Calling all blockchain and interaction design aficionados looking to beat the heat next weekend for a cause! On July 27–29, the City of Austin and Dell Medical School will host a blockchain challenge at the City of Austin Innovation Office. …

Austin’s unique brand of civic innovation — “A meal in Austin simply isn’t complete without a thick, creamy queso set to be emptied with more tortilla chips than anyone should reasonably consume.” — Thrillist “Queso is the Tex-Mex fuel that Austinites run on.” — austin.eater.com “…queso is Austin’s liquid gold.” — Austinot (they also taunt that you’re…

Critics will tell you that hackathons can fail to realize sustainable outcomes beyond relationship and skills building. Often, the full landscape of problems aren’t clarified before a solution is developed. Those solutions may not have resources dedicated to supporting them after the hackathon. …