Producthon starts in :
What is Producthon?
Producthon is a weekend-long design challenge where participants will design an app that solves an important problem in a given space.
This year, Producthon is open to all college students in the Boston area!
Sign up and let’s get building!
Event Details
📅 February 6-8, 2026 (3 days)
⏰ February 6 (5pm–9pm) February 7 (1pm-5pm) February 8 (11am-5pm)
📍 Friday - Cabot Intercultural Center (302 ASEAN Auditorium), 160 Packard Avenue
📍 Saturday - Joyce Cumming Center (Room 270), 177 College Ave
Why join Producthon?
The Experience
A weekend where Tufts beginners and builders come together to explore UI/UX, product management, and bring new ideas to life.
The People
Meet and work with students across design, product, marketing, software, and research.
The Learning
Take an idea from 0 → 1 with your team, and learn product and design fundamentals through workshops and info sessions.
The Freebies!
Enjoy three free meals, Producthon stickers, and prizes for winners across our three tracks.
Theme : Accessibility in Everyday Systems
We have two tracks this year!
01
Financial Resources
How might we help residents find and apply for financial help quickly and clearly?
02
Civic Transparency
How might we make government information easy to see, understand, and respond to?
Producthon Schedule
Friday, 6th Feb
Location: Cabot Center 302 ASEAN Auditorium
5:00 PM
Check in
6:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
6:15 PM
Keynote Speaker
6:30 PM
Theme Reveal
6:40 PM
Team Formation
+ Q&A
7:00 PM
Dinner Break + Networking + Start of Producthon
Office hours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, 7th Feb
Location: JCC 270
Sunday, 8th Feb
Location: JCC 170
11:00 AM
PROJECT DUE (Link to Submit Elevator Pitch)
11:30 AM
Round 1 Virtual Judging
1:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 PM
Round 2 Top 8 Announcement
3:00 PM
Round 2 Judging
(IN PERSON)
5:30 PM
Awards + Closing Ceremony
Keynote Speaker and Judges
We’re grateful to the judges and speakers who take the time to mentor, teach, and support our teams throughout Producthon! They bring hands-on experience in product, design, and strategy to help teams learn, build, and grow.
Meet Justyna Orlowska, our Keynote Speaker!
Our keynote speaker Justyna recently graduated with a masters from Princeton University in 2024 in Public Policy. She currently works as a Business Relationship Manager at DoIT, is the Founder of the Res Futuro Foundation, and has received multiple accolades, including being featured in Forbes 30 under 30.
Justyna carries a multitude of experiences combining tech, government, and education. Her previous experiences include working with the government of Poland, even serving as the advisor to the Prime Minister of Poland in 2018, and working within finance as an analyst for EY and Capital One.
We’re super excited to have Justyna join us for Producthon this year!
Meet our Wonderful Judges: Martina, Jessica, Yulia, and Kate!
Martina Tan - UX Designer @MO
Martina Tan is a UX designer and artist who applies curiosity, care, and collaboration to make organizations and digital services more sustainable and human-centered. Through Martina's experiences in civic tech, EdTech, and non-profit spaces, she cultivates a passion for service design, equity-centered design, and strategy in both herself and others.
Jessica Pang - Senior User Experience Designer @Centene Corporation
Jessica Pang is a passionate gamer and UI/UX professional who has designed more than 100 digital products throughout a 10+ year career. Jessica specializes in the conceptualization, execution, and launch of software products across industries that balance user data, business needs, and best practices.
Yulia Dumov - UX Designer @Tufts University
Yulia Dumov is an experienced UX/UI designer with a proven record of delivering user-centered interfaces, data-driven sustainable solutions, and a strategic thinking methodology.
Kathleen (Kate) Goodin - Senior Content Designer @Chewy
Kate Goodin is an experienced content professional with a strong background in editorial management and content design across various platforms. Kate's key roles include Managing Editor at Parenting.com, where Kate oversaw editorial operations and produced high-profile content, and Senior Content Designer at Chewy, focusing on UX writing and content strategy.
Collaborations + Partnerships
Producthon is graciously sponsored by the Tufts Derby Entrepreneurship Center.
The award-winning Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts (DEC) is where entrepreneurial leaders bring ideas to life at Tufts. DEC works to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset among Tufts students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community through undergraduate academic programs, hands-on learning experiences, and equity-free funding through competitions, prizes, internships, and awards. Check out their upcoming events here.
We are also super happy to share that this semester, we’ll be providing participants with free Red Bull drinks, courtesy to a collaboration with Red Bull.
You can find this product stationed with us on Friday at 5pm and Sunday as early as 10:30 am. Be sure to stop by these Red Bull stations and say hi!
Past Winners’ Presentations
Each Producthon, teams spend the weekend learning, building, and refining their ideas. These winners stood out for how they combined user insight, design, and product strategy into compelling final pitches.
Here are some of the amazing teams who’ve built and pitched at Producthon 👇
🏆 Spring 2025 Winners
1st Place: Rooted
2nd Place: Marketly
3rd Place: Lettuce Cook
⭐️ Spring 2025 Honorable Mentions
Stay Updated During Producthon!
All Producthon details, schedules, and resources live on our Notion page. This is a live hub that we’ll update throughout the event, so make sure to read through it carefully.
For real-time announcements, reminders, and quick questions, join our Slack channel to stay in the loop.
If anything feels confusing or overwhelming, feel free to message June or Jersey (Co-Presidents) on Slack — we’re always happy to help.
> Access the Producthon Notion Page
> Join the Producthon Slack Channel