The Factory Hackathon: Manufacturing Innovation - Dozuki Workshop Series

From saving money to engaging employees, innovation doesn’t come from new things—it comes from new ideas.

THE FACTORY HACKATHON:MANUFACTURING INNOVATION

DOZUKI WORKSHOP SERIES

[email protected] | @CaitEmmaSmith

Director of Outreach Dozuki

Cait Emma Smith

[email protected]

CEO CloudQMS.com

Brian Buss

Hacking Your Factory

• What is “hacking”?

• Hackathon basics

• Planning a hackathon

• Building a hacker culture

WORKSHOP ROADMAP

• Hacking tools

• “Internet of Things”

• 10 hacks to inspire you

• Q&A


WHAT IS HACKING?


Beyond negative connotations of “hacking”—how is it defined in

the context of an organization?

“an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and

iteration. Hackers believe that something can always be better, and that

nothing is ever complete. They just have to go fix it—often in the face of

people who say it’s impossible or are content with the status quo…

Hackers believe that the best idea and implementation should always win

—not the person who is best at lobbying for an idea or the person who

manages the most people.”


“an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and

iteration. Hackers believe that something can always be better, and that

nothing is ever complete. They just have to go fix it—often in the face of

people who say it’s impossible or are content with the status quo…

Hackers believe that the best idea and implementation should aways win

—not the person who is best at lobbying for an idea or the person who

manages the most people.”

—Mark Zuckerberg, Letters to Shareholders (2012)


HACKATHON BASICS

The only prerequisite is a diverse group of open-minded individuals

with a willingness to bring fresh ideas to be openly presented, refined,

and selected for implementation.


Part I: Idea Presentations


Each participant presents their idea for a new product, service, or

improvement. A short 1-2 minute pitch is given to the group and each

ideas is recorded.

Part II: Refinement and Support


All participants then take a simple vote for which recorded ideas they

would like to form teams to implement. Try to get 3 or more teams

formed.

Part III: Hacking Breakouts and Final Pitches


Teams then build out their ideas over a 1-2 day breakout session and

conclude with a competitive pitch to a panel or “potential investors.”

PLANNING A HACKATHON

Hackathons establish your company as a thought leader and

community mobilizer in a particular space.


1. Invite List


Invite as many members

of your organization as

possible to obtain a

diverse range of skills and

perspectives.

2. Community Welcomed

Invite the local community,

local education, and civic

government if your

product or service allows.

3. Take your hackathon offsite


Fun offsite locations increase

participation, reduces

distraction, and provides a

shared experience for all to

remember.

4. Strong Wi-Fi & Space

Wi-Fi, white boards,

presentation equipment and

plenty of space for learn

sessions. Consider local co-

working spaces or conference

centers.

5. Title Neutral


Give participants an

opportunity to develop ideas

and demonstrate abilities in a

title neutral environment.

Managers just stay and listen!

6. SME’s on Call

Search LinkedIn for local

Subject Matter Experts to

invite, or have on-call

during the event via Skype

etc.

7. Record Everything


Video record the Hackathon to

later produce a social media

marketing piece for your

company and to share with

other corporate sites.

8. Food is on the Way!

Plan on ordering in food

to keep the group focused

and on schedule.

9. And the winner is?


Allow hackathon teams to pitch final ideas to this panel of

“potential investors” comprised of executives, VIPs, family

members, and SME’s to promote friendly competition.

BUILDING A HACKER CULTURE

Identify the personalities, skills, and passions present in your

organization.


THINK


Sell the problem you solve, not the products.

Fail, fail, fail—then push past.

Forget what you learned in school.

HIRE


Identify people not afraid to speak their minds

Hire people smarter than you—then equip them

Seek problem solvers and pitch them improvements to

hiring company

LEAD


Reward the process, not just the result—or failure

Balance out expertise with creative thinkers

“Done is better than perfect”

HACKING TOOLS

From devices to software, there are easy, inexpensive ways to

improve your operations.


Internet of Things

IoT is the network of physical

objects embedded with

electronics, software, sensors, and

network connectivity. These

physical objects are able to

collect and exchange data.


Dweet.io Real-time visual of Brian’s cell

phone location, accelerometers,

light sensors, temperature sensor,

altitude, speed and more (based on

phone model).

Wi-Fi Aware IoT connected devices will not just

report data, but will communicate

values between themselves to

create a smart network


Tool: Voice Recognition


“SpeechPad”, Google Chrome Extension

SpeechPad is a Chrome browser extension allowing voice recognition to be

used in websites, input forms, and web apps directly. Search for “SpeechPad

Chrome Extension”


Simple text-based dictation app

which you can use directly in your

browser with your laptop’s built-in

microphone.

Dictation.io

Speechnotes.co

Similar interface and function as

Dictation.io, but it includes an easy

to reference punctuation guide.


Tool: Animated GIFs


An image file type dating back to the 1990s which can

display multi-frame without a special video viewer. They

can be inserted “as a picture” into PowerPoint slides,

HTML files


Record a short video instruction and use Imgur to send colleagues a direct link. The

avocado video: http://i.imgur.com/wE58ZX.gifv

Imgur.com

Create a simple HTML file and insert GIFs using the standard <img></img>tag.

HTML Based Work Instructions with GIFS


Tool: Productivity Apps


An app for small product manufacturers—like electronics or

medical devices. Allows microscopic photography to

capture any product detail or defect quickly.

Cozy Magnifier & Microscope


Tool: Collaborative Web-Apps


Allows drag and drop, multi-participant, editing of

commonly used manufacturing and business templates.

•  Includes flow charts, value-stream mapping,

brainstorming tools, Gantt charts, SWOT analysis,

wireframs, and more.

•  Simultaneous team access or combine with Skype,

GoToMeeting, or Google Hangouts to supplement

real-time collaboration options.

Creately.com



Live Questions


[email protected] @CaitEmmaSmith

Director of Outreach Dozuki

Cait Emma Smith Brian Buss

CEO CloudQMS.com

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