CHALLENGE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL IN 5 DAYS!

25/08 - 29/08
Online + Offline | Liepāja

CHALLANGE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL IN 5 DAYS!

25/08 - 29/08
Online + Offline | Liepāja

What's the goal of Summer Innovation Camp?
During our 5-day innovation program, we will teach your team how to use newest trends & methods to develop new disruptive solutions. We believe in a hands-on approach. You will work on your company's challenges to find innovative solutions. During the Summer Innovation Camp you will get support from our multidisciplinary mentor team, specialised in: digital innovation & trends, value proposition discovery, design thinking, rapid prototyping, solution building, user testing & digital strategy.
Expected results
During the Summer Innovation Camp you will get:
  • Fresh view on your business model
  • Tested prototype by real customers
  • Valuable feedback from experienced mentors
  • The knowledge to create and launch new products
  • Inspiration for you and your team members
  • New contacts and positive emotions! πŸ˜ƒ
Summer Innovation Camp program
25/08 - 29/08
πŸ“– - Workshop,πŸ”¨ - Hands on, 🀝 - Meet mentors, πŸ₯£ - Food, πŸ»πŸŽ‰ - Networking
Day 1 - Discover and Define
25/08 | 10:00 - 20:00 | Online
DISCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND DEFINE YOUR CHALLENGE TO WORK ON!

  • Business model innovation πŸ“–
  • Business model review πŸ”¨
  • 1:1 Meeting with Team coach 🀝
  • Value proposition re-shape πŸ“–
  • Value proposition definition πŸ”¨
  • Meet mentors πŸ‘¨πŸ‘©
Day 2 - Design and Prototype
26/08 | 10:00 - 20:00 | Online
MAP CUSTOMER JOURNEY & DESIGN SOLUTION!

  • Customer journey and UX πŸ“–
  • Customer journey mapping πŸ”¨
  • 1:1 Meeting with Team coach 🀝
  • Design thinking and prototyping πŸ“–
  • Prototype design πŸ”¨
  • Meet mentors πŸ‘¨πŸ‘©
Day 3 - Build and Test
27/08 | 10:00 - 20:00 | Online
BUILD PROTOTYPE AND TEST IT WITH REAL CUSTOMERS!

  • Prototype building πŸ”¨
  • 1:1 Meeting with Team coach 🀝
  • Launch experiment πŸ”¨
  • Meet mentors πŸ‘¨πŸ‘©
Day 4 - Learn and improve
28/08 | 10:00 - 16:00 | Online
ANALYSE RESULTS AND MOVE FORWARD!

  • Launch experiment πŸ”¨
  • 1:1 With Team coach 🀝
  • Learning and next steps πŸ“–
Day 4 - Failing forward
28/08 | 20:00 - 23:00 | Liepāja
Failing Forward is an inspirational networking event, where entrepreneurs will give an honest testimonial about the hardships they encountered on their way to success and the lessons learned that got them through. Listen to real stories that prove why failure can be the stepping stone to success.
Day 5 - Share and celebrate
29/08 | 9:00 - 23:59 | Liepāja
INSPIRE OTHERS WITH YOUR SUMMER CAMP STORY

  • Breakfast πŸ₯£
  • Storytelling πŸ“–
  • Company pitch preparation 🀝
  • Lunch πŸ₯£
  • Meet mentors (pitch review) πŸ‘¨πŸ‘©
  • Final pitch - lessons learnt during the week 🎀
  • DinnerπŸ₯£
  • Networking and after-party πŸ»πŸŽ‰
Level up Your business and unlock success!
Educational webinars
Before main event we will provide a series of educational webinars to be prepared for Summer Innovation Camp
  • Innovation trends 2020
    23/07 | 17:00 - 18:00
    Which technologies will help to innovate, disrupt, and reshape businesses all over the world.

    Registration
  • Business model canvas
    16/07 | 17:00 - 18:00
    How to use Business Model Canvas framework to develop new or review existing business model?

    Registration
  • Value proposition canvas
    30/07 | 17:00 - 18:00
    How to ensure that a product or service is positioned around what the customer values and needs?

