Hackathon is a sort of event which fosters the creativity and the innovation. In this way, many
software industry organizations have organized their hackathons mainly addressed to improve the
individual and organizational knowledge. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the individual's
learning after hackathon participation. For that, we conducted a questionnaire with the
participants of an internal hackathon carried out by a software development organization.
Furthermore, we analyzed a retrospective meeting in which the participants gave their opinion
and suggestion regarding the event. Our results point out that hackathons are considered local for
knowledge creation which stimulates individual and organizational learning, driving the own
learning. Finally, the hackathon creates organizational knowledge which requires Knowledge
Management processes, practices, and tools to support that knowledge