This year, the hackathon will be organized around the theme of Unlocking Human Capital

Barriers to using inclusive data

Sponsored by: Microsoft
Many datasets fail to include representative information, excluding women, people of color, the elderly, and disabled individuals. Sometimes this is deliberate, and other times it is due to difficulty in finding individuals who can provide this data. How can we determine the goodness of a data source, and what are nontraditional sources we can use?

Professional consultation for small urm-owned businesses

Sponsored by: Wayfair
URM-owned small businesses face several barriers to receiving services, and have been hit the hardest since the pandemic. How can large companies leverage their employees and their skills to provide support to these businesses and foster their growth?

Retaining diverse talent

Sponsored by: Bain
Many companies have prioritized building talent pipelines that are now in danger, as the "Great Resignation" sweeps the country. How can companies ensure this does not impact the progress made towards recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce?

Connecting and belonging in a new world

Sponsored by: MIT Sloan Student Life Office
It can be difficult for people to create connections outside of their team, cohort, or tribe, especially in a pressure-cooker system like MIT. How can we foster a community identity and bonds within such a diverse, stressed-out, and siloed population?

What’s it really like to work there?

Sponsored by: MIT Sloan Career Development Office
Companies like Glassdoor or informational interviews can start to help us understand what a potential workplace is like, but oftentimes we are faced with harsh realities when we start work. How can career offices leverage the insights from students and alumni on what companies are really like to understand their DEI values and actions?