We have two kinds of mentors supporting teams at the BuildBackBetter hackathon.
- Theme Experts: these are people with deep knowledge of the areas addressed by the nine themes: health, future of work, sustainable communities, rebooting & greening hardest hit sectors, food, sustainable production & responsible consumption, education, social care, housing & homeslessness.
- Crosscutting experts: these are people who have a deep understanding of an area of expertise that is relevant to all the teams. This includes: diversity & inclusion, change management, user experience and product design and management, pitching.
You will be able to connect with Mentors throughout the weekend and book in sessions with both theme experts and cross-cutting experts.
In the build up to the hackathon, Mentors can help shape it. On the day, your job is to guide the team(s) through the hackathon, and help them succeed. Your role involves:
- Helping the teams brainstorm ideas
- Giving advice on the topic that you are qualified in or skilled at
- Keeping an eye on the time (the schedule is quite intense)
- Helping identify and allocate roles inside the team
- If your team gets stuck, getting them moving again
- Supporting the team to get their pitch ready.
Ideally, you will be around for most of the event. While you don't need to be present for the whole time to provide the best support to the teams it would be great to have you on board as much as possible.
There will be an opportunity to continue to support the team(s) you have been working with if they are selected for the incubator programme.
If this is of interest to you and you think you’ve got the expertise to help make this Hackathon a success, head to the Mentor Page and help us #BuildBackBetter!