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“The technology that’s changed how we pay for our coffee or how we find new friends can also help surface and frame conversations about how our local leaders harness public interest or how nonprofits can streamline their work for greater impact.”

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Watch and Read

KXAN | Can Austin lead bioscience industry to collaborative, open future?

BUSINESS WILDERNESS | Founder Interview

BOLD TV | Pre-Earth Day Tips for Lowering Your Carbon Footprint and Preventing Climate Change

BOLD TV | Hacking to End Climate Change & Closing the Wage Gap!

FOX 7 NEWS AUSTIN | ATX Hack for Change

OVERACHIEVER | Interview with Sarah Sharif

KLFY | Innovate South draws 500 plus entrepreneurs to their first conference

HUFF POST | Embracing the Hackathon in Higher Education

UN SDSN | SDG Hackathon Aims to Break World Record

UN SDSN | Understanding Climate Action Urgency in 2020

DISRUPT MAGAZINE | How the Capsule Hackathon Bridges Sustainability and Corporate Innovation to Produce a Record-Breaking Event

SIERRA CLUB | Big Turnouts in Austin and OKC for EPA Regional Haze Hearings

LOUISIANA TECH PARK | Moving Forward: Lessons Learned from Resiliency

THE RISING | This Hackathon Looks to Empower Engineers to Tackle the Climate Crisis

STRTUPBOOST | Building innovation pipelines with Sarah Sharif, Founder of Experimental Civics

WOMEN WHO TECH ARE DANGEROUS

THE ACADIANA ADVOCATE | Keeping your business relevant 'is like saving lives on the Titanic'

THRIVE GLOBAL | How optimistic are you that we can solve the current climate crisis?

INC | What You Need to Know Before Attending Your First Hackathon

AUSTIN WOMAN | As the event director for ATX Hack for Change, Sarah Sharif brings her passion for innovation and giving back by solving some of society’s biggest problems.

RICHLAND SOURCE | How Richland County could use "Hackathons" to tackle challenges

GRIT DAILY | This hackathon wants to break a world record while building solutions to save the planet

STATESMAN | Looking to change Austin through ‘civic hacking’

INNOVADORES | Un superhackaton de Guiness para combatir el cambio climático

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Sarah Sharif, Event Director of the ATX Hack for Change says, "As organizers of hackathons, it's our duty to invite fresh voices to our events. Powerful products are created when diversity of thought is embraced. Cast that net wide!"

*“‘[Disruption offers] a stronger alignment with customer expectations,’ Sharif says.”*

“‘Innovation truly is about thinking outside of the box,’ says Sharif. ‘When we look at the future it is all about making sure that what we are designing actually is serving people and what you’re doing is relevant.’”

Features

and gallery

“The technology that’s changed how we pay for our coffee or how we find new friends can also help surface and frame conversations about how our local leaders harness public interest or how nonprofits can streamline their work for greater impact.”

Watch and Read

Make it stand out

Sarah Sharif, Event Director of the ATX Hack for Change says, "As organizers of hackathons, it's our duty to invite fresh voices to our events. Powerful products are created when diversity of thought is embraced. Cast that net wide!"

“‘[Disruption offers] a stronger alignment with customer expectations,’ Sharif says.”

“‘Innovation truly is about thinking outside of the box,’ says Sharif. ‘When we look at the future it is all about making sure that what we are designing actually is serving people and what you’re doing is relevant.’”