Disrupted

Yesterday we wrapped up the 2026 Ambiki Hackathon!

This year’s challenge was “Disrupt Ambiki.” Teams had two days to imagine a wildly different, slightly unhinged version of Ambiki that was bold enough to challenge our assumptions while still fitting our mission. No code or prototype was required. The goal was simply to think bigger and bring the idea to life.

Huge congratulations to the Yellow Team (Charlotte, Kaylee, Patrick, and Joaquin) for taking home the win, and to Kaylee Janes, who was named our Hackathon MVP! Their vision for Kiki Assists was hilariously presented as a transmission from the future.

A special thank-you to our judges, who generously gave their time, attention, and feedback: Bailey Morgan, CCC-SLP, David R. (Dave) Hanson, Dave Brinkman, Israel Montano, M.A. CCC-SLP, Jodi Sullivan, Travis Dailey, Kristen Alberico, M.S., CCC-SLP, Lauren Ozuah, and Vincent Livoti.

In the past, we have invited customers to judge, which has been awesome and a great way for them to learn more about our team. This year, however, we did not want teams worrying about potentially raising customer expectations around ideas that were intentionally a little out there. Instead, we brought in some fantastic non-customers to help us judge.

We may or may not have discovered the exact thing we should build next, and that’s fine. The best part of a hackathon is the team building: getting to see what amazing things teams can do in a short period of time, the creativity, and the laughter.

Proud of this team!

Ambiki Hackathon ’26 poster designed like a vinyl record sleeve on a bright red background, with a grid of grey line-art faces and banners reading “Dare to be different,” “Dare to be disruptive,” “Dare to be distinctive,” and “Dare to be daring.”
Presentation slide for Ambiki University introducing “The Teaching Loop, where the next generation of therapists learns the job,” with a caption about students treating real patients while learning to become clinicians.
Mockup of a “Your practice” summary screen with plain-language alerts about a jump in denials, a spike in missed and canceled sessions, and growing family balances.
Slide titled “Ambiki 2026 Hackathon Act II: How it all plays out” introducing MyAmbiki: one product, four roles, with photos representing practice owners, therapists, patients and family, and front desk admin.
Glitchy, rainbow-distorted video still reading “Incoming Televid Transmission” from the Yellow Team’s Kiki Assists presentation from the future.
Zoom grid of the Ambiki team and judges celebrating at the end of the hackathon, several with their hands in the air.
Zoom grid of the Ambiki team and judges watching the final hackathon presentations.