“As the world lives through a crisis unprecedented in recent history, we launch our first Global Open Call to Action for Innovators for the Future. We solicit your help to turn this severe global challenge into an opportunity – an opportunity to address the urgencies of the moment and the problems of our futures. This Call to Action is organized by the Futures Project as a contribution to the UN75 Global Conversation Initiative.” https://call-for-innovators.futures-project.org/
The Futures Project seeks to identify projects that help communities, building on their motto: “innovation is the future delivered“. You can nominate an initiative you know of, or self-nominate a project you’re affiliated with. They are especially interested in learning about work that may have gone unrecognized on the global stage, whether these initiatives are very recent or more established, provided they are relevant for today and the future.
The qualities that they are looking for in innovators and their projects are:
- Future-oriented & optimistic:
Believing in our capacity to inspire positive change and build a better world and a better future for all. - Unorthodox & passionate:
Bold ideas that show ingenuity, passion and dedication and that move beyond traditional definitions, concerns and binaries. - Sustainable & responsible:
Ideas that use resources with care and do not come at the cost of the well-being of others. - Specific & impact-driven:
Projects that target clear needs of communities and their environment. Ideas that are meaningful to people.
I am honoured to have been selected as one of the Panel of Experts for the Innovators for the Future Call.
“… all applications who pass an initial administrative screening will be reviewed by a panel of experts, an international group of highly knowledgeable and experienced individuals from academia, business, politics, arts and civil society. Expert Reviewers will draw on their professional experience, technical knowledge, and subject matter expertise to identify projects that seem to offer plausible, interesting, and relevant contributions to their respective field. In doing so, Expert Reviewers ground the application review process in practical and theoretical expertise. They will select the top 75 projects – the Innovators for the Future Class of 2020. Additionally, expert reviewers are invited to remain engaged in the process, as mentors or advisors to applicants or as collaborators on future Futures Project initiatives.” https://call-for-innovators.futures-project.org/experts
For more information about submitting projects please visit https://call-for-innovators.futures-project.org/