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<p>Social sciences, particularly business and management, are now adopting hackathons, traditionally used in IT, to enhance entrepreneurship skills. These co-creative activities, lasting one or two days, involve teams generating ideas or facing challenges. In this study, the term Climathon is used to refer to a sustainability-focused hackathon or ideathon, i.e., a short-term, challenge-based event where interdisciplinary teams collaboratively develop solutions to real-world problems under time constraints. Climathons aim to empower citizens to combat climate change through local activation and collaboration. This study examines the short-term educational, behavioural, and entrepreneurial associations of a Climathon in relation to sustainable entrepreneurial mindsets. Two Climathons were held in Greece in 2023, Lavrio and Agia Paraskevi, to assess the perceived effects of these events. A self-assessment survey was developed and disseminated, with the Climathon participants seeking to provide answers to three research questions: first, whether a Climathon can be utilised as a mechanism to improve awareness and motivate participants to embrace sustainable practices, second, which green and entrepreneurial skills are activated during a Climathon, and third, the extent to which Climathons influence entrepreneurial intentions and learning pathways towards sustainability-oriented careers. Results indicated an increased participants’ comprehension of sustainability after taking part in the Climathon. The study also found that awards and team leadership experience were significant predictors of sustainability education, which could impact workforce development and corporate training. Problem-solving skills were found to be non-significantly associated with sustainability education. Improving one soft skill could be associated with the development of additional talents, such as time management and collaboration. Finally, the study identified operational gaps in organising ideathons and suggested areas where future Climathons should focus, such as workshops, team challenges, and solution-creation sessions over expert talks.</p>

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The Climathon as an Experiential Learning Environment for Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Education

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    2026年7月20日

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  • Lydia Papadaki,
  • Phoebe Koundouri

摘要

Social sciences, particularly business and management, are now adopting hackathons, traditionally used in IT, to enhance entrepreneurship skills. These co-creative activities, lasting one or two days, involve teams generating ideas or facing challenges. In this study, the term Climathon is used to refer to a sustainability-focused hackathon or ideathon, i.e., a short-term, challenge-based event where interdisciplinary teams collaboratively develop solutions to real-world problems under time constraints. Climathons aim to empower citizens to combat climate change through local activation and collaboration. This study examines the short-term educational, behavioural, and entrepreneurial associations of a Climathon in relation to sustainable entrepreneurial mindsets. Two Climathons were held in Greece in 2023, Lavrio and Agia Paraskevi, to assess the perceived effects of these events. A self-assessment survey was developed and disseminated, with the Climathon participants seeking to provide answers to three research questions: first, whether a Climathon can be utilised as a mechanism to improve awareness and motivate participants to embrace sustainable practices, second, which green and entrepreneurial skills are activated during a Climathon, and third, the extent to which Climathons influence entrepreneurial intentions and learning pathways towards sustainability-oriented careers. Results indicated an increased participants’ comprehension of sustainability after taking part in the Climathon. The study also found that awards and team leadership experience were significant predictors of sustainability education, which could impact workforce development and corporate training. Problem-solving skills were found to be non-significantly associated with sustainability education. Improving one soft skill could be associated with the development of additional talents, such as time management and collaboration. Finally, the study identified operational gaps in organising ideathons and suggested areas where future Climathons should focus, such as workshops, team challenges, and solution-creation sessions over expert talks.