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Hack Jam Host Training

Full Hack Jam Host Guide

• Introduction.
  • Who's on the call?
  • Where are you based?
  • What are you planning?

• What would you like to leave the call with today?
  • Participant Responses.

• Guest speaker: Discussion with a veteran Hack Jam host from the community.
  • Hear about their experience, challenges and lessons learned.
  • Questions?

• Walk through a recommended Hack Jam agenda.
  • Troubleshooting your issues and questions.
  • How to get live support.

• Discussion about crafting a design challenge.
  • How to engage your participants before the event.
  • Effective ways to team up and collaborate on hack jam projects.
  • What is a "minimum viable prototype"?

• Try out some tools to help you make things on the web.
  • Thimble
  • Popcorn Maker
  • Other tools? What do you like to use?

• Talk about next steps.
  • Best practices for sharing what you made.
  • How to get participant feedback about your event.
  • Planning the next one.

Happy Hacking!

• Blog posts from past Hack Jams:
  • Meet the Makers at BAVC!
  • The Living Docs Hack Day
  • Hackathon on visualizing timelines
  • First Amendment Hack Jam
  • London Learning Hack Jam