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Human civilization needs a lift: we need a new energy plan, a new food plan, a new health plan, a new knowledge plan and a new space plan. At road:infinity we create idea capital for hyper-visionary ventures.
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Mars // Solar System // Milky Way
Mars Opportunity Rover - day 383
Mars // Solar System // Milky Way
Mars Opportunity Rover - day 383
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Mars // Solar system // Milky Way
Mars Opportunity Rover
Panoramic camera
Days on Mars: 383
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Mars // Solar system // Milky Way
Mars Opportunity Rover
Panoramic camera
Days on Mars: 383
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n e a r - t e l e p a t h i c c a p a b i l i t y t o c o o r d i n a t e c o l l e c t i v e a c t i o n a t a
s p e c i e s - w i d e s c a l e . F i r s t s t e p : s h a r e d t a s k l i s t f o r y o u r t e a m .
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Mars // Solar system // Milky Way
Mars Opportunity Rover
Panoramic camera
Days on Mars: 383
H e l l o , p i o n e e r s . e x p l o r e r s .d r e a m e r s .s u p e r m e n .d a r e d e v i l s .
W e l c o m e t o r o a d : i n f i n i t y .
I m a g i n e a r o a d w i t h o u t a n e n d .
[ A h u m a n c i v i l i z a t i o n t h a t k e e p s m o v i n g , b e c o m i n g , e v o l v i n g . ]
L e t ’ s b u i l d i t .
W e c r e a t e i d e a c a p i t a l f o r h y p e r - v i s i o n a r y v e n t u r e s .
Hyper-v is ionary ventures are…
… s t a r t u p s , l i f t u p s * a n d p a r t n e r s h i p s d e s i g n e d t o e x p a n d o u r c o l l e c t i v e c a p a b i l i t y t o s u r v i v e a n d k e e p e v o l v i n g a s a c i v i l i z a t i o n .
* L e g a c y o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h a t c h o o s e t o t r a n s f o r m t h e m s e l v e s i n t o h y p e r - v i s i o n a r y v e n t u r e s .
HYPER-VISIONARY VENTURE DASHBOARD_
IMAGINATION NERVE
GALACTIC
SOLARTERRESTRIALPAROCHIAL
PERSPECTIVE CARE
COSMICALL OF US
MY NATIONMY TRIBE
ME
ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS
WOOL STEELZERO SCI-FI
Idea cap i ta l is…
… a n e v o l v i n g b o d y o f f u n d a m e n t a l i d e a s t h a t u n d e r p i n t h e e x i s t e n c e a n d f u n c t i o n i n g o f a v e n t u r e .
Cultural codeOrganization design
C u l t u r eUltimate goal
Mission design
V i s i o n
IDEA CAPITAL IS…
C o s m o sD e e p w h y
W e c r e a t e i d e a c a p i t a l f o r h y p e r - v i s i o n a r y v e n t u r e s .
K e y n o t e s i n s t i g a t i n gh y p e r - v i s i o n a r yt h i n k i n g
V i s i o n & c u l t u r eh a c k a t h o n sf o r s t a r t u p s
V i s i o n & c u l t u r e r e d e s i g n p r o j e c t s f o r l i f t u p s
A d v i s o r y B o a r d r o l e s
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HOW WE ENGAGE
Macro-visionPut forward an agenda for the human species in the book “The Human Project”.
Commercial vigorServed as a Chief Organization Officer in a global technology company TANDBERG (now Cisco). Started up a financial services company in Scandinavia. Co-founded a professional services firm in the Middle East.
Analytical rigorSix years with McKinsey & Companyleading large-scale performance and cultural transformations in European, African and Asia-Pacific organizations.
Erika IlvesFounder & Principal
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IDEA CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FINANCIAL CAPITAL
KINDRED SPIRITS
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A m e r i c a n a u t h o r , p o e t , p h i l o s o p h e r , a b o l i t i o n i s t ,
