CompetitionsAndChallenges

Context : AlternativesToCompanies (at least for creating software, design)

Hackathons

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon
• SuperHappyDevHouse has them.

Competitions

A general competition. Offer a prize for the best or first or fastest example of something. (And by the way you keep some rights to it.)

Motivations

• the prize money
• the fame

Challenges

Get a group together for the challenge of creating something quickly. Maybe goes back to TheGreatEggRace or beyond. For example a team of 6 people is challanged to build a machine to transport and egg, or map an island, or play the flute or piece of weblog software in a limited time with limited resources.

Motivations

• acclaim
• group spirit (Meatball:BarnRaising)
• maybe prize money if sponsored

• TopCoder : (compare http://www.topcoder.com/?t=development&c=index (compare DesignOutpost)
• WikiLikeProgrammingContest
• An example Python Sprint : http://seapig.org/NorthwestPythonSprint
• Guess maybe the XPrize for private space exploration is one of these, too.
• (WarpLink) PredictionMarkets