Bringing Creative Direction to Hackathons

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Leaders need to foster an environment that sparks creative experimentation. A classic example from Silicon Valley is the hackathon. LinkedIn would do hackathons around specific themes, for example, education. It's an effective way to bring purposeful direction to the hackathon without compromising on the creative experimentation.

Creative energy is the raw fuel of entrepreneurship, but if you fail to direct that energy effectively, you risk chasing multiple ideas and delivering none. Tony Fadell learned this lesson time and again through his journey to co-create the iPod, iPhone, and Nest. He shares how he struck the tricky balance of channeling his creative experimentation into world-changing products.

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