We bring people together to build new technology_

industryhack_

Helping companies find digital innovators_ Industryhack provides a platform that helps big companies create and maintain active innovation communities. We have built a network of talented, tech-savvy and experienced teams that can help companies to create digital products and solutions. So far, we’ve worked with some of the Finland’s biggest companies and helped them to find over 180 teams in hackathons and open innovation challenges. See what our customers say about us

Team behind Industryhack_ The Industryhack team has worked together with the startup community in some of the leading accelerators and conferences in Europe. The team’s network and background provides successful foundation for creating a lively open innovation community. Petri Vilén Co-founder, CEO M.Sc. (econ) from Aalto University Former chief curator of Slush

Ville Riikkala Co-founder, COO M.Sc. (tech) from Aalto University 15 years of experience with IT projects

Mikael Hautala Co-founder, CDO B.Sc. (tech) from TTY Award-winning TV producer

Juho Kokkola Business and product development M.Sc. (tech) from Aalto University Former CEO of Startup Sauna

Hackathon concept_ Industryhack’s hackathons are open innovation challenges hosted by a single company. The hackathons are organised to make meaningful connections and develop proof-of-concepts resulting in follow-up projects between the host and winning teams. Participants apply as teams of 2-3 people, and usually only 10-15 best teams are selected to participate. The participants get access to data and resources 2-3 weeks before the hackathon. Hackathons always include an excursion to the host’s relevant facilities. Usually the hackathon happens on site but a remote location is also possible. Co-creation together with the host’s staff is important part of the concept, and many times we see about 20 host staff members taking part in the hackathon.

Who participates Industryhacks? Industryhack attracts talented and experienced developer teams from software companies, tech startups and other big companies. According to our survey for participants: - 74% of our participants have over 5 years of experience as a developer. - 68% got encouraged to participate the hackathon by their employer - 40% got paid by their employer to participate the hackathon

Benefits for companies_ Our customers have found the following benefits in working with Industryhack -

Get 1000 hours of R&D work over 3 days, resulting in 10-15 proof-of-concepts Have 30-40 top minds thinking about the future of your company’s challenges and industry for 3 days Adopt new ideas and practices for faster R&D Train your staff for open co-creation and accelerate culture change within your organisation Test and develop your company’s cababilities to build APIs and work with external developers Branding and content marketing opportunities

“I would recommend other companies to do Industryhack. Not just for fun, but in order to be competitive in the future.” - Juha Pankakoski, CDO of Konecranes

Innovation funnel in H1/2016 254

Applications to 5 hackathons

66

Selected teams to participate

45

Proposals for pilots from teams

12

Pilot project contracts

Technology partners_ We have partnered up with some of the leading technology companies and startups to provide access to latest tools, services and technologies. Our partners provide their tech available for our participants for free, and make it possible to use resources not available otherwise. They have also helped to provide some of the data and resources related to the challenges.

Case example: Fortum_ Energy company Fortum has over 200 power plants, many of which are un-manned. Their 2nd hackathon focused on analysing and visualising data from power plants to prevent and predict maintenance breaks, control plants remotely and respond to urgent market changes. After the hackathon, the company has continued development with 4 teams. “Industryhack helps us to develop ideas and create new products faster.” - Pekka Lundmark, CEO of Fortum

Case example: Ponsse_ Harvester manufacturer Ponsse wanted to reach out to external developer teams and accelerate their efforts in creating value adding digital services for their customers. The company hosted 11 teams at their factory in Vieremä, Finland in March, 2016. Since then, Ponsse has continued to work on pilot projects together with three teams that participated. “Industryhack is a good platform for making radical moves in developing our products.” - Juho Nummela, CEO of Ponsse

Case example: Lassila & Tikanoja_ Finland’s biggest recycling company Lassila & Tikanoja hosted a hackathon to build relationships with developers and find fresh ideas for their digital R&D. The company continued working with the hackathon winner, team SC5, and have developed the idea from pilot into a full-supported product that now brings revenue to Lassila & Tikanoja. “The hackathon was our kick-off for building long-term partnerships with external developers ” - Pekka Ojanpää, CEO of Lassila & Tikanoja

Hackathon practicalities_

Typical hackathon organising process_ Week 1 Kickoff meeting Preparations

Week 4 Launch workshop Materials ready

Planning

Week 2-3 Kickoff workshop Technical workshop Marketing workshop

Week 6-8 Status meeting Promotion

Application period

Week 5 Applications open Promotion

Week 10-11 Participant comms Staff training

Week 13-14 Meetings with winners Debriefing meeting

Challenge

Week 9 Applications close Screening meeting Informing participants

Piloting

Week 12 Hackathon

Week 16-17 Follow-up meeting Next steps

Industryhack’s responsibilities_ Project management and facilitation
 Industryhack manages the project and scheduling according to the process, prepares meetings, facilitates four planning workshops and documents the process.


Screening applications
 Industryhack handles the screening of applicants and pre-selects the participants based on criteria decided together with Host. The final selection will be done by the Host.


Marketing and promotion
 Marketing plan developed together with the Host. Publishing challenge on industryhack.com and on Industryhack’s channels. Paid targeted promotion and retargeting on Facebook and other social media. 


Hackathon facilitation & communications
 Industryhack communicates with the participants and keeps them informed about practicalities, facilitates the hackathon weekend and hosts group sessions (ie. introduction, demos).


Materials and templates
 We provide templates for NDU, schedule, press release, initial marketing plan, challenge description, and a preparation guide.
 Technology partners
 Industryhack brings devices, cloud services and development tools from technology partners for participants to use.


Coaching
 Industryhack brings two coaches to the hackathon who will coach the participants to deliver more focused and business-driven results, and facilitates the jury’s work.
 Final report and debrief session
 Industryhack collects feedback from participants, documents the process and all pitches for the Host to use later. Industryhack facilitates a debriefing session with Host staff to agree on next steps with the teams.

Host’s responsibilities_ Internal project management
 Host names an internal project coordinator who works with Industryhack’s project manager and coordinates internal communications and preparation.


Staff at the event
 Host assigns enough staff (about 5-10 people) to the hackathon to work with the teams and answer their questions.


Participation in planning and preparation
 Host assigns the right people to participate in planning and preparing challenges, marketing and technical issues.


Jury members
 Host names the jury members (2-4) that will decide the winners of the challenge. It is recommended to include at least one C-level manager to the jury.


Marketing and communications support
 Host supports the marketing and communication of the challenge through its own channels.
 Materials
 Host produces enough materials (ie. company presentation, challenge presentation, technical descriptions) so that selected participants can prepare for the challenge.

Hosting and hospitality
 Host takes care of event practicalities such as logistics, catering, venue, and general hospitality. Host also organises an excursion to their facilities (ie. R&D, factory or other site).
 Meeting with selected winners
 Host agrees to meet the selected winners after the challenge to discuss further cooperation.

Open innovation platform_ All applications, screening and challenge management will be done on the Industryhack open innovation platform. The results of the hackathons can be made available to the public or limited to the participating hosts and partners.

Should we get to work? Petri Vilén, CEO [email protected] +358407069094