A real problem, and a local team to fix it.
Sixteen organisations brought a problem this round, and three were chosen:
- Tāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky Sanctuary
- Whakatipu Reforestation Trust
- Queenstown Mountain Bike Club
Each was matched with a small team of local developers working at community rates. From 28 September each solution will be designed with its organisation, then built over five weeks and handed over, at no cost to the organisation.
What taking part actually involves
From each of the three: one named contact person, roughly one to two hours a week during the build to answer questions and test progress, and honest feedback as it takes shape. That is the whole ask. Nobody needs technical knowledge, and nobody has to write a specification.
- First: the team and the organisation design exactly what gets built, together
- During the build: the organisation sees working versions each week and says what is wrong
- At handover: training, written instructions, and help settling in
- For six weeks after that: bugs fixed free
- After that: the code is open source, so nobody is locked in
- Applications open
- Every application read by a local panel
- The three builds announced
- Working out exactly what gets built
- Five-week build, something to try each week
- Showcase Hui, the three tools demonstrated
Every application was read by a panel of local tech and community people
Reuse carried real weight, because only three tools could be built. If five organisations need the same thing, the aim is to build it once so all five can use it, rather than once for one of them.
- Genuine need
- Reusable by other organisations
- Realistic scope and deliverability
- Readiness to adopt it
- Strategic and community fit
- Data, risk and sustainability