The challenge for real-world impact
What is the Impacthon?
Impacthon is a 12-hour student challenge organised by PLNT Leiden and PLNT Students. Working in diverse teams, participants join a hands-on interdisciplinary experience where they explore one of three available themes. 🚀
This year’s overarching theme, ‘Nourishing Neighborhoods’, allows participants to define their own problem and challenge within one of the following themes:
What will you do during the Impacthon?
- Identify and frame a real-world problem
- Research and explore the context
- Ideate and prototype a solution
- Collaborate across disciplines and perspectives
- Pitch their concept to peers and partners
Their final outputs include concepts, prototypes, or frameworks that address real-life challenges.
The program
09:30 – 10:00 | Walk-in
10:00 – 11:00 | Plenary opening
11:00 – 12.30 | breakout sessions problem identification
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 | breakout sessions solution formulation part 1
15:30 – 16:00 | Break
16:00 – 18:30 | breakout sessions solution formulation part 2
18:30 – 19:30 | Dinner
19:30 – 21:00 | Plenary Closing (pitch closing)
21:00 – 22.00 | Drinks & bitterballen
Experts
During the Impacthon, there will be three breakout sessions. In these sessions, experts from various topics within neighborhoods share their expertise and help you formulate your problem or solution.