    Registration
  • Customer journey and UX
    6/08 | 17:00 - 18:00
    How to design user's experience with an organisation's service or product across all touch points and channels?

    Registration
  • Design and Prototyping
    13/08 | 17:00 - 18:00
    How to design and build a simple prototype to test a concept or process?

    Registration
  • Testing and validation
    20/08 | 17:00 - 18:00
    How to manage validation user testing process to ensure that the product actually meets the client's needs?

    Registration
Mentors
During the Summer Innovation Camp you will get support from our multidisciplinary mentor team
  • Gunita KuΔΌikovska
    Vividly
    Skills: Business
  • Artis Cicens
    Service design. Business development & innovation programs
    Skills: Business
  • Ričards Fomrats
    Business builder & Growth leader from scratch to exit...
    Skills: Business; Tech; Design; Field expert
  • Edgars KoroΕ†evskis
    Digital product design and marketing
    Skills: Business; Design
  • Kārlis Skuja
    WindHackers, SportHack 2020 Latvija organizators
    Skills: Business
  • Salvis Roga
    Kurzemes Biznesa inkubators
    Skills: Business
  • ElΔ«na MiΔ·elsone
    Idea and Innovation Institute (NGO), RTU, BA School of Business and Finance, RISEBA, BVK
    Skills: Business; Design
  • Davids Ε tΔ“belis
    Innovation and Sustainable Technology Development
    Skills: Business
Are you in?
REGISTRATION TILL 21/08.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS TILL 31/07.
Register as a Startup
We are inviting Startups with a MVP and first customers to find new ways how to get more customers and grow faster and smarter. Recommended team size 3 - 6.
Register as a Company
Is your company is looking how to re-shape existing business model? Join Summer Innovation Camp and challenge the status quo!
Recommended team size 4 - 6.
Frequently Asked Questions
  • Roberts
    What is a Summer Innovation camp?
    Support:
    A sprint-like event where teams create solutions to real-life challenges in an intense period of time. Using creativity, technology and mentoring, the event results in prototypes, fresh new concepts and innovative solutions.
  • PΔ“teris
    How Summer Innovation Camp is organised?
    Support
    First four days of Summer Innovation Camp is an online event. All participants are remotely connected. Irrespective of their location participants communicate and collaborate on an online platform using various tools. 5th day of Summer Innovation Camp will be organised in Liepāja to meet other participants and share event experience.
  • Anna
    Who can participate?
    Support
    We welcome startups with MVP and first customers as well companies who are looking for new ways how to innovate their business models with digital transformation.
  • Miko:
    Do I need to be able to code?
    Support:
    You can participate with any level of IT skills, even if you haven't written a single line of code. Understanding the basics of IT is a plus.
  • Heiki:
    During this event can we work only on new ideas or on an existing product or service?
    Support:
    You can develop new ideas or improve existing products and services.
  • Liene:
    How big should be the team?
    Support
    We find that a team of 4 to 6 works best. It's large enough to have diverse skills, yet small enough to produce the best results in a short space of time. We recommend to form a team with following skills:
    Business - Ddecision maker and people with marketing, PR, sales, legal, finance skills
    Tech - People with IT and technical skills
    Creative - People with a designer, copywriter, or other creative skills
  • Olga:
    In what language will the event take place?
    Support:
    Main communication during this event will be in Latvian. In direct communication with the organisers it is possible to communicate in Latvian, Russian and English.
Level up Your business and unlock success!
The best team making it all happen
The smartest people work hard to provide the best hackathon experience and make You happy!
  • Kārlis Skuja
    Vision and Energy, WindHackers
  • KristΔ«ne Tarvida
    PR & Social Media Marketing, WindHackers
  • Artis Cicens
    Content and Partners, WindHackers
  • Olga Averčenko
    Communication and Design, WindHackers
  • Didzis Andersons
    IT Technologies, WindHackers
  • Anastasija Tkačenko
    Operation and logistics, WindHackers
Our contacts
Feel free to send us a message. We really love to communicate! :)
info@windhackers.com
Vecā ostmala 24, Liepāja, LV-3401, Latvia