Get ready to be boosted! This camp immerses you into an exponential mindset, examines how key converging technologies will shape the future, and explores ethical leadership in a world of rapid change, where you will explore how to design your organization and/or department for a 10x future.

Date:

7-9 October 2019

Location: 

SingularityU Nordic Campus, Titangade 11, 2200 Copenhagen N

Registration: 

Please complete your registration for the program by filling out the registration survey HERE.

Deadline to register: Friday, September 20th

Hotel:

for Ørsted and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind participants

Please reach out to your company's contact person if you need a hotel during the program.

For Accenture and open-enrolment participants

We have booked rooms at Citizen M Rådhuspladsen from October 6th - 9th. 
The hotel is CitizenM Rådhuspladsen (H. C. Andersens Blvd. 12, 1553 Copenhagen), which is walking distance from Copenhagen Central Station.

A bus will be provided to the SU Campus from the hotel every morning of the program, and back to the hotel from Campus on the first two evenings of the program. If you’d like to extend your stay, please contact the hotel directly.

Transport:

The following bus transfers have been booked for those staying at CitizenM:

• Monday, October 6th from Hotel – SU Nordic Campus @8.00
• Monday, October 6th from SU Nordic Campus – Hotel at program end (approx. 20.30)
• Tuesday, October 7th from Hotel – SU Nordic Campus @8.00
• Tuesday, October 7th from SU Nordic Campus – Hotel at program end (approx. 20.30)
• Wednesday, October 8th from Hotel – SU Nordic Campus @8.00

Taxis will be available for booking on Wednesday for transport after the conclusion of the program (approx. 16.30)

Parking: 

For participants arriving by car, street parking is generally abundant along Titangade and surrounding streets. EasyPark code: 3000. Copenhagen Parking Zone: yellow.

Day 1: Reframing your perspective and diving into tech

• Program kick-off 9.00 (Breakfast available at the SU Nordic Campus from 8.30)
• Welcome to SingularityU Nordic! Introduction to SU, SU Nordic and the Exponential Talent Program – Laila Pawlak
• Mindset deep-dive: Getting into an exponential mindset – Laila Pawlak
• Tech deep-dive: Artificial intelligence – Anita Schjøll Brede
• Tech deep-dive: Big data, sensors and the internet of things – Kim Escherich
• Tech deep-dive: Energy – Arash Aazami
• Hands-on workshop: The 6Ds of technology
• Tech deep-dive: Mobility – Patrick Halford
• Tech deep-dive: Digital manufacturing – Erick Thürmer
• Hands-on workshop: Future Implications Wheel
• Dinner, drinks & Tech Safari in our Makerspace, Supercluster
• Bus back to hotel no later than 20.30

Day 2: Scanning the horizon and examining implications

• Tech & you: The future of medicine and digital biology – Habib Frost
• Tech & you: The future of food – Lauri Reuter
• Hands-on workshop: Moonshot Thinking & The Moonshot Marketplace
• Tech and regional applications: Data, data ethics and privacy – Alexander Hanff
• Exponential ethics: The People’s Courtroom of the Future
• Dinner, drinks and fireside chat: Hygge & Ethics
• Bus back to hotel no later than 20.00

Day 3: Innovation, application, and planning your future

• Meet the impact startups: Reversed mentoring with the coolest start-ups from the SU Nordic Ecosystem
• Innovation deep-dive: Transforming legacy organisations – Kris Østergaard
• B-Corps: How purpose is helping organisations innovate with Nille Skalts, Leader of B-Corp community in Denmark
• Hands-on: Mutating Innovation workshop
• Mindset deep-dive: Impact leadership – Laila Pawlak
• Hands-on: Positive impact canvas
• What's next in the ETP journey and program wrap-up no later than 16.30.

Share your contacts

Make sure to share your contact details with your cohort by filling out the contact form HERE!

Official summary

The official summary for this module can be found HERE!

PDF slides

You can find the downloadable PDFs of the Faculty slides HERE!

Official photo album

Check out photos from the BrainBoost Camp at the photo album HERE!

SU Nordic reading list

Grab the resources mentioned by Laila during the program, as well as our other recommended readings right HERE!

