The Hackathon series continues!
For the London edition, OpenDot, in collaboration with King's Health Partners, HIN - Health Innovation Network South London, and NHS South East London Integrated Care System, organized the second FEAST hackathon to support people in Southeast London to live healthier lifestyles and adopt healthier diets.
After a thorough discussion on the emerging needs and areas of intervention, the mentors and participants collaboratively identified the challenge: "How can we support adults with learning differences living with excess weight, to have healthy food choices?"
During this hackathon, the teams generated and developed innovative solutions aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles and driving meaningful change to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
Through our London Hackathon, the participants collaborated, co-created, and learned new skills in a creative environment during which they were joined by OpenDot designers and makers, international mentors (from King's Health Partners and WHO Europe), partners of the FEAST project, and industry experts.
The event!
The London hackathon was a three-day event held at Health Foundry, London, with 22 participants divided into four teams, collaboratively generating ideas.
During the first two days, participants were introduced to the hackathon's objectives and the co-design methodology, covering frames, goals, and tools. They also learned about initiatives from King's Health Partners and South East London Integrated Care System (SEL), including the SEL ICS/KHP Vital 5 program. The teams then discussed emerging needs and areas for intervention to identify the challenges they would address. With guidance from mentors and experts from OpenDot and King's Health Partners, each team developed its respective concept. On the third day, the teams presented their concepts and outlined the next steps for developing the winning idea.
A Sneak-PeaK!
You can dive into our London chapter through interviews with our experts and participants on our YouTube channel.
- Hackathon London – Introduction – Part 1
- Hackathon London – King's Health Partners – Part 2
- Hackathon London – Specialist weight management – Part 3
- Hackathon London –Participant from Good Food Oxfordshire – Part 4
- Hackathon London - Challenges - Part 5
- Hackathon London - Methodology - Part 6
- Hackathon London - Collaboration & Co-creation - Part 7
The winning teams!
Yes, our London edition has TWO Winners!
- Team 1: The Weigh Forward
Shiping Emily Zhao
Avi Choukhany
Caroline Welch
Jack Gooding
Gillian Fiumicelli
Kathryn Guest
The team named their concept "Cooking Connections", which focused on nourishing abilities in the learning disability community. The idea exhibited a great co-design approach, emphasizing inclusivity and engagement, fostering a hands-on and impactful learning experience.- Team 2: Food Glorious Food
Manaal Habib
Zihixi Wang
Silvia Susanna Bottini
Pietro Cannata
Victoria Smith
Jackie DowningThe team developed the concept called NutriNest, which focuses on making the process of preparing healthy, nutritious and balanced meals easy for individuals with learning differences and possible learning disabilities who live alone.
Learn more about FEAST hackathons
Hack for Food Hack for Good is a series of European hackathons organized within the FEAST project. All focus on food systems where the city-specific Hackathon Challenge is identified with local partners and reflects the most pressing needs of local populations.
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