What to bring to the Jam

Mostly, bring yourself, an open mind, and ability to build (and not talk)... but you will need the following.

Required (at least one of each item required per team)

• Laptop (Note: we will have 5 or 6 government-issued laptops on hand and will provide these to teams for the WiFi connection.. but if you have any fancy programs/apps you need access to in order to build prototypes, please bring them!) tablet, phone, flash drive, etc.
• Cords, cables and dongles for charging/uploading your work
• Camera for photos, video recording (a tripod, if you have one, is helpful, too)
• Pens, markers, sketch book or notebooks

Don’t forget!

• Water bottles, reusable mugs/cups (go green!)
• Business cards

Prototyping Materials

What is a Prototype? A prototype serves to provide specifications for a real, working system rather than a theoretical one. For example, a prototype can be a physical item (new device, adaptations of existing things); a recording of actors showing how a service might be executed; a clickable interface; a paper storyboard/sketch where test users can touch or indicate what they want to do.

So bring materials like...

• Old magazines and newspapers
• Legos, Play-Doh, Barbies (toys make great tools for prototyping!)
• Hats, glasses, wigs, clothes, and everyday items (also great tools for prototyping! Think about role play and acting out a user experience...)
• Aluminum foil, plastic wrap
• Popsicle sticks
• Cardboard boxes, box cutter, scissors
• Markers, pens, crayons (things for sketching and drawing)
• Containers of all shapes and sizes, any material
• Velcro tape, glue guns, wire, tie wraps, safety pins (things for attaching parts)
• Whatever you can think of - be creative!

Other things to do ASAP

Sign up for GovJam HQ!
If you haven't already, please create an account with the GovJam Headquarters. You will need to log into this site, join the Toronto Jam, and create project teams here. You'll also upload (early and often!) all your sketches, notes, photos, and other supporting documents/materials to this page.

Sign into GovJam's ideas platform & keep a tab open for it!
You should be sent  an invitation to join the site by tomorrow morning. Sign in and put in a brief description of your proposed solution to your challenge question, once you have it. (Tip: Use the Project Brief info to describe your solution - it should be complete by end of day tomorrow).

We'll use this site during the Jam, and after the Jam, to continue building on the prototypes teams come up with.

That's it! See you all again soon.