Last week, I participated in the Global Solutions Program, Danske IDéer 2017, which was facilitated by SingularityU Denmark and sponsored by the Danish Industry Foundation. A big shout out to the fantastic organizing team behind that made it all happen! I am grateful to have had the opportunity to take part in such an amazing mind-blowing program.
At the program, there was a focus on creating a positive impact through the use of exponential technologies. The world faces several grand challenges and this workshop focused on climate change. Up until now, the earth lost 52% of its species due to climate change. 64 innovators were gathered to look for opportunities and massive inefficiencies. How can we help as many people as possible? We, as humans, are built to think in a linear way. This is not sustainable as we live in an exponential world. In order for us to understand the challenges we are currently facing, a five days’ program were packed with amazing speakers and mind-boggling discussions. I still cannot wrap my head around all the amazing things that are currently going on. We had several workshops on robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and biotechnology (transhumanism, CRISPR). Some of the things that amazed me were:
- Scientists are bringing back the mammoths!
- You can now record your dreams. This is currently being tested on rats, where scientists discovered that your dreams appear to be 6x faster than reality. Being a vivid lucid dreamer, I am super stoked to hear about this.
- Biolab on a chip that can diagnose diseases from a single drop of blood in a few minutes. I had a similar idea, andI wanted to use the technology behind to tailor-made meals/vitamins supplements based on the blood sample.
Apart from learning about the new technologies, I also met a fantastic crowd of human beings. All of these wonderful people wanted to contribute to saving the world. I have always been a firm believer of Maersk McKineys quote: “Den der har evnen, har ansvaret” (= The one who has the ability, has the responsibility). It was wonderful to meet like-minded people who felt the same way. I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing program.
To add a cherry on the top, I got one of the five finalist spots. I was chosen by my peers, and it is such a great honor! Next step is a pitch March 31st. Unfortunately, I cannot be there in person, as I am pitching an idea at the MIT bootcamp the same day. Luckily, the time difference works to my advance. With the use of technology, I can even beam myself in! I praise that we live in a world with technology that is at such an advanced stage, where you can communicate in real time with persons on the other side of the earth. I am curious to see what the future brings, and I do hope that I will be able to teleport myself from one place to another… or maybe we should just start with the hologram.