Hopes:
- •Governance
- •Sustainability
- •Privacy
- •Who makes the calls?
- •taking care of our planet
- •Who owns the data?
Saturday 8 August 2026 · Culver City
One day.Impact shipped.
On August 8, 2026, builders gathered in Culver City to apply AI to problems that matter. Explore their projects and the challenges that shaped the day.
- When
- Sat 8 Aug · 10a–4p
- Where
- Robertson Triangle
- Team size
- Up to 4
- Projects submitted
- 17
Where this came from
The room already told us
On 24 July, a room of LA creatives sat down with one question — what does AI mean for my job? These are their cards, transcribed exactly as written. Today we build against them.
LA Claude Conversations Community Wall
Original event program · August 8, 2026
The schedule, challenges, prizes and attendee offers below describe the completed event. They are preserved for reference.
Three problems. Pick one.
Two come from partner organisations with real users behind them. The third is yours to define.
Track 1
Creative work under pressure
Creative work in LA is being repriced and restructured, and the people it is happening to have less information about it than the people doing it to them.
The brief
The full brief — what the room wrote, what people said, and the openings worth building into — is on the track page.
Track 2
The decisions above your job
Whether people can afford to work here is decided in rooms most of them will never see — and by the time a decision is visible, it is already a bill.
The brief
The full brief — what the room wrote, what people said, and the openings worth building into — is on the track page.
Your call
Wildcard
Got your own problem worth solving? Bring it.
The brief
Define your own challenge. Same criteria apply — you just have to convince the room the problem is real.
How the day runs
Six hours, start to demo
Doors at 10:00 AM, submissions close at 2:25 PM, demos at 2:30 PM, wrapped by 4:00 PM.
- 0110:00 AMDoors open
Coffee, snacks, and time to set up your workspace.
- 0210:30 AMWelcome & problem brief
Hosts, the room, and the three challenge tracks.
- 0310:45 AMTeam formation
Find your team — up to 4 people — and pick a track.
- 0411:00 AM – 1:00 PMBuilding
Heads down. Community mentors circulate.
- 051:00 PMLunch
Delivered. Eat, take a breath, compare notes.
- 061:30 PM – 2:25 PMBuilding continues
Final push. Get your demo working and your story tight.
- 072:25 PMSubmissions close
Hard deadline. Get your project in — the form or the MCP server, either works.
- 082:30 PM – 3:30 PMDemos
Each team shows the room what they built.
- 093:30 PMJudging
The panel deliberates while the room decompresses.
- 103:40 PMInterviews & closing
Winners announced, post-demo interviews, and where this goes next.
- 114:00 PMWrap
Pack up. See you at the next one.
The vibe
Small enough that you'll know what every team is building. Writers, designers, founders and engineers in the same room — domain knowledge counts as much as code. Experienced builders from the community are on the floor all day to unstick you. Bring a laptop and expect to use it.
Who should come
Creative people. Writers, designers, filmmakers, founders, musicians, strategists — and engineers who want to build alongside them. You do not need to code: the best teams are mixed, and knowing a problem deeply is worth as much as knowing a language. Come alone and we'll help you find a team.
What's included
The event is free — and built so you leave with real progress, not a tote bag.
Free to attend
$200 in Anthropic API credits per attendee
Lunch delivered, plus coffee and snacks all day
Mentoring from experienced community builders throughout the day
What the winning team walks away with
Enough runway to keep going after the day ends — which is the whole point.
- 1-month Claude Max (20x) subscription for every winning team member
- 02A shot at being featured on Claude's official channels
- 03Featured on the ClaudeSoCal site and in the newsletter
- 04Exclusive mystery swag and stickers from the Code with Claude conference
How you'll be scored
Four criteria, weighted equally. The panel scores every pitch against all four.
Innovativeness
Is the approach genuinely new, or a familiar idea with AI bolted on?
Feasibility
Could this actually be built and run beyond today?
Impact & business value
Who does it help, how much, and can it sustain itself?
Demo quality
Is the problem clear, the demo convincing, the ask specific?
Judges to be announced. Every team demos to the whole room either way — that's the part that matters.
Five things we ask
They keep the room small, the energy high, and the partners willing to come back.
Do
Show up
Attendance required an RSVP on the original Luma listing.
Do
Commit to the full day
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Submissions close at 2:25 PM, and teams that leave early can't demo.
Do
Build, don't slide
The room wants a working demo. Slides are the garnish, not the meal.
Do
Help other teams
If someone's stuck and you can unstick them, do it.
Do
Share what you make
Post it, demo it, tell people. That's how the community compounds.
Venue
Robertson Triangle
A creative campus on the Culver City edge of LA — indoor and outdoor space a block off the 10, in the middle of the studio district. Free street and lot parking nearby; see the maps below.
A creative campus on the Culver City edge of LA — indoor and outdoor workspace, a block off the 10, surrounded by the studio district.
Open in MapsLocation3390 Robertson Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Nearest stopCulver City Station (E Line)
CapacitySee the original Luma listing
Team sizeTeams of up to 4
Parking, and how to get in
LA parking is the main reason people show up late. Two minutes here saves you twenty on the day.
- Enter from Robertson Place, on the west side of the campus — the driveway is signed INTERSECTIONS LA. That is the only marked entry on the site plan.
- Two lots on site: the Satellite Lot at 3381 Robertson Blvd and the Exposition Rear Lot at 8927 Exposition Blvd. Both are marked on the campus map below.
- Heads up: Robertson Place, Robertson Blvd and Exposition Blvd are all one-way, and Exposition is the 10 Freeway offramp. Overshoot the entrance and you are looping the block, so slow down early.
- If the lots are full, there is marked street parking on S Canfield, Durango, Livonia and Ellis, plus public structures at 8838 National Blvd, 8850 Washington Blvd, 9924 Culver Blvd and 9200 Culver Blvd.
- Coming by train: Culver City Station on the E Line, then the marked walkway past Ivy Station and Platform.
Campus site plan — entry and on-site lots
Community parking — streets, structures and walkways
Tap either map to open it full size.
Keep sharing what you built.
The live event and judging have ended. Event participants can still add their projects to the community archive.