Lifehack Blog
Why LIFEHACK focuses on ‘Improving Youth Wellbeing through Technology’
Recently we launched LIFEHACK Labs – Aotearoa New Zealand’s first social innovation lab. It’s focus through the 5 week experience is to kickstart impact projects to improve youth wellbeing through technology. Why Youth Wellbeing? As many of you will know, LIFEHACK originated from the Prime Minister’s Youth Mental Health project which shined a light on the…
LIFEHACK Labs Vs. Accelerators & Incubators
Many young Kiwis have told us that they want the opportunity to take action to improve wellbeing for friends & whanau. Over 75% of the people we spoke to said they would make space in their life if they were given the opportunity to do something truly impactful. So we created LIFEHACK Labs. As this…
#LifehackSouthland was epic!
Southland has officially been Lifehacked! We’re still somewhere in the clouds after a weekend down in Invercargill working with the good people of Southland who really brought the good when it came to the first Lifehack Weekend in the deep south! With over 55 people, we had a wonderful eclectic mix of skills, backgrounds, talents…
Join the Lifehack Team: Lifehack Labs Co-ordinator
LIFEHACK is recruiting for a Co-ordinator of our new program – New Zealand’s first Social Innovation Lab – LIFEHACK Labs. We’re looking for a highly skilled new member for our team who is keen to help in this pioneering program which seeks to tackle complex social problems. The Labs Co-ordinator will have a great variety…
LIFEHACK team takes 10 to take notice
Here at LIFEHACK HQ, we’ve been working to keep ourselves well, despite a hectic schedule of meetings, events, emails and building for a big middle of the year (more about that soon!). One of the things we keep coming back to is the need to cut through the fuzz of every day life, be more…
Weekly Roundup – 23 April – Social Innovation, Wellbeing Research, Techspiration & Startup News
Welcome to our latest LIFEHACK Hump Day Roundup, where we bring you some quick links and inspiration from around the web focused on Social Innovation, Wellbeing Research, Techspiration & Startup News. You can contribute by getting in touch with LIFEHACK if there’s something you think we should include! Techspiration: Check out this very excellent Wellington-based…
Final Countdown for LIFEHACK Southland. We’re excited, are you?
This year is just flying by – we’re one month out from our first LIFEHACK Southland event, and we’re so excited. We’re looking forward to a weekend of good fun and doing good, and we want you there. Here’s how you can help: 1. We need / really really really want you to sign up,…
Hump Day Roundup – 16 April
Welcome to our latest LIFEHACK Hump Day Roundup, where we bring you some quick links and inspiration from around the web which we’ve been reading each week. You can contribute by getting in touch with LIFEHACK if there’s something you think we should include! Global: Check out the very excellent MindYourMind who recently got in…
Customer Discovery: How To Interview (Potential) Users
Customer & User Discovery is a vital stage of project development. We know from the fantastic research carried out by Startup Genome that if we skip any of the startup development path stages (below) that our projects or startups are almost 75% more likely to fail. Therefore Customer Discovery is one of the most important steps in…
Hump Day Roundup – 09-04-14
Welcome to our first LIFEHACK Hump Day Roundup, where we bring you some quick links and inspiration from around the web which we’ve been reading each week. You can contribute by getting in touch with LIFEHACK if there’s something you think we should include! Inspiration: Want some inspiration as to what’s possible with Technology and…
Christchurch gets Lifehacked!
48 HOURS OF CREATIVITY ROCKS CHRISTCHURCH The LIFEHACK Weekends of 2014 took flight at the beginning of March with the aim of supporting local innovators and wellbeing causes by putting the call out to dreamers, doers and thinkers to unleash their skills on the projects for a weekend. The line up included a diverse range…
#Connect14 – LIFEHACK in Melbourne
In February, we were lucky to get the chance to attend #Connect14. Connect 2014 was a conference which brought together young people and researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from Young and Well CRC’s not-for-profit, academic, government and corporate partners, with a focus on youth wellbeing and technology. Connect 2014 was a meeting of the most influential minds…
FINAL CALL for Lifehack West Coast
FINAL CALL! On Saturday 29th March (this weekend!) we kick off 48 hours of Creativity in Greymouth for a coast-wide celebration & do-athon for local causes working on wellbeing projects. We’ve been gathering bright minds to unleash their skills on several awesome causes (read more about them here). We’ve got a couple of spots left…
LIFEHACK HEADS FOR THE WEST COAST!
Te Waipounamu is getting a second dose of Lifehacking, straight off the back of the Christchurch weekend! SAVE THE DATE: 29 & 30 March That’s right, in less than a month, we’ll be landing at Tai Poutini Polytechnic in Greymouth | Māwhera for another festival of creativity. So, whether you’re a Dreamer, a Maker or a…
Please Be Kind To Yourself & Other People
The team at LIFEHACK was sad to hear that Charlotte Dawson was found dead today after a battle with depression, partly this seems to have been caused by recent online bullying. The story of Charlotte Dawson typifies the incredibly sad tale which continues around the world, and sometimes results in similarly devastating outcomes. For the…
