Track: Inclusion

The objective of the inclusive innovation track is to find creative approaches to advance global Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Access (GIDBEA) within learning and working spaces. This track is suitable for teams committed to approaching this work from a growth mindset which includes learning about GIDBEA, unlearning personal implicit or hidden biases, and innovating with empathy and curiosity.

While hackathons are aimed at identifying practical and concrete solutions to specific problems, it is important to take into account that systemic racism and structural inequities cannot be solved within a single hackathon. We cannot hack our way out of racism and injustice, but we can create innovative approaches to build global, inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible spaces at NYU and beyond.

Teams should then consider the following in their projects: Projects should take an asset based approach (versus a deficit based approach) which aim to add instead of take away (ie, instead of trying to eliminate discrimination, which would be a tremendous undertaking, think about how you can create inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access) Narrow your focus to address an issue as it appears within a particular setting (ie, instead of trying to create a more inclusive society think about how you can create a more inclusive NYU) Projects should be research based/informed and should check for assumptions or implicit biases

Challenge Statements: How can we increase diversity within the fields of technology and innovation? How can we make hackathons more inclusive for people who are underrepresented within these spaces? How can we increase gender diversity within hackathons as well as technology and innovation spaces? How can we elevate the work of researchers and scholars from underrepresented and historically marginalized identities and backgrounds? How do we improve accessibility for people with physical and cognitive disabilities? How can we better educate the general community about microaggressions and how to address microaggressions when they happen? How can we increase funding for anti-racism initiatives? How can we better address the impact of anti-queer and transphobic acts of violence? How can we increase value in cultural awareness and cultural intelligence as a skill set in an emerging workforce?

all challenge questions are suggestions, not requirements. Students can submit projects on any topics as long as it fits the track

Resource: https://tinyurl.com/inclusion-track

1st place: prizes up to $200 per participant, 2nd place: up to $150 per participant

All Prizes in amazon value