Feedback

We would really appreciate if you would take a few minutes to share any feedback you have about the BrainBoost Camp you attended! Check your inbox for the survey link. Thanks so much!

Upcoming chapter events

There are two upcoming chapter events:

October 30th: Disrupting Climate Change with the Oslo Chapter

November 7th: The Ecosystem of Impact with the Stockholm Chapter

Airofit Discount

Christian, who you met at the Tech Safari, is offering you a discount to get your own Airofit device. Use the code "SUNORDIC".

We can’t wait to see you all in Silicon Valley for Module 2 of the Exponential Talent Program, 5-9 January 2020 (for Accenture, Alcon, and SU Nordic participants) and 12-15 January 2020 (for Ørsted participants)!

We are going to be spending our week in SV meeting some of the world’s top experts and practitioners on the future of work, business and technologies, visiting Singularity University HQ and the world’s top exponential organizations and ecosystems face-to-face. We’ll spend time gathering inspiration and best principles in SV, and working on how to transfer these best principles back home to your own organizations.

Here are a couple of quick (but important!) reminders, as well as a sneak peek of what we’ll be up to during our trip:

Don’t forget to…

Book your flights to Silicon Valley. We suggest you fly in on the Sunday before your program starts and find your own way to the hotel (see address below). Please join us for a Welcome Dinner at Sunday, January 5th at 6.00 PM (for Accenture, Alcon and SU Nordic), and Sunday, January 12th at 6.00 PM (for Ørsted) where we will touch base and get ready for the week ahead. The program kicks off bright and early on Monday morning!

Apply for an ESTA, or a visa if your passport necessitates it (check here). Under “Point of Contact”, you can use:

• Name: Thomas Kriese
• Address: 2831 Mission College Blvd
• City: Santa Clara
• State: CA
• ZIP code: 95054
• Country code & phone: +1 (650) 200-3434

Set your vacation reminder! We have an intense, fully immersive program planned out for you, so please be sure to arrange your work so that you are able to be present and engaged for the full days during the program.

For the May 5th-9th trip with Accenture, Alcon and SU Nordic

We will be staying in Silicon Valley for the first three nights (Sunday, January 5th – Wednesday, January 8th), and in San Francisco the final night (Wednesday, January 8th – Thursday, January 9th).

In Silicon Valley:

AC Hotels San Jose and Santa Clara

2970 Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States

+1 408-496-2950

In San Francisco:

Kimpton Sir Francis Drake Hotel

450 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States

+1 415-392-7755

For the May 12th-15th trip with Ørsted

Hotel in Silicon Valley:

Element Santa Clara

1950 Wyatt Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States

+1 408-809-3838

Check out the program brochure for Silicon Valley and San Francisco HERE!

FOLLOW UP FROM THE TRIP WITH ACCENTURE, ALCON AND SU NORDIC

Official summary

The official summary for this module can be found HERE!

PDF slides

You can find the downloadable PDFs of the Faculty slides HERE!

Official photo album

Check out photos from the Silicon Valley trip at the photo album HERE!

Feedback

We would really appreciate if you would take a few minutes to share any feedback you have about the trip! Check your inbox for the survey link. Thanks so much!

FOLLOW UP FROM THE TRIP WITH ØRSTED 

Official summary

The official summary for this module can soon be found HERE!

PDF slides

You can find the downloadable PDFs of the Faculty slides HERE!

Official photo album

Check out photos from the trip at the photo album HERE!

Feedback

We would really appreciate if you would take a few minutes to share any feedback you have about the trip! Check your inbox for the survey link. Thanks so much!

To help set the stage for the work we will be doing at the 10x Camp, we’d like you to do a little bit of homework. Back home, we ask you to work on identifying problem spaces within your organisation. In March at the 10x Camp, you will present your findings before we get down to ideating!

THE PURPOSE OF YOUR HOMEWORK

Do research in your organisation to explore where there may be really interesting problem spaces that you can – eventually – turn into potential 10x solutions for your company (focus on the problems, not the solutions yet).

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU FOR THE CAMP

At the camp we expect you to do a 4-minute power point presentation of the research you have done.

