At its core, it’s an accountability & working retreat. Participants prepare their contributions thoroughly in advance, and the summit itself becomes a milestone—a deadline and a reward for that work, and a new jumping off point after being able to get feedback and new inspiration from presenting and discussing their work and from learning and engaging with other people’s work.
And it’s not that everyone has to have a project in the classical sense. Attendees will work on their contribution to impact, while acknowledging their different stages in their development and ways they want to contribute. They can work out and present new education and career strategies, earning-to-give and effective giving strategies, or project ideas and project developments.
I drew from many different event formats, keeping only the elements that best stimulate impact-driven development while creating a nurturing environment for sustainable ambition and growth.
I moved away from labels like ‘conference,’ ‘retreat,’ or ‘unconference’, and never considered ‘hackathon’ because each carries connotations that don’t quite fit. It’s not a programming event, conferences feel less nurturing and save to experiment, while retreats and unconferences in my experience don’t focus enough on impact. Community and fun absolutely have a place at the summit, but in service of the work, not instead of it.
Looks interesting, but I am actually not fully sure what this is? A hackathon? A conference with presentations of the projects?
Hi Richie, thanks for your interest and question!
It was indeed not easy to label this event.
At its core, it’s an accountability & working retreat. Participants prepare their contributions thoroughly in advance, and the summit itself becomes a milestone—a deadline and a reward for that work, and a new jumping off point after being able to get feedback and new inspiration from presenting and discussing their work and from learning and engaging with other people’s work.
And it’s not that everyone has to have a project in the classical sense. Attendees will work on their contribution to impact, while acknowledging their different stages in their development and ways they want to contribute. They can work out and present new education and career strategies, earning-to-give and effective giving strategies, or project ideas and project developments.
I drew from many different event formats, keeping only the elements that best stimulate impact-driven development while creating a nurturing environment for sustainable ambition and growth.
I moved away from labels like ‘conference,’ ‘retreat,’ or ‘unconference’, and never considered ‘hackathon’ because each carries connotations that don’t quite fit. It’s not a programming event, conferences feel less nurturing and save to experiment, while retreats and unconferences in my experience don’t focus enough on impact. Community and fun absolutely have a place at the summit, but in service of the work, not instead of it.
I hope that answers your question. :)