Hacks

How to run a hackathon

Posted by: James Reith, Content Designer, DWP Digital, Posted on: 5 April 2018 - Categories: community work, Design, DWP Digital, Hacks, innovation

DWP Sheffield is a young hub. We just hosted our first hack. And with all the unearned confidence of youth, I'm going to tell you how to host your own, based on our limited experience.

A celebration of 2017

Posted by: DWP Digital team, Posted on: 28 December 2017 - Categories: Cross Government, Diversity, DWP Digital, DWPride, Hacks, Mental health, Report that your Patient is Terminally Ill, Transforming Together, Women in Technology

It’s been an impressive year for DWP Digital, and our blog posts from 2017 really tell our story.

Innovation and creativity on display at #HackTheNorth

Posted by: Dan Tanham, Posted on: 7 December 2017 - Categories: DWP Digital, Hacks

I’m Dan Tanham, a Deputy Director at DWP Digital. Two weeks ago I had the privilege of hosting our #HackTheNorth event in Manchester.

One day to go until #HackTheNorth

Posted by: Mayank Prakash, Posted on: 22 November 2017 - Categories: DWP Digital, Hacks

It’s fantastic to see so many people registering for our #HackTheNorth event happening tomorrow in Manchester. There’s still time to secure your space. The aim of the hack is to come up with innovative solutions to help solve Manchester’s unemployment …

Hacking with purpose at #HackTheNorth

Posted by: Vimla Appadoo, Posted on: 13 November 2017 - Categories: DWP Digital, Hacks

I’m Vimla Appadoo and I work as a service designer here at DWP Digital. I was extremely excited when I heard we were running our first ever hack event in Manchester, my home town!

#HackTheNorth – helping Manchester work and grow

Posted by: Dan Tanham, Posted on: 9 November 2017 - Categories: DWP Digital, Hacks

Hi, I’m Dan Tanham, a Deputy Director at DWP Digital. I’m really excited for our first ever hack event taking place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November in Manchester.