# Hackathons Can Be Healthy

DevFeed: [Hackathons Can Be Healthy](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hackathons-can-be-healthy-27380.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/healthy-hackathons.htm>)

Author: Khan Academy

Published: 2016-07-11T22:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Khan Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/khan-academy.md>)

Topics: [Hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hackathon.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [eng-leads](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eng-leads.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [hackathon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackathon.md>), [hackathons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackathons.md>), [inclusive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inclusive.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

Khan Academy describes its twice-yearly internal hackathons and the benefits of collaboration, creativity, team bonding, morale, and learning. The article also explains how the company adapted its hackathon format to be more inclusive, sustainable, and healthy.

## Source excerpt

By Tom Yedwab As an organization whose raison d'être is learning - we in fact have a campaign ... Read more