Own the outcome
Committed
We care about the objective as much as our clients do—and stay close enough to make the work genuinely useful.
About Hackworks
We believe the best ideas are made together.
Hackworks brings structure, energy, and expertise to the moments when organizations need people to think differently—and act on it.
Our origin
Born from a hackathon success story.
Hackworks emerged in 2015 from XMG Studio, where an internal 48-hour hackathon produced a mobile game downloaded millions of times.
After producing the Great Canadian Appathon and the Government of Canada’s first affiliated hackathon, the demand was clear: organizations wanted a partner who could turn collaborative innovation into a repeatable, meaningful capability.
Today, our work spans sectors, formats, and geographies—but the principle remains the same. Bring the right people together around the right question, and remarkable things happen.
What guides us
High standards. Low ego. No one-size-fits-all.
The work is energetic, but never improvised. These principles shape how we design, decide, and show up alongside every client.
Stay curious
Inventive
We keep improving how people collaborate, learn, and turn possibilities into something real.
Design for reality
Adaptable
Every organization, audience, and challenge deserves a design built for its actual context.
Sweat the details
Excellent
Big ideas still depend on thoughtful details, calm delivery, and disciplined follow-through.
Have a challenge in mind?
Let’s make something move.
Tell us what your organization is trying to solve, change, or learn. We’ll help shape the right program.
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