Hackathons & Challenges

Turn real problems into tested possibilities.

Nexus brings challenge owners, builders, experts and users together to explore problems quickly — and carry the strongest work beyond the event.

Challenge ecosystem

From problem definition to pilot pick.

01Discover

Challenge Bank

A growing collection of meaningful problems that need fresh thinking and capable teams.

02Frame

Submit a Challenge

Shape a clear brief around a real need, useful context and achievable outcomes.

03Build

Upcoming Hackathons

Focused events that bring diverse skills together around shared challenges.

04Continue

Teams & Projects

Keep promising teams and prototypes visible after the initial sprint.

05Progress

Winners & Pilot Pick

Recognise strong work and select concepts with a credible route to further testing.

Challenge pathway

Frame well, build fast, continue what works.

  1. 01

    Define

    Turn a broad problem into a challenge with users, context and useful boundaries.

  2. 02

    Assemble

    Bring together varied skills, lived experience and domain knowledge.

  3. 03

    Build

    Explore, prototype and test the riskiest parts of the idea.

  4. 04

    Select

    Assess usefulness, evidence, feasibility and potential for impact.

  5. 05

    Pilot

    Give the strongest concepts a next owner, a test environment and clear outcomes.

Your next move

Have a challenge worth opening up?

Bring Nexus a real problem, an engaged owner and the appetite to act on what a team discovers.

Start a challenge brief