{"id":7497,"date":"2016-06-06T08:43:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T08:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/?p=7497"},"modified":"2021-01-15T09:08:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T09:08:43","slug":"engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging the next generation in Random Hacks of Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7500 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8018-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"RHoK Ipswich\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8018-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ipswich ran its first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhokaustralia.org\/#what-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Random Hacks of Kindness<\/a> this weekend, and\u00a0it was a great\u00a0reminder of why we hack.<\/p>\n<p>Hackathons get people together from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on\u00a0complex challenges. Random Hacks of Kindness focus this\u00a0effort on the challenges that face humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Challenges we looked at this weekend include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People in parts of the world die\u00a0of curable disease\u00a0because they cannot afford to travel to their\u00a0nearest medical clinic.<\/li>\n<li>Suicide remains the biggest killer of young\u00a0Australians.<\/li>\n<li>We are living longer, but\u00a0the\u00a0likelihood of\u00a0experiencing a limiting disability increases dramatically with age.<\/li>\n<li>In our pursuit of progress, our actions threaten the very existence of species across the planet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tackling such complex issues can seem daunting for most anyone. \u00a0What made the weekend even more incredible was that the\u00a0Change Makers who took aim at these challenges were all under the age of 18.<\/p>\n<h2>The Change Makers<\/h2>\n<p>The Change Makers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmac.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Moreton Anglican School<\/a> were are all participating in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impactacademy.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impact Academy<\/a> Youth Accelerator Program for social entrepreneurs. \u00a0Over two days in the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon, these\u00a0young people worked with\u00a0designers, programmers, and business experts\u00a0who volunteered their valuable\u00a0time to help make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>They walked in Saturday morning with an idea and commitment\u00a0and walked away Sunday evening with a platform to execute on their business.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Your Heard &#8211; Hannah Ward<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7502\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7502 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8035-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"Team Your Heard with RHoK judges\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8035-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8035-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8035-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8035-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Your Heard with RHoK judges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Your Heard planning it out\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7995-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7507'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Your Heard planning it out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Your Heard final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro-710x400.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WP_20160605_15_18_26_Pro.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7517'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Your Heard final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hannah came into the hackathon with a vision to\u00a0combine her passion\u00a0for\u00a0photography and blogging into a platform to help those with mental health. \u00a0The team worked together to define her position in the market, partners\u00a0to collaborate with, and positioning for future campaigns. What emerged was You&#8217;re Heard,\u00a0an online platform that will align with existing providers such as Headspace and Beyond Blue to\u00a0support\u00a0young people with mental health.\u00a0Hannah\u00a0can now focus on creating content, and\u00a0growing her\u00a0audience\u00a0and impact to better support\u00a0existing providers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Umoji &#8211; Salomon Lukonga<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7503\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7503 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8050-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"Team Umoja with RHoK judges\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8050-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8050-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8050-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Umoja with RHoK judges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/img_8028\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8028-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Umoja jumping in for an early start\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8028-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8028-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8028-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8028-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7501'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Umoja jumping in for an early start\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/img_7993\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7993-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Umoja planning it out\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7993-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7993-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7993-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7993-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7505'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Umoja planning it out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050082-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Umoja final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050082-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050082-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050082-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050082-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7516'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Umoja final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050075-e1465165494978-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Salomon from Team Umoji sharing the passion\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050075-e1465165494978-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050075-e1465165494978-533x710.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050075-e1465165494978-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7515'>\n\t\t\t\tSalomon from Team Umoji sharing the passionSalamon from Team Umoji sharing the passion\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Salomon\u00a0started the Impact Academy Accelerator program with a desire to start a clothing line.\u00a0As he\u00a0become more aware of the\u00a0potential for social enterprise, he realised he could combine fashion for good to help the Congo region where his parents are from.\u00a0In the hackathon, Salomon&#8217;s team which included representitives from <a href=\"http:\/\/devdemand.co\/\">Dev Demand<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8webdesign.com.au\">8WebDesign<\/a> helped create a brand, a website, and\u00a0identify a partner overseas\u00a0that is providing medical training and aid to the region he is focusing on. \u00a0Salomon now has a platform \u00a0to launch his clothing line Umoji, meaning together, and\u00a0marketing strategies to attract interest\u00a0to support\u00a0the overseas partner.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cane Enabled &#8211; Lachlan Palmisano<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7528\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7528 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8044-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"Team Cane Enabled with the RHoK Judges\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8044-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8044-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8044-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8044-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Cane Enabled with the RHoK Judges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-7497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050049-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Cane Enabled final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050049-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050049-1-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050049-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050049-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7521'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Cane Enabled final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050053-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Cane Enabled final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050053-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050053-1-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050053-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050053-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7522'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Cane Enabled final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/img_7994\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7994-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Cane Enabled planning it out\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7994-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7994-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7994-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7994-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7506'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Cane Enabled planning it out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050065-e1465165445870-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Lachlan from Team Cane Enabled\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-7511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050065-e1465165445870-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050065-e1465165445870-533x710.