CONSIDER STRUCTURING YOUR PRESENTATION IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:

• Background and purpose (keep it short): What is the field you have looked into and why?
• Method (keep it short): Which research methods have you used?
• Results: What areas have you explored, what problem spaces have you identified and what else have you found out?
• Next steps: What are your current thoughts on which problem spaces you would like to dive even deeper into? and why (make people understand why it is interesting to explore further)?

Whether you will end up working further with your own research or someone else’s is still open – that is part of what you will explore during the camp. Some of you (if you are the only one from your company) may also end up working alone. All this will be decided during the camp and will be based on your input.

RESEARCH METHODS TO CONSIDER:

How you go about doing the research is naturally up to you, but you can consider the following:

• Observe what goes on around you.
• Explore existing data to identify things such as customer behaviour, sales numbers, and cycles, market developments, internal work processes, etc.
• Do face to face (or Skype/phone) interviews with relevant people to explore perceptions.
• Send out questionnaires to relevant parties (make sure to clear beforehand with relevant people internally).

Whether you choose to do research within your own department or choose to look elsewhere is completely up to you. You may already know exactly in which field or area to look, or you may not, and thus have to go through a more exploratory phase before you identify relevant research areas. Either is fine. Most important is to keep an open mind and explore. Also, remember that the

If you have questions to research method and process, feel free to contact Kris at kris@sunordic.org.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• For Accenture, Alcon and SU Nordic: Guidelines to prepare for Module 3 and template for your pitch (PPT)
• For Vestas: Slides from December 18th session and homework assignment (PPT)

In Module 3 we are getting to work. This module differs from the last modules in that it is a working camp. We will be working with concrete problems that YOU identify in your own organisations, and thinking about how to apply the input you’ve gotten from Module 1 and your experience excursion, combine it with the insights you get from the research you’re doing right now, and eventually apply all this to creating awesome concepts, innovating and solving real challenges with a 10x potential. Don’t think you need a solution right now. On the contrary: it’s important to stay in the problem – for now! Bring some of the energy and inspiration back home from your trip, and let’s get ready to get to work!

Dates

Monday March 2nd - Tuesday March 3rd

Start time on March 2nd: 9.00 AM (breakfast from 8.30AM)

End time on March 3rd: no later than 5.00PM

Location

SingularityU Nordic Campus: Titangade 11, 2200 Copenhagen N

Hotel

Rooms have been booked at CitizenM Rådhuspladsen (same place as last time!) with check-in on March 1st and check-out March 3rd.

Rooms are booked for the same people who had hotel during the first module.

For Vestas: Please coordinate internally with Ditte Kristine Knudsen

Transport

A shuttle bus is arranged on Monday and Tuesday morning from CitizenM Rådhuspladsen to the SU Nordic Campus. Please meet in the downstairs lobby at 8.00AM.

A shuttle bus is also arranged on Monday evening at the conclusion of the formal program for the day.

Public transport

The nearest metro stop is Skjolds Plads (5-min walk) on the M3 Cityring line.

Parking

Street parking is generally abundant along Titangade and the surrounding side streets. We recommend using the EasyPark app (zone code 3000).

Program headlines

Day 1

• Welcome back to SingularityU Nordic!
• Things I'm Mostly Excited About with Kris Østergaard
• Your problem space pitches
• Best principles and learnings from improv
• Defining your group and problem statement
• Casual dinner + time to work

Day 2:

• Sci-Fi Workshop
• Ideation sprint
• Evaluating your ideas
• Reverse engineering your solution
• Building a roadmap to the future
• Wrap up and see you next time!

The summary of your key takeaways and best-ofs can be found HERE!

Download the PDF slides from Kris's talk HERE

Access digital copies of the handouts you used during the 10X camp using the links below:

• Problem Space Canvas
• Ideation Handout

Remember for Module 4, you will be asked to prepare a 5-minute pitch of your solution/concept with your team. You can read more about the assignment and download the presentation template below under "Module 4: Bullseye Camp" > "Homework"

In preparation for Module 4, we have asked each team to prepare a 5-minute pitch of your idea/concept/solution, which you will be presenting at the start of the next Camp, on April 27-28.

To help you, we've created a presentation template, which you are welcome to use for inspiration. You're also welcome to create something new, if you'd like!

Remember, you have max 5 minutes to pitch, so remember to practice, practice, practice, and keep your pitch tight!

