At the University of Texas, how do we foster and develop diversity and inclusion from the first day of class to
graduation? Read the full problem statement here.
 Green Building professionals work tirelessly during design and construction to create spaces that conserve resources, support human health and save money. As these spaces move into operation, tenants that occupy green buildings as their home, or place of business or leisure often have little insight into the green features of the space or how to get the most out of them. Read All 4 Challenge Statements from Austin Energy!
Austin housing cost increases are outpacing household income at a rate of nearly 750%. Over the last 6 years (2010-2016), Austin median family home price has increased 45.25% while median family income has only increased 5.42%. Creating and sustaining affordable housing is complex. What are ways to support stakeholder understanding, education on current Austin data that support affordability in Austin? Click here to read the problem statement in detail.
In May 2017, a group of 15 Texas McCombs MBAs travelled to Denmark to attend a one-week intensive sustainability program at the Copenhagen Business School. In this program the students learned about ways private companies can work with the public sector to improve communities. After a transformative experience in Copenhagen, a couple of creative MBA students decided to take the ideas of sustainability, community and business to launch a Civic Hackathon annual event. Â
Civic hackathons are immersive, human centered design sprints with focused efforts to solve some of the most complex social challenges
A civic hackathon differs from a traditional hackathon by focusing on the issues that impact communities. Though there are elements of technology in each of the proposed solutions, the purpose of a civic hackathon, unlike MBA case competitions or challenges, is to have actionable solutions from an invested community of resources
The "Triple Bottom Line" consists of three Ps: profit, people and planet. Introduced by John Elkington, he asserted that the triple bottom line "measures the financial, social and environmental performance of the corporation over a period of time. Only a company that produces a triple bottom line is taking account of the full cost involved in doing business."1 The triple bottom line is at the heart of this hackathon.
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The 3P Hack is designed to be a high-energy, collaborative event, drawing in participants from the University of Texas and the Austin community at large. Attendees are given challenges to discuss over a two-day period and finalist teams present their solutions to a panel of judges on the second day.
We'd like to thank our sponsors, mentors, judges, presenters and the steering committee comprised of 1st and 2nd year Texas McCombs MBA students, Alana Williams, '18, Taina Telbaldi-Lajara, '19, Jon Tenorio, '19, and Senior Progam Coordinator, Debbie Carney. Lastly, we'd like to thank Teresa Bayer, '18, for designing our logo.