Higher education and business use human and technological potential to tackle social and environmental problems.
We live in the 21st century. This is the time when the sharing economy, artificial intelligence, the so-called The Internet of Things and the Fourth Industrial Revolution must encompass all of humanity. Only then will we be able to grow together. This goal can only be achieved if people working in different sectors, with different backgrounds and experience, stand shoulder to shoulder.
The Innovation Hub for Humanities initiative, founded in Gdańsk, encourages residents to become more involved in social change. This platform is conducive to making time for a “TEA” (think-engage-act) to change thinking to a more creative and stimulating the curiosity of others. The inaugural meeting took place in Olivia Business Center and gathered over a hundred participants from various backgrounds.
The meeting was a fusion of discussions about innovations and global trends, an exchange of experiences between business and art, which was to initiate innovations and create new opportunities for the development of organizations and individuals. The highlight was the presentation of several final projects that aimed to convey the message to the participants of the meeting – anyone can join teams or develop their own ideas in the fields of health, education, environment, diversity in society or digital inclusion.
Among the speakers were: representatives from the European Commission (Dana Eleftheriadou – advanced technology and artificial intelligence for European enterprises and social innovations, Anna Sobczak – EU cluster policy, Patrick Klein – EU social economy), European innovators (Prof. Leif Edvinsson – winner of the “Brain of the Year” award, involved in the activities of the New Club of Paris, member of the JIN Program Council [Japan Innovation Network], Norway Open Innovation Forum in Lund and the Gdańsk Tech MBA Program, Alain Heureux – Creativity, innovation and change trainer, expert in the 2030 High-Tech Skills working group at the European Commission [DG Grow], member of the MBA Gdańsk Tech Program Council, Tomasz Radziewicz – artist, sculptor, designer of The Witcher characters and conceptual designs of other types of characters, as well as Janaki Weiden – Human and Servant Leaders Requested!, director of SAINT-GOBAIN Performance Plastics in Cologne, member of the MBA Gdańsk Tech Program Board). Leading the way were the originators and founders, Anna Grosiak, Director of Corporate Affairs. Business Development at Siemens Polska and Barbara Stepnowska, PhD, MBA Director at the Gdańsk University of Technology at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Gdańsk Tech.
