Hatch-a-Thon
Duck Creek is excited to launch our second annual Hatch-a-thon at Formation ’24. This year, we will have two tracks that will bring the Duck Creek community together to simplify.
We invite our valued partners to present your hacks, processes, and innovative product solutions that will advance the P&C industry and the Duck Creek Suite!
What’s at Stake
The projects from our finalists will be presented on the mainstage at Formation ’24! These projects will be voted on live during the event to declare the winner of this year’s Hatch-a-thon! The winning team will be recognized onstage at Formation and receive a prize package following the event.
The Challenge
This year, we are Simplifying Complexity at Formation ’24. We challenge you to keep insurance human, find untapped synergy between insurance operations, and integrate technologies that enhance customer experience. Let’s build the future of insurance by simplifying complexity!
The Process
1. Information Session
An information session will be held on February 1, 2024. During this session, we will give an overview of the program and answer questions from attendees.
2. Selection Process
The Duck Creek Hatch-a-thon Review Board will evaluate each submission to determine entry into the tournament. Submitters are encouraged to explain how your project supports one of our business initiatives. Submitters of selected ideas receive selection notification by February 29, 2024.
3. Hatch-a-thon Tournament
The submitter of the selected idea will be responsible for registering their team of 4 for the tournament. This year’s Hatch-a-thon will take place virtually from March 3 to March 29, 2024.
4. Idea Submission
Ideas can be submitted from February 5, 2024, and will close on March 23, 2024. Interested participants are encouraged to submit their idea with pertinent details outlined in the submission board.
5. Project Submissions
Projects must be submitted by 5 PM (EST) on March 29, 2024. The criteria for submission will be given to the teams participating in the tournament.
6. Project Presentations
Teams of selected projects will present their projects to our esteemed judges. The format for the presentations will be given to the teams participating in the tournament.
7. Finalists Selection
The finalists will receive an invitation to Formation ’24 and have their projects presented on stage to the Duck Creed Customer Community.
8. Formation ’24
The finalists will meet and discuss their projects with the Duck Creek Customer Advisory Board. Projects will be presented during the general session at Formation and will be judged by attendees and the Duck Creek Advisory Board. The project with the most votes, will be declared the winner of the Hatch-a-thon!
Formation ‘24
May 21-23, Dallas, Texas
Finalists will showcase their innovative projects to the Duck Creek community at our Hatch-a-thon booth. Attendees will have the ability to evaluate and cast their vote for their favorite project vote. The project with the highest number of votes will be crowned the winner of the Hatch-a-thon!
Judging and Criteria
Innovation
Is your team’s idea novel? How different or original is the idea?
How are tools and technology utilized?
Product Impact
How does this idea enhance or advance products on the Duck Creek platform?
Does it comply with Duck Creek’s development standards?
Business Impact
What impact would this innovation have on businesses, individuals, or the world.
Is the idea realistic?
Execution
Can the project be demonstrated?
How well does the project work?
Innovator Webinar Series
Celebrate the brilliance of innovators within the Duck Creek Community as we spotlight their transformative solutions propelling the insurance industry into the future. Join us in exploring and discussing the remarkable contributions that redefine the landscape of insurance excellence.
ValueMomentum
In this webinar, ValueMomentum showcases what can be built on Duck Creek through their Cognitive Underwriter Virtual Assistant (CUVA). CUVA streamlines underwriting analysis and gathers data from Duck Creek quickly and efficiently through cognitive conversational collaboration.
Exceedance
Watch the replay for this webinar, hosted by Teaqoshawn Nelson, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Duck Creek, on innovation and how SmartAgent.AI provides customers with seamless interaction for policy servicing.
Coforge
In this webinar, Coforge, the winner of our 2023 Hatch-a-thon, showcases what can be built on Duck Creek through their project, Document Delivery Using WhatsApp which empowers customers with easy access to their documents instantly on WhatsApp.
