How hackathons improve productivity

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by Sindy Cator on July 25, 2015 at 10:14 am

I’m sure we’ve all heard of the term ‘hackathon’ being bandied around, conjuring up images of developers hunched over laptops in the dead of night, pizza stains on their graphic tees, and surrounded by rolling hills of empty Red Bull cans. The idea behind hackathons are that if you fill a room with techies and ply them with enough caffeine and grease-soaked snacks, you’re bound to squeeze out a usable idea or three. But do they actually help improve productivity within a company? The short answer is: yes, they do. In fact, they can help improve productivity in a number…