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050065-e1465165445870-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-7511'>\n\t\t\t\tLachlan from Team Cane Enabled \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Watching his grandfather experience complications in hip surgery inspired Lachlan to develop an idea for a &#8220;smart&#8221;, multi-purpose \u00a0mobility device. It was only through the hackathon and partnering with development platform <a href=\"http:\/\/workingmouse.com.au\/\">Working Mouse<\/a> that Lachlan was able to create a prototype that sent an SMS to the judges by Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Headutainment (Neville the Narwhale) &#8211; Harrison Spencer Matthews<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7527\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7527\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"Team Headutainment with RHoK judges\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8040-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Headutainment with RHoK judges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-7497 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050068-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Headutainment final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-7512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050068-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050068-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050068-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-7512'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Headutainment final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050072-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Headutainment final pitch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-7514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050072-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050072-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050072-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050072-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-7514'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Headutainment final pitch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/img_7992\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7992-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Team Headutainment planning it out\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-7504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7992-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7992-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7992-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-7504'>\n\t\t\t\tTeam Headutainment planning it out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/olympus-digital-camera-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050071-e1465165470367-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Harrison from Team Headutainment\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-7513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050071-e1465165470367-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050071-e1465165470367-533x710.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050071-e1465165470367-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-7513'>\n\t\t\t\tHarrison from Team Headutainment \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Having written a book when he was in grade 8, Harrison wanted to take his campaign to the next level. Connecting commercial outcomes with\u00a0social\u00a0impact, Harrison developed a platform to sell his book and get the threatened species of Narwhales sponsored. \u00a0The team which included design from <a href=\"http:\/\/redchalk.com.au\/\">Red Chalk<\/a>\u00a0and development from <a href=\"http:\/\/creatureoftech.wix.com\/rmw-its\">RMW-ITS<\/a>\u00a0focused on their strength of illustration and website build to create an online platform for Harrison to accept pre-orders. The next steps will be to move the site to the actual\u00a0domain and release it to the public.<\/p>\n<h2>Collaboration and\u00a0execution\u00a0for social impact<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>The challenges we face in society are complex.\u00a0These challenges will only be addressed by engaging the next generation and\u00a0deliberate\u00a0collaboration\u00a0with multiple, diverse partners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The first Random Hacks of Kindness in Ipswich came about because of the dedication of volunteers and a wide range of partners.<\/p>\n<p>Impact Academy and West Moreton Anglican School provided a framework to engage the young people as social entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>National sponsors who made this year&#8217;s RHoK possible include <a href=\"http:\/\/myob.com.au\/\">MYOB<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dius.com.au\/\">DIUS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rea-group.com\">REA Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local sponsors for Ipswich included <a href=\"http:\/\/smartertechnologysolutions.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smarter Technology Solutions<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipswich.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ipswich City Council<\/a> through <a href=\"http:\/\/firestation101.com.au\/\">Fire Station 101<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0judging panel was made up of Community Managers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoftinnovationcenters.com\">Microsoft innovation hub<\/a> in Brisbane (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jkatahanas\">Jonathan Katahanas<\/a>), the <a href=\"http:\/\/startuptoowoomba.com.au\/\">Canvas innovation hub<\/a> in Toowoomba (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dave1966\">David Masefield<\/a>), and the <a href=\"http:\/\/qutcea.com\/\">Creative Industries innovation hub<\/a> at QUT (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indiana_june\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indi Tansey<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7510\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7510\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"RHoK Ipswich judging panel\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P6050060-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RHoK Ipswich judging panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Change Makers, volunteer hackers, national and local sponsors, and judges all came together to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Random Hacks of Kindness is\u00a0as much about changing the world as it is about changing ourselves. \u00a0This change now happens\u00a0across Australia\u00a0in\u00a0five locations twice a\u00a0year. The first RHoK in Ipswich was a success, and we look forward to RHoKing\u00a0again in six months!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get involved, sign up to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Random-Hacks-of-Kindness-Ipswich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RHoK Ipswich Meetup\u00a0group<\/a> or contact <a href=\"http:\/\/firestation101.com.au\/contact\/\">Fire Station 101<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7539\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8013-1-710x533.jpg\" alt=\"RHoK Stars\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8013-1-710x533.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8013-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8013-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_8013-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich ran its first Random Hacks of Kindness this weekend, and\u00a0it was a great\u00a0reminder of why we hack. Hackathons get people together from diverse backgrounds&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/engaging-the-next-generation-in-random-hacks-of-kindness\/\" class=\"bwp-excerpt-more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[193,186],"tags":[71,197,204],"ecosystem_role":[],"class_list":["post-7497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-innovation-ecosystems","category-about-society","tag-innovation","tag-random-hacks-of-kindness-rhok","tag-social-enterprise","bwp-masonry-item","bwp-col-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7497"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7581,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7497\/revisions\/7581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7497"},{"taxonomy":"ecosystem_role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecosystem_role?post=7497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}