- Embrace Open Innovation Approach:
- Focus on collaborative efforts, setting aside traditional concerns over intellectual property (IP) to create value.
- Leverage partners' motivations effectively, maintain productive working relationships, and commit to open innovation projects for successful outcomes.
- Prioritize Effective Communication and Inclusivity in Virtual Hackathons:
- Foster inclusivity by promoting team diversity and cross-regional collaboration in online hackathons.
- Facilitate effective communication through scheduled meetings, Slack, and virtual meeting rooms to bridge the gap caused by physical distance.
- Address challenges arising from virtual settings, such as reduced collaboration and potential misunderstandings, by encouraging open discussions and goal alignment among team members.
- Manage Hybrid Teams with Clear Communication and Equity:
- Establish explicit communication protocols, including discussions about communication methods, information access, meeting attendance, and decision-making processes.
- Counteract proximity bias by implementing practices that ensure fairness and equity among remote and in-office team members.
- Foster informal interactions within the team, creating opportunities for casual conversations and bonding, regardless of physical location, to maintain a sense of camaraderie and inclusivity.
How to make your virtual hackathons more inclusive
Hackathons as Affective Circuits: Technology, organizationality and affect
Open Innovation via Crowdsourcing: A Digital Only Hackathon Case Study from Sweden
Interdisciplinary Online Hackathons as an Approach to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study
Literature Review on the Barriers to Online Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic
| Barriers to online learning | Studies |
|---|---|
| Adjustment to the online learning style, distractions in the environment, engagement during online classes, Issues with concentration during online classes. | Baticulon et al. (2021), Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Islam and Habib (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021), Kara (2021). |
| Balance with family responsibilities, family distraction. | Baticulon et al. (2021), Van and Thi (2021), Islam and Habib (2021), Kara (2021). |
| Technological infrastructure. | Aljaraideh and Bataineh (2019), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Lack of social interaction. | Van and Thi (2021), Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Islam and Habib (2021), Muilenbug and Berge (2005), Kara (2021). |
| Internet-related issue. | Van and Thi (2021), Octaberlina and Muslimin (2020), Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Islam and Habib (2021), Muilenbug and Berge (2005), Roslan and Halim (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Learner motivation. | Van and Thi (2021). |
| Unfamiliar with e-learning, technological skills. | Octaberlina and Muslimin (2020), Islam and Habib (2021), Muilenbug and Berge (2005). |
| Physical conditions such as eye strain. | Octaberlina and Muslimin (2020). |
| Teacher online teaching skills. | Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Baticulon et al. (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021), Kara (2021). |
| Administrative issue. | Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Muilenbug and Berge (2005). |
| The appropriateness of course content for online delivery. | Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Learners’ characteristics (i.e. Time management, shyness, and disability), laziness, low motivation, anxious. | Anastasakis, Triantafyllou, and Petridis (2021), Islam and Habib (2021), Muilenbug and Berge (2005), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Financial hardship. | Islam and Habib (2021). |
| Difficult to understand. | Islam and Habib (2021). |
| Lack of support. | Islam and Habib (2021), Kara (2021). |
| Increased workload. | Islam and Habib (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Hard to submit assignments online. | Islam and Habib (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Difficult to participate in online exam. | Islam and Habib (2021), Roslan and Halim (2021). |
| Lack of resources for online learning. | Bates (2017). |
| Lack of online learning specialist. | Bates (2017). |
“Building a fair and equitable workplace is more complicated when you’re running a hybrid team, says Hill. There’s a proximity bias that leads to the incorrect assumption that “the people in the office are more productive than those who are not,” she says. As a leader, you need to put in place practices to counteract this tendency.”