In February 2026, I received an unexpected invitation from the organizing team of HackODS-UNAM to participate as a mentor in the mentorship rounds of their first data hackathon. During our initial conversation, they explained they were looking for individuals with analytical minds and experience working with data. My role would be to review team dashboards and provide recommendations on their data stories. I confess that I hesitated at first. I am not an expert on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) topic, and I questioned whether I was the right person for this role. However, after a quick search, I discovered…