Solve for X: Celebrating moonshot thinking—join us and declare your X!

[menotu]

The project started as an experimental event in February last year, where 46 scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators from across the world convened to discuss how breakthrough technologies could be used to solve massive issues such as climate change, cancer and global hunger.

It’s an idea that resonates with Google’s own CEO Larry Page, who in a profile interview with Wired discussed why it was important for him to focus on technology moonshots.

That drive was reiterated at the 2013 Solve for X event held last week, which gathered another 50 innovators and scientists to examine 18 technology moonshot proposals.

https://www.solveforx.com/

Moonshot Thinking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uaquGZKx_0&feature=player_embedded

TED - Solve for X

https://www.solveforx.com/partners/ahJzfmdvb2dsZS1zb2x2ZWZvcnhyFAsSDE9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbhjFuAIM/ted

Wired - Larry Page

http://www.wired.com/business/2013/01/ff-qa-larry-page/all/

thenextweb

http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/02/11/google-updates-solve-for-x-with-user-submissions-community-features-and-partner-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29

[Just17]

I had a look at one

https://www.solveforx.com/moonshots/ahJzfmdvb2dsZS1zb2x2ZWZvcnhyEAsSCE1vb25zaG90GNKJAgw/smart-power-outlets


but cannot imagine how this could be done with millions of homes and appliances that exist today.

It also introduces new (and unproven) points of failure.

I am not sure how I feel about it ......