We have organized our first hackathon in Generali. The goal was to bring innovation to our business portal. At the same time, build a new network of partnerships with the start-up ecosystem. Thanks to Campus, together, we have brought our top experts with technical skills and connected them with the mindset of the startup community. The result was innovative solutions that exceeded our expectations.

We, as the organizer, were very satisfied with the event. We had no idea what would happen at the end of the day (or weekend). We have seen five top-notch and professional solutions that we can now develop further. Personally, I would like to see more such events within our company. We will be happy to reunite with startups and innovate parts of our business in the near future. Campus Cowork and the whole startup culture have shown us new opportunities.

I am thrilled that I could participate in the hackathon as a member of the final jury. After more than 20 years of doing the IT business, the energy of the teams still shocked me. It is amazing how the technology evolved and all of the participating teams showed us that if you have talent, the right mindset, and the leadership, you can create disruptive stuff in, literally, hours of work. That is, from my point of view, the biggest advantage of the hackathon concept.

I was excited about how detailed the event was. Time plan, map of the event venue, where to go, where to chat, where to hang out, the service, meeting rooms, flip charts, ability to stay overnight, and perfect food as a cherry on top. During the kick-off, the challenges were explained, and then we could chat with the Elanor team about further details. Glad our team could participate.

I came to this hackathon without any expectations. The idea was to create something that we can further develop, ideally install to our current sales portal. And we did that. We have a couple of nice new ideas that we can develop further. The other part which surprised me even further was the community part. Startup lovers, their drive, mindset. When we mixed them with our colleagues, it created an amazing mix of talent, experience, and fun.

We have organized the hackathon for the first time in the company's history, after 25+ years on the market. Nevertheless, we did not have high expectations. We came to learn and "breath in" the startup spirit and the different mindset. It was amazing to see the willingness and drive of the UX specialists how creatively they think about the challenges.