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NEW VIDEO: The Future of Europe: Start making the Future a Priority! #Futurist Gerd Leonhard explains https://gerd.fm/48FWbY2. This is Lanzarote conversations #6 on the Future of Europe - why Europeans urgently need to develop our #futuremindset and why the combination of humanism and future-readiness is essential (pro-activity AND pre-caution). #thegoodfuture #lanzaroteconversations For a long time, the idea of looking at the future has been considered "American" and Anglo-centric. The leaders in #futurism such as Alvin Toffler, Buckminster Fuller and Arthur C. Clarke, were science fiction writers, filmmakers, scientists, and designers, and America embraced futuristic thinking in its entrepreneurial ethos. In Europe, there has long been more emphasis on perfection (Germany!) efficiency, risk avoidance (#Switzerland !), and enjoying life-as-it-is (La Dolce Vita - Italy!) rather than inventing something completely new, and rocking the boat. Europeans sometimes tend to value the past and preserve it under any circumstance - some people have even remarked that #europe is more like a museum while America is more like a playground. But recently, there is a growing recognition in Europe that we need to embrace the future and take more risks; recognizing that you either make the future, or someone else makes it for you! As I like to say, science fiction is increasingly becoming science fact. The pace of change is accelerating, with developments such as self-driving cars and vertical farms already a reality. It is therefore crucial for Europe to recognize this and adapt its MINDSET! Our Mindset contains our Future.

NEW VIDEO: The Future of Europe: Start making the Future a Priority! #Futurist Gerd Leonhard explains https://buff.ly/4b2OY5S. This is Lanzarote conversations #6 on the Future of Europe - why Europeans urgently need to develop our #futuremindset and why the combination of humanism and future-readiness is essential (pro-activity AND pre-caution). #thegoodfuture #lanzaroteconversations For a long time, the idea of looking at the future has been considered "American" and Anglo-centric. The leaders in #futurism such as Alvin Toffler, Buckminster Fuller and Arthur C. Clarke, were science fiction writers, filmmakers, scientists, and designers, and America embraced futuristic thinking in its entrepreneurial ethos. In Europe, there has long been more emphasis on perfection (Germany!) efficiency, risk avoidance (#Switzerland !), and enjoying life-as-it-is (La Dolce Vita - Italy!) rather than inventing something completely new, and rocking the boat. Europeans sometimes tend to value the past and preserve it under any circumstance - some people have even remarked that #europe is more like a museum while America is more like a playground. But recently, there is a growing recognition in Europe that we need to embrace the future and take more risks; recognizing that you either make the future, or someone else makes it for you! As I like to say, science fiction is increasingly becoming science fact. The pace of change is accelerating, with developments such as self-driving cars and vertical farms already a reality. It is therefore crucial for Europe to recognize this and adapt its MINDSET! Our Mindset contains our Future.

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GINEVRA's Transnational Journey! 🚀 Embarking on the path of transformative innovation, #GINEVRA understands the power of unity beyond borders. 🚀 Let's dive into why transnational cooperation is important for a project's success! 🤝 1. Complexity: GINEVRA embraces the complexity, recognising that local and national levels can't cover all the bases. 🧩 2. Multi-Level/Sectoral Mix: Navigating the multi-level/sectoral governance demands a diverse skill set. 🌐 GINEVRA brings together technological know-how, sociological insights, and territorial development knowledge. 3. Transnational Treats: 🎉 GINEVRA partners savour the latest knowledge, results, and good practices served up by a network of committed knowledge providers and cities. In a world of innovation uncertainty, transnational cooperation becomes the recipe for success! 4. Peer Support: As we go into the wave of uncertainty in innovation deployment (cue AVs), peer support becomes our motive! 🚗💡 5. GINEVRA's Call : Mobilising small/medium-sized towns in the Central European region! 📢 GINEVRA aims to deliver a complete governance model and tested solutions!  Whether it's AV deployment or other tech challenges, these solutions are to prepare, benefit, and champion social cohesion across the region. The GINEVRA project is a celebration of collaboration, a dance of ideas across borders, and a promise of a brighter, more innovative future for Central European cities! ✨ #ginevra_interregce #selfdrivingcars #responsibleinnovation #cooperationiscentral #madewithinterreg #Interreg Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Bistra Ptuj - Technische Universität Wien - alda* - European Association for Local Democracy - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - EMFIE - Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

