a hackathon and doesn't necessarily scare away nontechy people.

I'd be interested to see what the hackathon to change the world ends up attracting in terms of talent type and background and what the final name for the event is.

[AshMokhberi]

The naming is certainly something I have issues with. I haven't really spent any time thinking about how else to express it but I don't think I will be short of ideas when I do.

In terms of what kind of talent it will attract I have no idea. For me personally I think with the type of issues we want to deal with, diversity is key. You need talent as much as you just need a different point of view.

It's great that you have been thinking about doing something at your university. What other things have you experienced so far ?