This infographic, “Design Thinking: Running Successful Hackathons,” serves as a blueprint for transforming raw ideas into high impact products. Developed as a follow-up to Ontario Consulting webinar [Link to video], this guide moves beyond “innovation theater” by grounding the hackathon process in behavioral science; leveraging Cognitive Load Theory and the Dunbar Number to optimize team performance and focus.
Whether you are leading a corporate innovation lab or a government digital initiative, this roadmap provides the essential phases of strategy, facilitation, and execution needed to ensure your event delivers measurable business value.
Download printable version using this link The resource maintains total clarity at any print size, making it an ideal permanent fixture for innovation labs or a digital reference for agile squads.
يعمل هذا الإنفوجرافيك، بعنوان “التفكير التصميمي: إدارة هاكاثونات ناجحة” ، كمخطط تفصيلي لتحويل الأفكار الخام إلى منتجات عالية التأثير.
تم تطوير هذا الدليل كملحق للندوة التي أقامتها الشركة [رابط الفيديو]، وهو يتجاوز مفهوم “مسرح الابتكار” الشكلي من خلال تأسيس عملية الهاكاثون على قواعد العلوم السلوكية؛ حيث يستفيد من نظرية الحمل المعرفي ورقم دونبار لتحسين أداء الفريق وتركيزه.
سواء كنت تدير مختبر ابتكار في شركة أو تقود مبادرة رقمية حكومية، فإن خارطة الطريق هذه توفر المراحل الأساسية من الاستراتيجية، والتيسير، والتنفيذ اللازمة لضمان أن يحقق حدثك قيمة تجارية قابلة للقياس.
قم بتنزيل النسخة القابلة للطباعة باستخدام هذا الرابط. يحافظ هذا المصدر على وضوحه التام عند أي حجم طباعة، مما يجعله ملصقاً دائماً مثالياً لمختبرات الابتكار أو مرجعاً رقمياً للفرق الرشيقة
🎙️ This is the second webinar in a series covering Design Thinking world!
This Thought Leadership webinar hosted by @OntarioConsulting titled: Design Thinking: Running Successful Hackathons
This session explores how to plan and run successful hackathons, detailing the practical tips of turning winning ideas into reality.
This insightful article, titled “Agile Budgeting in the Public Sector,” addresses the critical need for public sector entities to adopt adaptive financial planning in an era of rapid, unpredictable change. Published by the Agile Business Consortium, the piece argues that traditional, rigid annual budgeting cycles inherently stifle the innovation required for modern governance. The article was written by Samir Abu Ghosh, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ontario Consulting, drawing on his firm’s expertise in implementing strategic agility and innovation frameworks within organizations.
The analysis provides a quick overview of the five core principles necessary
for a government-ready agile budgeting framework, including Iterative Funding
Cycles and Dynamic Resource
Reallocation. Furthermore, it explores key strategies for successful implementation and emphasizes the crucial role of Innovation Labs as dedicated environments to prototype and scale these flexible financial models, thus enabling public agencies to prioritize outcome-based investment over strict adherence to predefined spending lines. Fora detailed breakdown of these concepts and strategies, you can access the original article here: Agile Budgeting in the Public Sector.
🎙️ This is the first webinar in a series covering Design Thinking world!
In this webinar: Beyond the Sticky Notes: Key Considerations for applying Design Thinking we discussed key topics to consider to run effective Design Thinking Activities:
Design Thinking and the Innovation Theatre Syndrome Critical Empathy
Design Thinking and Death by Process Trap
Design Thinking and Incremental vs. Disruptive Innovation
Integrating Design Thinking with Other Methodologies
🎙️ In our recent webinar: Measuring Success: Metrics for Innovation Labs
We dive into the critical questions every leader needs to ask.
Our latest video highlights the key discussions from the webinar:
1. Challenge the status quo: Discover how standard financial reporting often overlooks the true, long-term value of innovation.
2. Go beyond ROI: Get a breakdown of the quantitative metrics from idea velocity to customer engagement.
3. Tell a complete story: Learn to combine data and narrative to create a holistic view of your lab’s performance.
4. Build for the long term: Find out the most important principle to keep in mind for launching and operating a sustainable innovation lab.
🎙️ Integrating AI into Agile Frameworks.
We had an insightful online meetup discussing AI in Agile world! We are pleased to share the highlights with you!
In this video, Ontario Consulting team and guest David Scott Bernstein , from The Passionate Programmer (https://passprog.com) discuss how leaders and teams are incorporating artificial intelligence to elevate the Agile processes.
We dive into how AI can streamline tasks, enhance decision-making, and speed up delivery cycles. This session will offer insights to guide practitioners in integrating AI into their current Agile workflows, driving greater efficiency.
🎙️ Agile in Government: Highlights from Our First Meetup!
We had an engaging online meetup discussing Agile in Government, and we are delighted to share the highlights with you!
🎙️ Business Agility and Corporate Culture: Highlights from Our Online Meetup!
We had an interesting online meetup discussing Corporate Culture in VUCA environments! We are pleased to share the highlights with you!