A STAR SPANGLED MISSION Stars have been with us; from Covid-19 to the City of Culture and Dreams. How will they guide us from now on? It is more a guestion of what’s next than where next. We now fill up the space with know-how that form our visions. Visions to be elaborated into practical endeavors of different kinds. Yesterday we envisioned for the first time a rejuvenated multilateral governance. The future might envision cities as geostrategic strongholds. Explorative projections go “all places” - to explore, envisage and spread experiences - for cultural richness. For a world that offer wonders. A team of cultural influensers use technology to make people come together to change cultural norms, policies and systems through their lives choices as voters and consumers. Changed mindsets that look through the window of future see a world of hope; a society that open personal and professional opportunities. As always, know-how and technology shape coming ages; next an age of reconstruction. OUR ROADMAP takes us from a multipolar world to a hand shaking order, then further to a final destination where cultural confidence forge our lives. Vienna 18th January, 2024 🇦🇹🇪🇺 🦅

Bruxells 08 May 2024,   Yesterday we signed the agreement for the creation of the european metacluster of cultural and creative enterprises, to improve international collaboration, policies, and opportunities for public and private partnership. After 18 years of work, a new challenge starts today: 'to leave the world a little better than we found it'. On the occasion of the #EuropeanClusterCollaborationConference, a collaboration agreement was signed between the two #Euroclusters #FRIENDCCI and #CREATHRIV-EU dedicated to the cultural and creative sectors, which bring together the strategic and transversal public and private sectors of creative innovation and culture such as cultural heritage, design, media, literature, music, theatre, gaming, restoration, and which represent 6.7 % of the European GDP. The two Euroclusters, created thanks to funding from the Commission and in particular from the #EISMEA agency, have already been operating for more than a year, financing more than 300 enterprises for the development of innovative projects and collaboration between cultural and creative sectors and 'traditional' manufacturing sectors, for supply chain, product or technology innovation. "This cooperation agreement represents an important step towards the realisation of the Commission's ambitions to create a Pan-European network of clusters and is indicative of a support mechanism - represented by the new European initiative 'Euroclusters' - that works and achieves its policy objectives." Says Valentino Izzo, Programme Coordination Manager of Eismea "EU CCIs Meta-Cluster represents a great potential to create strategies and opportunities to develop the skills, services and economically productive sectors driving innovation and beauty and culture in Europe, which are also useful for other production and manufacturing sectors," says Sergio Calò, Project Manager of Friend CCI and Director of Venetian Cluster. "This initiative brings together the experiences of 10 clusters and connects a myriad of actors in the European Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem. SMEs will benefit from a wide support network to face the challenges of the green and digital transition and become major players in the global market." Says Giovanni Scaramuzzo project manager of CREATHRIV-EU for Basilicata Creativa. "This initiative is part of the EU's policies in favour of micro, small and medium enterprises and the involvement of territories at local level; a great result that brings European funding and policies closer to citizens and businesses," says gian angelo bellati, President of Venetian Cluster Lead Partner of Friend CCI. The establishment of #EUCCIsMetaCluster is therefore a first step to connect the main European public and private actors of the sectors in order to grow international and interregional collaboration and create a hub of ideas, skills and applied innovation for new projects and services.

Is it too late for Europe to catch up? Why losing the technology race is extremely dangerous: 🔹 Societal Progress: Technological advancements lead to better healthcare & higher salaries. We must innovate to keep our benefits. 🔹 National Security: With ongoing conflicts, economic strength is our shield. We cannot depend on others for defense. 🔹 Global Influence: Falling behind could downgrade us to mere observers in global decisions that affect our future. Our ancestors like Magellan, Marco Polo, and Columbus embraced risk for the chance of great rewards. What can we learn from them? Reviving a 500-year-old strategy to restore Europe's leadership: 🔸 Cultivate a Can-Do Attitude: Embrace curiosity and optimism. Think like explorers, not renters. 🔸 Encourage Risk-Taking: Inspired by our ancestors, we must foster a culture that supports risk-taking and innovation. 🔸 Aggressively Fund Innovation: Fund innovative companies and KEEP them in Europe. Al as Our Greatest Leverage: Al can rewrite the map. We can choose do we catch up with the US and Asia or they further expand their lead? But I don't see them slowing down. TAKEWAY: Where others see obstacles, I see potential. Fragmented markets, diverse cultures, and traditional industries—I am sure there are a lot of opportunities here. We just need to remember how to be great explorers again! Your Thoughts? What's your suggestion to awake Europe? Are we losing the game? Comment below 👇🏻

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📕 In the next panel, we will discuss Brain Circulation across Europe. 👩🎓 Our distinguished speakers will present best-practice examples of measures to enhance the attraction and retention of research, innovation, and entrepreneurial talents in Developing countries. #we_are_eurodoc #eurodocconference2024 #ljubljanauniversity