The overarching theme of the Creathon is the Digital Services of the Future. There will be two challenges:

Challenge 1: How do the municipalities of Linköping and Enschede implement digital services to their citizens? In this rapid wave of technological change, business and companies have made great strides in offering access to digital solutions. The expectations of our residents for seamless and effective digital services is growing and hence, we need to become better at using the opportunities of digitalisation and technological development to create higher level of service for our residents and society. In this challenge, we want participants to start with what they themselves see as exciting solutions that would give them the best digital services, for example in areas such as transportation, child care, building permits, public libraries, or city maintenance. How can we make specific life events, such as having a baby, getting married, or starting a business, as easy as possible for the citizens to know what to do and how to get the support they need?

Challenge 2: How do we as a government, ensure that our digital services are accessible and valuable for young residents, under 30 years old? In the heart of the second challenge will be the particular needs of this younger age demographic. Digital solutions are particularly important to this age group and the governments of Linköping and Enschede have a lot of difficulty reaching young people, despite the fact that they are fully active in the digital world; they play games, use TikTok, BeReal, Instagram, but they tend to lose interest as soon as communication becomes more formal. How do we reach them and how will the needs and expectations of young residents change in the longer-term with new innovations in AI, virtual reality, and augmented reality? What support can governments provide to help them through major changes in their lives, such as turning 18 or getting a first job. And how can we involve young people in the future developments of our digital services?

Program

7 May 17:30-18:30: Online introduction session

12 May: Arrival and welcome activity (Exact time and place TBA)

13 May: Day 1 of the Creathon

09:00-09:30 Welcome by Linköping and Enschede cities

09:30-10:00 Presentation of the challenges

10:00-10:30 NABC, idea generation and simple diamond

10:30-12:00 Idea Jam

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 1 minute “take pitches”

14:00-17:00 Groupwork

18:00-          InnovEat – mingle with entrepreneurs and start-up representatives

14 May: Day 2 of the Creathon

09:00-11:00 Group work

11:00-11:30 How to pitch 

11:30-12:00 Lunch and mingle

12:00-13:00 Innovation Tuesday

13:00-17:00 Groupwork

13:00-17:00 Pitch training and feedback (available in parallel with groupwork)

15 May: Day 3 of the Creathon

10:00-12:00 Final presentations

12:00-13:00 Solution fair, announcement of winner, lunch, departure

The programme of the Creathon has not yet been finalised. Information will be added in due course and slight changes may occur. All updates as well as the final version of the programme will be published here.