The speakers discuss the need for a radical shift in the culture of innovation to address unsolved challenges and foster disruptive innovation. They question the impact of major technological advancements and mention the book 'On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems'.
How innovative are our times really? Not very, according to Thomas Ramge and Rafael Laguna de la Vera. And they've got a point. Technology may have solved some fake problems ("one-click buying!"), but it hasn't done nearly enough to tackle big issues like climate change, cancer, dementia, or hunger. Today, Tomas and Rafael share their vision for a future in which we harness the forces of science and technology to solve real problems.