ABSTRACT The application of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) has increased in higher
education institutions, fostering student transversal competencies, knowledge of …

Software companies have been using Design Thinking (DT) as a user-centered design
approach, putting the user at the center of the software development process. In this article …

This article aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on the
hackathon phenomenon to offer scholars a common ground for future research and …

Hackathons are short-term events at which participants work in small groups to ideate,
develop and present a solution to a problem. Despite their popularity, and significant …

Time-based events, such as hackathons and codefests, have become a global phenomenon
attracting thousands of participants to hundreds of events every year. While research on …

The number of hackathon events worldwide has nearly quadrupled in the last five years.
Despite exponential growth across diverse industries and increasing interest across …

Background Challenge‐based learning (CBL) is a pedagogical approach increasingly
adopted in engineering education. Despite its growing practice, there is little consensus in …

Time-bounded events such as hackathons have become a global phenomenon. Scientific
communities in particular show growing interest in organizing them to attract newcomers …

Grand challenges are complex problems that are common to much of society, affect large
populations, and may have several possible solutions. Incorporation of grand challenges …

Hackathons and similar time-bounded events have become a global phenomenon. Their
proliferation in various domains and their usefulness for a variety of goals has subsequently …