Bringing disruptive technologies through out-of-the-box thinking
EUROCONTROL’s 2016 Hackathon
Benjamin Cramet ARTAS Maintenance Manager
07/03/2017
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To make something new out of the old
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• Asterix has been around for 25 years
• Still facing the same problem
• There is as many Asterix decoder as there is Radarist
• Grab innovation
Yet another Asterix decoder
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Go back to our Engineers root
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Where do you have fresh mind, unbiased,
knowing the latest technologies ?
What is an hackathon ?
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Bringing disruptive technologies through out-of-the-box thinking
Yes, but what is it really…
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Research – Innovation capture
Recruitment exercise
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How we did it ?
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Recipe:
•Got a business Problem
•Put Fresh mind in a room
•Shake that up
•Wait a bit that it cooks
Voila, got solutions to your problem…
Expected outcomes
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• Have the basis for a new operational software module
• Gather ideas as no team will have all good ideas
• Build the Reference in Asterix decoding
• Have fun with colleagues
• Show that it is possible in any organisation
What did we get ?
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• Have the basis for a new operational software module
• Gather ideas as no team will have all good ideas
• Build the Reference in Asterix decoding
• Have fun with colleagues
• Show that it is possible in any organisation
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Key ideas grabbed during the hackathon
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How do you define success ? The stats slide
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32 competitors 11 teams
More than 15 nationalities Coming from all over Europe
40 hours competition Gathering 6 divisions of Eurocontrol
16,000 visits to the website
How do you define success: Number of smile ?
Got what we needed - Conclusion
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• Find a new technological basis
• Gather ideas and key concept to be implemented
• Create links with Students to capture innovation now and in the future
• Have fun with colleagues
• Draw attention of Talents toward our organisation
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