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Moonshots for Europe

January 2019

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Our book Moonshots for Europe demands a new, courageous leadership for the next decades.
Moonshots for Europe
January 2019
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Why Europe needs Moonshot Thinking?

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Exponential technologies foster exponential change in our society and lead to tremendous insecurity but can also evoke possibilities and desirable futures – if we decide to shape the future on our own.

The book „Moonshots for Europe“ discovers the potential of exponential technologies for Europe and describes a way to actively steer Moonshot Thinking at corporates and NGOs.

This book is an anthology of thoughts from different minds to approach a complex way of thinking in a world of pressing challenges.

It describes the art of Moonshot Thinking tailored for the European view.

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This book is for you, when you want to explore the method of Moonshot Thinking and want have answers to the following questions:

  • What is Moonshot thinking? About the term and its history.
  • Why and how to achieve desirable futures?
  • How to use Moonshot Thinking for your corporate?
  • How to create a culture of corporate innovation?
  • What is the new role of the CDO?
  • How are exponential technologies working?
  • How to co-create Moonshots?

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Authors

Meet some of the Authors

Harald Neidhardt

CEO & Curator, Futur/io Institute

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Blechinger

Ex Rektor, Fachhochschule Salzburg GmbH | Board of Directors, Berlin School of Creative Leadership

Jennifer Schenker

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Innovator

Pablo Rodriguez

Director, CTO Office (OCTO), Google

Torsten Kriening

Publisher, SpaceWatch.Global

Nicolai Andersen

Managing Partner Consulting, Deloitte

Martin Wezowski

Chief Futurist & Head of The Future Hub | WEF Strategic Foresight Network

Rahmyn Kress

Founder & CEO, WeVee; Founding Partner, HumanCapitalNetwork

Torsten Wingenter

Managing Director, Digital & Aviation Catalysts

Maks Giordano

CEO and Founder, juuman´okudo GmbH

Pascal Morgan

Founder & CEO, think.speak.transform.

Kathrin Haug

Managing Director, TeamX.digital

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Co-founder & CEO, TwentyThree

Benjamin J. Butler

Futurist, Horasis

Julia von Winterfeldt

Founder & CEO, Soulworx

Dijana Galijasevic

CEO & Co-Founder, Impact Hero

Jeremy Abbett

Founder, Abbett Labs

Marc Buckley

Founder, ALOHAS Regenerative Foundation | Advocate for the SDG's, United Nations

Gerd Bührig

Former Head of Bertelsmann University | Founder, Learning Expedition

Tia Kansara Ph.D.

CEO, Replenish Earth

Miikka Leinonen

Strategic Innovation Advisor, Ghost
Voices from the book
“Moonshots for Europe demand a new, courageous leadership for the next decades, and anticipation of breakthrough technologies, benefits for society & the environment and citizens driven by purpose. Let’s inspire European leadership to create a bolder vision for a better tomorrow.”

Harald Neidhardt

CEO & Curator, Futur/io Institute

Voices from the book
”Why don’t we talk about virtual reality in terms of theatre, or about data analysis in terms of politics? Understanding technology means to find new aspects and new entry points for applications.“

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Blechinger

Ex Rektor, Fachhochschule Salzburg GmbH | Board of Directors, Berlin School of Creative Leadership

Voices from the book
”Violent ‘yellow jacket’ street demonstrations in France, the UK’s departure from the EU and the rise of populism: if ever an entity needed a moonshot to create a more desirable future it is Europe.“

Jennifer Schenker

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Innovator

Voices from the book
”Moonshots are big bets. Projects that will impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people and have a positive societal impact.“

Pablo Rodriguez

Director, CTO Office (OCTO), Google

Voices from the book
”A moonshot is something unique, something new, a disruptive idea that is beneficial and accessible to humanity and/or has a positive impact on the world.“

Torsten Kriening

Publisher, SpaceWatch.Global

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