Why a hackathon
Most teams learn AI in the abstract — a webinar here, a course there — and never actually apply it to their own work. A hackathon flips that. It forces real application, against a real problem, in a short window. Your team finishes with something usable in their hands and lasting momentum to keep going.
Real problem
Anchored to something your business actually cares about.
Real build
Working prototype or solution by the end, not slides.
Real momentum
Skills, patterns and confidence to keep building after.
The Day Seven Sprint
Seven days from problem to working solution
It's where our name comes from — by Day Seven, your team has gone from an idea to something real, with a plan to keep it going.
Discover & plan
We work with your team to pin down the real problem, map where AI fits, and plan the build — so Day 2 starts with a clear target, not a blank page.
Build
Five solid days of building. Your team builds real, working products, automations and workflows for your area of the business — using the AI tools you already use: Claude, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, with our experts hands-on alongside them.
Embed & what next
Wind down, demo what you've built, and map how to maintain, roll out and scale it — so the momentum doesn't stop when the sprint ends.
Not got a full week? We also run shorter, focused sprints scaled to your scope.
How our hackathons work
Start with your real problem
We work with your team to surface a genuine internal challenge worth solving — not a contrived case study. The hack is anchored to something that actually matters to the business.
Find the AI angle
We map where AI can realistically help, what 'good' looks like, and what's out of scope — so your team starts the hack with a clear, achievable target.
Build it for real
Your team builds working solutions using the tools you already use — Claude, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, plus automation. Our experts guide hands-on throughout.
Walk away with something usable
A working prototype or solution to your real problem — plus the skills, patterns and structure for your team to keep building long after the hackathon ends.
Formats
Flexible from a focused one-day sprint to a full week — scaled to what the business can give us.
1-day sprint
A focused single-day hack on one tightly-scoped problem. Best for proving the model and energising a team.
2–3 day hack
Deeper exploration with time to iterate. Teams can tackle more ambitious problems and ship more polished builds.
Full-week programme
Multiple parallel teams, multiple problems, leadership showcase at the end. Designed for org-wide momentum.
What makes this different
- We don't just run a workshop — we design and structure the hack around your team and your problem
- Real internal challenges, not generic exercises — so the output is genuinely usable
- Hands-on expert facilitation throughout, not just a kickoff and a debrief
- Built on the AI tools your team already uses, so the skills transfer the day after
- Very few training providers actually do this — most stop at theory