A kick-off activates a team for a new project or year: inspiration, direction, energy. A hackathon goes a step further: teams actively work on a concrete challenge and deliver an outcome.
A kick-off is a starting shot, a hackathon is a sprint. They can complement each other: use a hackathon as a creative component within a multi-day kick-off.
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