Rubin Reykjavik Talk with Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson
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This document summarizes a presentation given by Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson at Rubin in Reykjavik in 2010. The presentation discusses using Iceland as a "lab" to prototype and test new ideas and models for sustainable development across various areas like democracy, economy, currency and energy. It argues that Iceland's small size, educated population, and need to rebuild after its financial crash provide a unique opportunity. The presentation envisions convening large groups through an "open visioning platform" to collectively develop a new "world model" and invites others to help vision a sustainable future for Iceland and beyond.
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Rubin Reykjavik Talk with Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson
- 1. SESSION WITH SOME GREAT MINDS AT RUBIN IN REYKJAVIK 2010 GUDJON MAR GUDJONSSON WWW.MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS
- 2. TIME ~20 MIN PHILOSOPHY PRACTICAL IDEOLOGY POWER OF THE GRASSROOTS THE WISDOM OF CROWDS TIME TRAVEL ICELAND AS A LAB THE BIG PICTURE LAUNCH: VISIONING PLATFORM THIS PRESENTATION
- 3. iceland 油 IndustriaPowering Digital Living速 RGB 5,79,142 1989 1998 2000 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 油 PROFILE 油 GUDJON MAR GUDJONSSON 油 STARTED A FEW COMPANIES 油 FOUNDED GR SOFTWARE AT AGE 14 油 CHANGED THE NAME TO GR INTERNATIONAL 6 MONTHS LATER 油
- 4. AS WE ALL WHY NOT THINK BIG 油 THINK 油
- 5. SHAPING THE DOESNT NEED TO COST ANYTHING FUTURE 油
- 7. STARTED WITH A SPARK OPEN MEETUPS NON-POLITICAL 100% TRANSPARENT PROCESS
- 8. GRASSROOTS ECONOMY YOU CREATE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, EXPERIENCES
- 9. VISION WEEKLY OPEN MEETUP 22 油 23 油 24 油20 油 21 油18 油 19 油16 油 17 油 25 油15 油 NEW WORLD MODEL OPEN VISIONING PLATFORM
- 10. The Icelandic opportunity: Inspiration for a new world model 31st March, 2009 To the Leaders at the G20 London Summit, A people's movement in Iceland, the Ministry of Ideas hereby outlines to the G20 leaders an opportunity for prototyping a sustainable world. What level of growth is sustainable in the long term? The answer is not clear, but it is imperative that we find out. Our behavior is and has been unsustainable. The key to understanding is to earnestly admit that we all share but one ultimate resource, our fragile planet. The crash of the Icelandic financial system was a clear early indicator of an unsustainable economy and democracy. It demonstrated the vulnerability of modern political systems and the need for clear values. Solving the current challenges by adding new policies to an already fractured framework, as well as injecting economic stimulants, should merely be a short-term fix, to keep the wheels turning while getting to the root of the problem. We now know that long-term problems are not solved with short-term solutions. The very foundations of liberty and democracy must be revisited. At this significant moment in time we do not just stand as nations, alliances or empires but as citizens of a global village. We all share a dream to create and sustain prosperity for generations to come. United by our common resources, we need a shared vision. Iceland has a longstanding democratic and entrepreneurial heritage, with a parliament dating back to 930. It has no military and a highly educated population of just 300 thousand. After its recent rise and fall, Iceland offers a unique opportunity in history as the laboratory for prototyping the development of a sustainable model society in all areas, including democracy, economy, currency and energy. The time for action is now, while Iceland's infrastructure and financial system are being rebooted. We invite you to take part in this exciting venture. On behalf of the Ministry of Ideas in Iceland The people's movement www.ministryofideas.is secretariat@ministryofideas.is DEAR BARACK OBAMA, 油 G20 油 WE HAVE A PROPOSAL 油
- 11. MR. FOREIGN MINISTER 油 I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A VISIT 油 THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON THERE 油
- 12. WORLD WIDE WEB ELECTRICITY WATER UTILITIES OUR UNIVERSITIES PUBLIC TRANSPORT OUR GRANDPARENTS VISION
- 13. I THINK THERE IS A WORLD MARKET FOR MAYBE FIVE COMPUTERS. THOMAS WATSON CHAIRMAN, IBM, 1943 油
- 14. WE DON'T LIKE THEIR SOUND, AND GUITAR MUSIC IS ON THE WAY OUT. DECCA RECORDING REJECTING THE BEATLES, 1962
- 15. COMPUTERS IN THE FUTURE MAY WEIGH NO MORE THAN 1.5 TONS. POPULAR MECHANICS, MARCH 1949
- 16. RECEIVED C IN MUSIC IN SCHOOL 油 IN EIGHTH GRADE 油
- 17. AS A COMPOSER, BEETHOVEN'S MUSIC TEACHER: HE IS HOPELESS.
