What is an ideathon?
Un open and participatory online event where volunteers from all over Spain collaborate to Give answer to challenges and needs that have been identified in these months of response to the COVID-19 crisis, in the work with the collectives most vulnerable of our society. This process is carried out following innovative methodologies and focusing on the application of the technology to solve these challenges.
Where does the idea come from?
During the management of the COVID-19 crisis, endless experiences, learning, personal exchanges and ultimately knowledge have been generated.. Knowledge that we will try to channel through ideathons.
In addition, the perception of ICT as essential tools for society and particularly for the most vulnerable groups. It has been technology that has made us feel close to others and in many cases, the lack of access to it has exacerbated the isolation in which we all found ourselves.
Once the most critical moments of the crisis have passed, society needs to contribute and listen to positive messages: We have learned.
What can I contribute?
We are sure that mucho. And leaning on others and Working as a team, much more.
What do I need to participate?
If you are a Red Cross volunteer and you like technology, we have your desire and your illusion What is the most important.
The event is done through the service of video conference zoom, so you will need a computer or tablet and an internet connection. To make everything closer, we would like to see each other's faces, so it would be advisable to have a webcam.
You can check the compatibility of your equipment with the zoom service here:
How are we going to do it?
To register you must fill out a form that you will find at the bottom of this page. In it, we will ask you that apart from providing your data, you send us a challenge or need that you have detected in your work as a volunteer or in your environment in these months. It is possible that you also have specific solutions in mind, but what we are looking for is to start from the need and build together a solution in which technology can help us.
We will collect all the challenges that you send us because they will serve as a starting point to work on and will also allow us to make teams based on the themes of the challenges that you have sent us.
During the event there will be moments in which all the participants are together and others in which you will work in teams, always accompanied by a facilitator who will guide you throughout the innovation process.
And then…?
If you feel comfortable and willing, the process can continue working as a team to deepen the ideas that come up. At the ideathon we will tell you how.
We will also inform you of the results of the process and it is more than likely that there will be ideas that will become lines of work for the foundation in the future.
How can I sign up?
These are the dates, times:
First ideathon: Thursday June 25 from 17 to 19:30 p.m.
The places are complete, stay tuned @ to new dates that will be published in this same section.
