2012 07 08 DESIGN ME A PLANET AUSTRIA

LinkedIn Subject: DESIGN ME A PLANET AUSTRIA 2012 DESIGN ME A PLANET AUSTRIA 2012 SEGOND INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY AN INTEGRAL OPEN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Understand the stakes which shape the future Understand key success factors for a sustainable future Get information to design products and services of the future Share best practices and ideas Discover how different cultures influence the way to see the world and the future Be proactive Participate in an influent network Have fun and build a sustainable future for you, your family, your business, your country, the world Our priorities are to: Create a rich, diverse set of possible scenarios for the long-term future. Study the more robust scenarios and the critical factors of success within them for an individual, a company, a nation, and the world. Experience a venue allowing a rich exchange of views and creativity within an international, multidisciplinary, networked organisation. Establish a rich communication network regarding important issues of the future, to improve the awareness of concerned people and organisations. Be a resource centre for organisations and institutions dedicated to studying the future, while providing analytical tools and strategies for shorter-term decision-making in a rapidly changing world. We are bringing together diverse institutions that have a range of existing, relevant skills and proven methodologies for performing analyses of alternative futures and studying their implications. Our methods include: 1. Cultivating Diversity and Otherness 2. Modelling Alternative Future Scenarios 3. Mixing High Tech and High Touch 4. Managing the Process Holistically 5. Using Trends and Dimensions 6. Establishing a Creative Process Supplying Specific and Short Term Outputs for Decision Making The project is a joint venture of different research organizations which participate in the project, bringing their unique and specific analytic tools and skills. Each participant is expected to bring financial and research resources. The Research Program is open to research centres on the basis of mutual agreements. Research candidates to the network and the venture should present an application illustrating their motivations, background, and financial and research resources. The Research program is supported by sponsor memberships. All sponsors are provided with the basic package: a yearly research report, access to the Research program's Internet website, and a week-long seminar every year. TO APPLY CONTACT MICHEL SALOFF COSTE TEL : +33 6 78723029 MAIL : michel@saloff.fr WHO CAN APPLY? We are looking for experts, geniuses, visionaries and anyone interested in contributing to planetary transformation and co-creating the world of the future, who are able to learn and to cooperate together.... VERY EASY TO DO ! Just write and submit a one page bio with up to 10 slides about your interests/passions. YOU WILL RECEIVE A RAPID RESPONSE!