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Could a Hackathon Help Solve the Heroin Crisis?
Episode 59

Could a Hackathon Help Solve the Heroin Crisis?

Cold Call · HBR Presents / Brian Kenny

October 31, 201714m 37s

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Show Notes

What’s the value of crowdsourcing technological solutions to societal problems? Could a hackathon help solve the heroin crisis in Cincinnati, Ohio? Harvard Business School professor Mitch Weiss discusses the underlying skepticism and emerging realities that unfold during protagonist Annie Rittgers’ journey to organizing a successful hackathon in his case, “Hacking Heroin.”