BNY Service Design Jam 2026

About BNY Service Design Jam 2026: BNY Service Design Jam, organised by Bank of New York, is a collaborative, intensive hackathon focused on creating innovative solutions through action-oriented design. Rather than lengthy discussions, the emphasis is on researching, ideating, and rapidly prototyping ideas. This jam centers on user-driven problem solving, where teams engage directly with real users to uncover pain points and develop practical, testable solutions. The process fosters experiential learning and innovation, encouraging creativity, iteration, and the application of design thinking principles in real-world scenarios. Event Dates: 3rd Jan 2026 Team Guidelines: Preferred: 3 - 6 members per team Team members should be from varied engineering and/or management disciplines Inter-college teams are allowed Max. 3 teams will be taken per college, if all members are of the same college Compulsary: All team members should be 2nd year students or above All participants should be part of only one team The final call of whether a team qualifies or not will be of the BNY team only. On-the-spot registrations may also be opened at the venue if deemed necessary by the BNY team.