- 18. LEARNED TO READ 7 YEARS OLD ALBERT 油 EINSTEIN 油 FAILED 油HIS 油 UNIVERSITY 油 ENTRANCE 油 EXAM 油
- 19. WALT DISNEY WAS FIRED FROM HIS EARLY JOB FOR YOUNG WALT DISNEY'S FIRST BUSINESS LACK OF IDEAS AND HAVING NO IMAGINATION 油 BEFORE HE AND HIS BROTHER FOUNDED THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 油 THEN WENT BANKRUPT
- 20. ICELANDERS 油 ARE RISK TAKERS 油 AT HEART 油
- 21. WORLD 油 ICELAND 油 ... ON A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY
- 22. TODAY 油EACH 油OF 油US 油LIVES 油 SEVERAL 油HUNDRED 油YEARS 油IN 油A 油 DECADE 油
- 23. NIGHT OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE AT 油
- 24. GAP! 油 CHANGE IN SOCIETY 油 ABILITY OF EDUCATION TO ADAPT TIME 油
- 25. IT STARTS WITH AN IDEA. AN INSPIRATION. A NEED TO CHANGE. A NEED TO INNOVATE.
- 26. THOMAS EDISON 油 TOO 油STUPID 油TO 油LEARN 油ANYTHING 油 SAID 油HIS 油TEACHER 油 ONLY HAD 3 MONTHS OF FORMAL SCHOOLING
- 27. GENERAL ELECTRIC 327.000 ICELAND 319.756 GENERAL ELECTRIC HAS A VISION ICELANDS VISION ? 油
- 28. VISION OF A NATION 油
- 29. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WISDOM OF CROWDS 油
- 30. 9AREAS x 9GROUPS x 9MEMBERS x 2 油
- 31. VISION PLANNING SESSION 油 1.500 PEOPLE 油
- 32. CAPTURING THE HEARTBEAT OF THE NATION'S CREATIVITY 油
- 33. WE ALL HAVE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
- 35. INSPIRATION 油 FOR A NEW 油 WORLD MODEL 油 THE ICELANDIC OPPORTUNITY
- 37. 300 油 THOUSANDS TINY IN POPULATION
- 38. INFRASTRUCTUR E THE 油 BASIC 油 PHYSICAL 油 AND 油 ORGANIZATIONAL 油 STRUCTURES 油 NEEDED 油 FOR 油 THE 油 OPERATION 油 OF 油 A 油 SOCIETY 油 OR 油 ENTERPRISE, 油 OR 油 THE 油 SERVICES 油 AND 油 FACILITIES 油 NECESSARY 油 FOR 油 AN 油 ECONOMY 油 TO 油
- 39. ALL YOU NEED 油 FOR A GOOD 油 LAB 油 PROTOTYPE A ON ELECTRIC CARS PROTOTYPE B ON DATA CENTERS PROTOTYPE C ON BATTERY CHARGING PROTOTYPE D TRANSPORTAION BUSINESS MODEL PROTOTYPE E ACTIVE DEMOCRATIC PROTOTYPE F ON REALTIME CURRENCY
- 47. CALL FOR ACTION! 油 HELP US 油 VISIONING A NEW WORLD MODEL 油 MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS 油