A devthon is a process that blends the principles of design thinking, co-creation, and rapid prototyping into a seamless unified method to trigger innovation.
At the core of it is an event format that brings an interdisciplinary collaborative model to solve challenges and prototype new experiences.
Participants go through different phases like immersion, ideation, design, and prototyping (hacking), leading to a demonstrable proof of concept.
The process differs from to a hackathon due to its emphasis on immersion, discovery, and design.
The different thematic areas that devthons have been organized include safety and security of communities, healthcare, rural livelihood, and smart cities.