“…Programmers and other actors collaborate horizontally over a short period to conceptualize, develop and present an application prototype or asset that solves a given problem or achieves a stipulated objective (Dwivedi, 2022;Mahmudova, 2022;Seravalli & Simeone, 2016;Briscoe & Mulligan, 2014;Komssi et al, 2014;Rosell, Kumar & Shepherd, 2014). Most of the studies on hackathons present the format and structure of the events and the benefits for the organizer and participants (Pe-Than et al, 2020;Serek et al, 2020;Covic & Manojlovic, 2019). Leveraging hackathons to accelerate open innovation through collaboration has occurred more recently, focusing on collaboration between companies, partners, and other individuals, such as educators (Mehta & Shah, 2022) and students (Naumović et al, 2022).…”