# Template for running an AI hackathon

Published: 2025-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://wow.pjh.is/journal/ai-hackathon-template

Wade Foster (Zapier) [writes](https://zapier.com/blog/how-zapier-rolled-out-ai/):

> If you do only one thing, run regular hackathons. This is the single highest-leverage action you can take to build AI into your culture.

Zapier's internal template for running a hackathon is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V12gQsz3o8_V6935F3tUlWadg4-Tdj51jeJlEIf3ADw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.g7iglwvtcf61).

See also: [Template for running an LLM workshop](https://wow.pjh.is/journal/llm-workshop-template).