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Welcome to Impact Challenge

Cognite Hub Community Challenge 2025

Ready to turn uncertainty into opportunity? The Impact Challenge is your chance to explore how Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) can solve real business challenges, inspire innovation, and accelerate digital transformation in your organization.

Whether you’re building user-friendly tools, scaling CDF adoption, wanting to drive more business impact, or breaking down data silos, this no-code hackathon is for you. Join a community of thinkers, doers, and changemakers—all passionate about making a real impact.

Who Is It For?

This hackathon is open to all Cognite customers, partners, and community members who are eager to:

Drive digital transformation
Solve real-world business challenges
Extend the business impact of their existing CDF investment
Collaborate and grow with a like-minded community

Why We’re Doing This

We believe innovation happens best when we work together. The Impact Challenge is about:

Co-creating value with our customers and partners
Deepening engagement within the Cognite Hub community
Gaining insights into your needs and challenges
Celebrating creativity and impact
Building a strong digital transformation community with you at the heart of it

By joining this hackathon, you're not just solving problems—you’re helping us build a connected, forward-thinking community that shapes the future of digital transformation.

Join the Challenge Group

The Challenge

Maximize the impact of your current investments. We’re looking for creative, no-code concepts and ideas that show how to leverage CDF to:

Drive digital transformation across teams
Deliver measurable business value
Build a truly data-driven organization
Utilize data to drive flexibility and clarity for operations

Let’s see how far we can go with the tools we already have—and how CDF can unlock even more.

What We’re Looking For

No-code ideas that:

Make it easier to adopt CDF and go data-driven
Scale across teams and use cases
Help businesses gain more flexibility to respond to the dynamic business environment

Why Join?

Share your ideas and concepts and get expert mentorship to grow them
Be part of building Cognite’s digital transformation community
Get the chance to present your work at the Impact Conference in Houston

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Impact Challenge Timeline

Kickoff and Ideas

May 12 - June 12

Registration, team formation, idea submission

Social Voting

Jun 13 - Jun 22

Vote to select the top 10 ideas

Mentorship and Dev

Jun 23 - Aug 14

Mentors support teams; solutions finalized

Submission & Judging

Aug 15 - Aug 30

Final submissions; judges select winners

Announcement

Sep 1 - Sep 10

Winners will be officially announced

How It Works

Join the Impact Challenge Group on Cognite Hub
Form a team & brainstorm your idea
Submit your idea – shown anonymously with a nickname
Social Voting – community votes for their favorite ideas
Top 10 Selection – highest-voted ideas move forward
Mentorship – Top 10 get guidance from Cognite mentors
Top 3 Winners – chosen by our expert committee

Once you're in the group, we'll guide you step-by-step. You’re not alone—we’re here to help!

Your Contribution Matters

By taking on these challenges, you can:

Accelerate digital transformation in your organization
Drive adoption with simple, scalable tools
Establish yourself as a leader in innovation
Be part of building Cognite’s digital transformation community

Join the Impact Challenge, bring your ideas to life, and help shape the future of digital transformation - together.

Prizes and Perks

First Place

Present your idea at the Impact Conference in Houston
Free ticket for the Impact Conference in Houston
Community voting to potentially implement your idea
Spotlight in our Cognite Hub and company newsletter
Special community badge

Second and Third Place

Free ticket for the Impact Conference in Houston
Gift cards + Cognite swag
Recognition in the Cognite Hub newsletter
Community badge

Top 10 Finalists

Mentoring from Cognite experts
Exclusive community perks

For All Participants

Extra points and a special community badge on the leaderboard

Bonus Award

Early Bird Submissions: Get rewarded for submitting early!

Evaluation Criteria

Impact & Scalability (40%)

How clearly does the solution address a real challenge with potential for wide-reaching impact?
Can it be scaled beyond the prototype — locally, nationally, or across different contexts?
Does the project show potential to grow and make a long-term difference?

Extraction of Strategic Value with CDF (35%)

How well does the solution align with CDF’s mission and goals?
Can it leverage existing CDF investments or partnerships?
Does it offer opportunities to strengthen CDF as a data-driven and learning-focused organization?

Feasibility & Execution (25%)

Is the idea realistic and implementable with available resources?
Is there a clear plan, and does the team have the capacity or a pathway to bring it to life?
How well was the concept developed, prototyped, or communicated?

Cognite Mentors

We’re thrilled to share that a panel of Cognite experts and community leaders will be joining the Impact Challenge as mentors and judges!

They’ll be here to guide you, share thoughtful feedback, and help you sharpen your ideas with practical, real-world advice. Whether you're just getting started or refining your concept, you’ll be supported every step of the way—with plenty of encouragement and a touch of fun too.

After the first round of social voting, the top 10 ideas will be matched with Cognite mentors to take things to the next level.

Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing the judging committee right here on Cognite Hub very soon!