My company has a week long hackathon every 8 weeks. I'm new to the company and so have not participate in one yet. But in asking about them they are seen as ver

My company has a week long hackathon every 8 weeks. I'm new to the company and so have not participate in one yet. But in asking about them they are seen as very positive. Many hackathon ideas make it into the product (some have been absolute game changers) or improve company processes/tools, they make the developers happy, and give an outlet for where more interesting and/or controversial ideas can get a chance to air.