McDonald's 24 Hour Global Hackathon

Bradley Hadfield is the founder of BMO Destination Digital and a Lead Technology Officer at BMO Insurance. In this episode, we uncover the origin story of BMO’s internal hackathon. We delve deeper into how Brad was able to help someone within his organization with a problem, and effectively find a way to engage people and create meaningful connections.

Five years. That's how long Onova, in collaboration with Capgemini, has been partnering with McDonald's to host their annual 28-hour Hackathon. Burger Hack has grown from only 250 people in Chicago in 2018 to amassing 2500+ people in 5 years. This event has become a vibrant hub where bright minds from diverse backgrounds converge, bringing their unique perspectives and talents to the table.

Creativity and Innovation are both vital areas for the success of any business. These two golden words are often tossed around during brainstorming sessions, demonstrating a strong relation between them; however, they are ultimately different. Innovation cannot exist without creativity, but creativity alone cannot drive change and growth. When you are able to utilize carefully crafted exercises, such as design sprint methodology, you can train to enhance your creativity in order to innovate and achieve your corporate innovation goals.