Building the Unimaginable | Jan-Peter Doomernik | TEDxErasmusUniversityRotterdam

What if we could fix the world through crazy hacking? Every innovative disruption seems crazy before it is adopted. What seems nuts today may benefit society tomorrow, but only if we get to work, together, in order to build the unimaginable. Imagine how shocked a CD shop-owner from the year 1995 would look if you share with him that you have unlimited access to music through Spotify. For him it is crazy, for you it is normal. We are going to explore the possible disruptions of tomorrow by combing through the narratives we cannot imagine in the world of today. With new elements in technology, we can build it, but we do not yet fully understand it. Technology is not the main challenge. It is us, the humans, who miss out on tons of possibilities because of frozen mindsets. What can we learn from the 8.7 million other animal species, that fulfil their basic needs using ecosystems without ownership, without identity like humans use it, and without money? Animated artwork by Robèrt Guérain (www.guerain.nl) Clips artwork by Maarten de Penning, Bas Schoonen & Niels van der Wegen Jan-Peter (JP) Doomernik is a serial co-creator, exploring disruptive powers that will be beneficial for our society. He looks for disruptions before they happen, in order to protect and design critical infrastructures. Together with the nature2.o community (http://nature2.ooo) he explores and builds ecosystems deemed unimaginable by most, but which can be beneficial for society. As a track-host of the world’s largest AI and blockchain hackathon (http://odyssey.org), he helps/enables the participating teams to focus not only on technology, but also on the belief systems driving change. Playing with paradigms, asking crazy questions and building the unimaginable are his biggest passions. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx