Creative Hackathon: Exploring The New Human

Imaging The New Human in ten years (2036)

What happens when you give artists, designers, coders, and storytellers the same playground — and ask them to imagine what it means to be human in the age of algorithms, biotech, and collective intelligence in ten years (2036) ?

That’s what the CODAME Creative Hackathon is all about.

It’s not a typical tech or design sprint. No rigid rules, no coding prerequisites. Instead, it’s a two-day experiment in co-creation: part art lab, part design studio, part speculative fiction workshop.

Teams form around ideas, not disciplines — building prototypes, performances, installations, and stories that make invisible futures tangible.

From San Francisco to Milan

Born in San Francisco’s creative tech scene, CODAME brings its hackathon spirit to Milan, bridging communities across continents — artists, dreamers, technologists — all co-creating new ways of being human.

Ideas born during the hackathon may grow into full installations showcased during Milano Art Week and Milano Design Week 2026, and beyond — traveling exhibitions, open-source toolkits, residencies.

This Year’s Theme: The New Human

The New Human is not a reset.
It’s an accumulation.

Bodies, cultures, memories, and code evolve together — unevenly, imperfectly, alive.

Technology doesn’t replace us.
It reshapes how we sense, relate, and create.

As some humans are augmented and others remain unplugged:

• What new rituals emerge?

• What fractures appear?

• Where do empathy, creativity, and connection move?

We’ll dive into these questions not by talking, but by making: sketching, coding, performing, sensing, designing.

Call for Mentors

This phase is about building the reef.

We’re looking for mentors who can:

• Share foresight, skills, and inspiration.

• Support interdisciplinary teams in shaping prototypes.

• Act as bridges between communities in Milan, San Francisco, and beyond.

Whether you’re an artist, designer, coder, educator, or provocateur — your voice matters.

Join Us

The Creative Hackathon will take place in Milan, February 2026, exact dates and location to be announced.

Together, we’ll prototype The New Human: layered, adaptive, and beautifully unpredictable.

👉 If you’d like to join as a participant, mentor, or collaborator, submit your interest here:

[🔗 Submit Interest Form]

Stay curious — more details coming soon…