I with some of my fellow classmates participated in the Ericsson E-Hack
which was held on 3-4 Dec, 2015. I learned a lot of things participating in this event. The event was quite innovating and I got to network with many people from Ericsson and from the ICT community in Stockholm.
Event’s Timeline:
3 Dec Afternoon & Evening: The event started at 1 pm in Ericsson’s office in Kista. In the beginning there was a brief introduction by Ericsson. Ericsson employees talked about Ericsson spaces which is a light-weight collaboration service focused on messaging, real-time communication and online meetings. We were also told about the potential of ICT to assist in major disasters. Ericsson Response is a global initiative of around 140 specially trained employee volunteers which provides communications expertise, equipment and resources to assist humanitarian relief organisations in responding faster and more effectively when disaster strikes. Since its formation in 2000, employee volunteers have been deployed in over 40 relief efforts in 30 countries.
After the introductions were over I teamed up with my fellow classmates and started working on an idea that utilises the power of ICT to make the world a better place. After a lot of discussions & brainstorming in the group we finally decided to work on a idea called “DS Connect” which is a fitness band for Down Syndrome patient to monitor their health. The Ericsson employees who were our mentors helped us by giving constructive feedback on our idea and telling us ways in which we could make our presentation better.
4 Dec Morning & Afternoon: We completed our presentation and business model and were ready to pitch. The pitching started from the afternoon and we pitched our idea in front of the other participants and Ericsson Employees. Every one liked our idea and they all felt the necessity of such a solutions was necessary to deal with diseases like Down Syndrome.
What I learned from this experience:
The event taught me a lot of things. There were lots of important moments that increased my knowledge on entrepreneurship, open and user innovation. I got to mingle with a different people and learned a lot of things from them. My knowledge also increased by listening to the pitches from the other groups. Overall it was a very nice experience and I would suggest everyone to participate in such kind of events as it is a lot of fun working in teams, getting to know people and developing new and innovative idea.
Sarjo