What was
Building 20?
Building 20 was a temporary building built on the campus of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). It originally housed the Rad Lab (Radiation Laboratory). After the Rad Lab was shut down, the Building 20 space became a “magical incubator” for small MIT programs and research for 55 years.
What is
building_20?
Inspired by the original Building 20, building_20 was created as a start-up organisation within Dimension Data that aims to challenge the way we think, work, create, and help our clients.
building_20 is about how each creative, unique and capable person can shape the Dimension Data of tomorrow. By using concepts like code, automation and DevOps, we can free ourselves from the mundane, and focus on what will really make a difference.
building_20 is not just a team, building_20 is a community shaping the future of Dimension Data.
What does
building_20
stand for?
Collaboration
Relentless Optimization
HackerEthic
The essence of a ‘hack’ is that it is done quickly and is often inelegant, but accomplishes the desired goal without significant system changes.
What does building_20 team & community do?
We improve the way we work by using technology to solve problems. We have filled the toolbox with different tools like code, platforms and good old fashioned common sense. Using the right tool where it makes sense is key; After all, you wouldn’t use a wrench to hammer in a nail, would you?
Hacking at problems is what it is all about.
building_20 events
building_20 organises a variety of events targeted at spurring on creativity, learning and collaboration while not forgetting to have fun. Some of you might have attended our HackFests. If you haven’t yet, check out our video below!
Watch this space for HackFest_2020.1 and other events!
The
building_20
team
