AI for Housing Innovation - Prep Design Session for WSTI AI Hackathon

Part of the WSTI AI Summit & Hackathon. This workshop is a key preparation session for the upcoming WSTI AI Summit and Hackathon. We are bringing together community members, AI-enthusiasts-makers, and housing professionals for a multi-week initiative to develop real-world solutions. This workshop is designed to help you shape your ideas and find your team before the 10-12 April hackathon begins.

What we're doing: In this interactive 2.5-hour session, we'll use the 'Double Diamond' design approach to move from broad housing challenges to focused AI and App concepts. Whether you're a developer, a designer, a housing professional, or a community member, your perspective and ideas are what make the solution work.

By the end of the night, every team will have a structured, hackathon-ready concept—complete with a defined problem and solution description to give your MVP direction—ready for a rapid 2-day build in April.

The Details: When: Thursday, 19 March | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. Where: Western Sydney Startup Hub - Spacecubed (Building C104, 5 Fleet Street, North Parramatta). Who: WSTI community members, AI-enthusiasts-makers, and housing professionals.

Why join? If you're considering joining the 10-12 April hackathon, this workshop will give you the clarity and momentum you need. Come prepared to collaborate and turn real-world challenges into practical AI solutions.

Connect to the WSTI's AI Summit & Hackathon: This workshop is one of several hands-on events in the Western Sydney AI Innovation Summit & Hackathon (February–April 2026). Whether you're new to AI or already exploring, this can be your entry point. Participants are encouraged to continue the journey through Weekly AI Project Hub sessions (every Thursday evening at Western Sydney Startup Hub), the April Hackathon on 11th, 12th April — a 2-day intensive where teams build AI-powered solutions for real Western Sydney challenges, and the Demo & Pitch Night finale on 30th April — showcase your work to investors, community and government leaders. Learn more at ai-summit.au.

This event and the whole AI Summit & Hackathon program have been supported by Investment NSW.

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