Hacking for Good

Summary of a workshop held at the 2019 Charleston Conference, by Alex Humphreys, Curtis Michelson, Heather Staines, Geoffrey Timms and Caroline Muglia, in Charleston Technology and Trends

By Alex Humphreys

Abstract

At the 2019 Charleston Library Conference, five facilitators from a diversity of organizations led a pre-conference called Hacking for Good. The goal of the half-day pre-conference was to introduce participants to the “hacking mindset” beyond the traditionally understood technology-driven terminology. In this context, hacking refersred to an approach of identifying a challenge or set of challenges in their respective knowledge organizations and gathering a set of techniques or approaches to address and overcome those challenges. The pre-conference provided a highly interactive and supportive environment to consider all aspects of a workplace challenge related to workflows and personnel and determine the most effective tools to tackle that challenge.

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