Please submit your pitch deck HERE no later than end-of-day Tuesday, April 21st. The pitch decks you send will only be used for your presentations and will not be distributed, but please remember that you should not share any information in your pitch that you are not comfortable sharing with the entire group.

Feel free to reach out to Kris (kris@sunordic.org) or Vicki (victoria@sunordic.org) if you have any questions!

• Homework and presentation outline template (PDF)(PPT)
• Homework submission link

Ready, aim, shoot! In Module 4, we’re getting you ready to hit the bullseye with your solution! The Bullseye Camp is a working camp where we are going to pick up the solutions you’ve identified in Module 3 and develop your ideas further, preparing you to give your final pitch.

Dates:

Monday 27th April - Tuesday 28th April (Program starts at 9.00AM both days, breakfast available from 8.30AM.)

Location:

SingularityU Nordic Campus, Titangade 11, 2200 Copenhagen N

Hotel:

For MHI Vestas participants, please coordinate accommodations directly with Ditte.

For all other participants, rooms have been booked for the same people who had rooms in Module 3 at CitizenM Rådhuspladsen. Please inform Vicki (victoria@sunordic.org) no later than 20th of March if you need to cancel!

Transport:

Bus is provided to venue both days, and back to the hotel at the conclusion of the first day.

7 minutes, followed by Q&A

Virtual

Assessment criteria:

• Originality does it provide the customer and/or company with a not-seen-before solution?
• Scalability does the solution have the potential to make a 10x impact and does it scale?
• Value which extraordinary value does it create, internally/externally?
• Impact what will the impact be – both purpose and profit?
• Exponentials how well does the concept and process reflect learnings from the program?

Platform will be announced ASAP.

You will be presenting your slides by sharing your screen.

9.00      Check-in & what’s been happening, closure of the program

10.30     Time to prep & practice pitches with your group

13.45     Guests arrive

14.00     Pitches begin

15.30     Jury deliberation

16.00     Winners announced and graduation

To make it super easy to send out invites, we’ve drafted an invite below, which you are welcome to use to invite your guests to join virtually!

Dear X,

I have participated in the SingularityU Nordic Exponential Talent Program, where we have spent the last 8 months exploring exponential technologies and their potentials, and developing 10x concepts and offerings for our organization. On June 5th from 13.45 - 16.30, my team and I will be pitching our concept at Demo Day at SingularityU Nordic, and I would love for you to join!

Here’s the program:

13.45 - 14.00: Guests get online and pitchers get ready

14.00 sharp: Pitches begin

15.30: Jury deliberates

16.00: Winners announced

If you’d like to attend, please sign up HERE - or let me know if you want me to sign you up. The deadline to sign up is Monday, June 1st by midnight.

The Demo Day will be held virtually in order to comply with all government and health regulations.

Please let me know if you want me to join ASAP! Hope to see you there!

7 minutes, followed by Q&A

Virtual

Assessment criteria:

• Originality does it provide the customer and/or company with a not-seen-before solution?
• Scalability does the solution have the potential to make a 10x impact and does it scale?
• Value which extraordinary value does it create, internally/externally?
• Impact what will the impact be – both purpose and profit?
• Exponentials how well does the concept and process reflect learnings from the program?

9.00      Check-in & what’s been happening, closure of the program

10.30     Time to prep & practice pitches with your group

13.45     Guests log on

14.00     Pitches begin

15.30     Jury deliberation

16.00     Winners announced and graduation

To make it super easy to send out invites, we’ve drafted an invite below, which you can feel free to use to invite your guests virtually!

Dear X,

I have participated in the SingularityU Nordic Exponential Talent Program, where we have spent the last 8 months exploring exponential technologies and their potentials, and developing 10x concepts and offerings for our organization. On June 23rd from 13.45 - 16.30, my team and I will be pitching our concept at Demo Day at SingularityU Nordic, and I would love for you to join!

Here’s the program:

13.45 - 14.00: Guests get online and pitchers get ready

14.00 sharp: Pitches begin

15.30: Jury deliberates

16.00: Winners announced

If you’d like to attend, please sign up HERE - or let me know if you want me to sign you up. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, June 16th by midnight.

Please let me know if you want me to join ASAP! Hope to see you there!