Wednesday 24 June · 8:30am–4:00pm. One day. Teams of four. From a blank page to a live product — built with AI. This guide gets you set up before you arrive so we can start fast.
Do this at home before Wednesday. No phones on the day — so accounts must be ready to go. One laptop between two, so coordinate with your partner.
OpenAI's AI assistant — your main thinking, writing and research partner for the day.
Create a free account at chatgpt.com.
Tip: You'll use this in most sprints — get it set up first.
Microsoft's AI — sign in with your school Outlook account.
Use your existing school login at copilot.microsoft.com — nothing new to create.
Google's AI — great for research and images.
Needs a Google account at gemini.google.com.
Easy design for slides, posters, and pitch materials.
Use code GOODWITHAI to redeem Canva access.
Tip: Great for your final pitch deck.
Builds real websites and apps from plain English.
Use our invite link for ~100 free credits.
Tip: Perfect for turning your idea into a live web app.
✅ Before Wednesday: ChatGPT account made · Optional tools explored · Laptop charged · Partnered up with someone who has the other accounts.
You'll use AI to research a real problem, design a solution, and build a working product — a web app, landing page, or prototype — then pitch it live to judges. No coding experience needed. AI does the heavy lifting; you bring the ideas.
Investigate a real problem and find the opportunity.
Brainstorm and pressure-test with AI, build a simple plan.
Use AI tools to build a real product in hours.
3-minute pitch with a live demo of what you built.
The best products solve real problems. Here are eight worth thinking about — but bring your own too. Come with one or two that fire you up.
The UK is banning under-16s from TikTok, Snap, Insta and more. What replaces it — online and offline?
Tools to help students revise smarter and stay calm.
Tonnes of food gets binned. Build something that cuts it.
How to help people, communities or schools cope with extreme weather.
AI solutions to help students learn better, faster, or more fairly.
AI for growing more food with less land, water or waste.
Connect people who are isolated — elderly, new students, anyone.
Make a frustrating public service (GP booking, council forms) simple and human.