Simple Serve

Technology and Human Services Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood. Do what you say, then do it again, even better. We need your dreams, but we also need your deeds. –Seth Godin The Code for Princeton  #hackathon  is already making a difference in the lives of people. Princeton community members, coders, organizers and interested people came together to contribute to the cause of building something of great value for the community. Hackathons happen in a space that is driven by individuals. It is for the community and it is the motivation of the individuals. It is in that sense voluntary and not-for profit. The end result is pure enhancement of a product or a service with no monetary gain. In that sense they are a pursuit of excellence without a tangible award in return. So why did it become a success? A better question still is- why did the community want to participate? The simple answer is that we are