Case study · Hack day · 2017

#SheMakesChange

A one-day power session using technology to increase women’s safety and wellbeing — part of Victoria Against Violence and the 16 Days of Activism.

With the Department of Health and Human Services, Crowdspot and XYX Lab, Girl Geek Academy led a group of hand-selected women to shape a technical, design and marketing brief in a single day.

#PutYourHandUp — Victoria Against Violence #SheMakesChange Hack Day. Create a Victoria #FreeFromViolence

Why a hack day?

Every community has a role to play in preventing family violence. Global evidence shows that gender inequality is a key driver of family violence and other violence against women — and that gender equality increases women’s safety and wellbeing.

We created #SheMakesChange so Victoria’s women in STEM could put their skills to work during the 16 Days of Activism, from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) to Human Rights Day (10 December).

When

9 December 2017

General Assembly, Melbourne

Partners

DHHS · Crowdspot · XYX Lab

With the Victorian Government’s Victoria Against Violence campaign

How the day ran

  1. Morning

    Frame the problem

    Speakers set out the problem we were solving, the assumptions behind it and the objectives for each group.

  2. Midday

    Hack the problem

    Hackers, hipsters and hustlers broke out into groups to tackle it from technical, design and marketing angles.

  3. Afternoon

    Rapid prototyping

    Ideas were prototyped, presented back and synthesised as a group — then developed into backbriefs.

  4. Close

    Hand over

    Final presentations of the ideal technology, design and marketing approach, with a response from Crowdspot.

What partners get

Partners walk away with powerful knowledge and concept prototypes, shaped by a focus group of women who each bring a unique perspective and expertise to the table.

What participants get

The experience of networking and problem solving with a diverse group — and knowing they directly contributed to positive outcomes for women.

Run a hack day for change

Got a problem that needs women’s expertise? We bring the hackers, hipsters and hustlers. See also the Gender Equality Game Jam and ourother case studies.