We Ran An Ask-AI Hackathon This Week – Here’s What We Learned ✨
Many companies are struggling to implement AI effectively across their organizations, particularly when the mandate has been top-down in nature. We took a different approach by involving the entirety of our team from the start, and it’s been a game-changer. Here’s how our recent “Ask-AI for Ask-AI” 💡 hackathon made a significant impact:
Employees Already Know What They Want AI to Improve: Our employees are the best people to identify existing bottlenecks in our organization and find ways to improve their own effectiveness. They know the day-to-day challenges and have the most practical insights into what can be optimized. So let them tell you what needs to be fixed!
“What’s in it for me?“: Beyond the cool prizes, giving employees a real reason to participate — like improving their own daily work life — ensures higher engagement. When they see the direct benefits to their own work, their motivation soars. It is also the best driver for adoption.
Useful Across Every Department: Every department – from R&D, Research, Data Analysis, HR, Success, Sales, to Marketing – had ideas on how to transform their real daily work into automated workflows using Ask-AI, significantly improving effectiveness.
Ease of Use: It was remarkable to see that EVERY employee, regardless of their technical level, could build their own app on Ask-AI.
Teamwork and Fun: Working together towards a shared goal was not only productive but also incredibly fun. The energy, enthusiasm, and camaraderie during the hackathon were truly inspiring.
There’s a second part to this week’s Hackathon. Over the next month, we’re tracking how often these newly-created AI workflows are used here at Ask-AI – and the team whose apps save the most work time for Ask-AI will win an additional prize. Stay tuned to see the outcomes one month from now.... Exciting times ahead!
… and we have open positions in case you want to participate in our next Hackathon 😀
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