CBI4AI 2025 - IdeaSquare Planet Edition

13 May 2025, 09:00 → 15 May 2025, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

IdeaSquare (CERN)

What if humanity could start everything from scratch? What would we do differently?

In this program we are lifting our lenses from Earth and traveling to an earth-like exoplanet to envision how a society might function there with a focus on sustainable cities. 

By making order of magnitude calculations and systemic impact assessments, you will be able to look at societal systems in a holistic and comprehensive manner. This perspective will allow you to consider possible ripple effects or unintended consequences of your actions and ideas.
Through interplanetary scenario building, we will speculate possible futures and then reflect how we can translate these into real-world interventions.

During this week, you will be challenged to think beyond the status quo, collaborate, ideate and prototype solutions to complex problems. You will also have the chance to visit CERN experiment facilities and enjoy the city of Geneva.

Get ready for this interplanetary innovation journey!

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The project course is done as a collaboration between IED Barcelona, UPC, ESADE Barcelona and IdeaSquare.

Registration

Please make sure to register to the event through the Registration tab in order to get your CERN access badge.

Internet

In order to get wifi access at CERN, you will need to register your laptop/mobile phone once you have arrived to CERN on the network "CERN Visitors".

Directions on how to get to CERN you can find here: https://home.cern/directions

When on CERN site, you can find the meeting venue Ideasquare with this Google-map: https://goo.gl/WNSa6P
 

Note: It is possible that small changes in the programme will be made in the meantime due to CERN personnel availability.
*Estimated number of 35 attendants

Tuesday 13 May

10:20 → 10:40 Coffee at IdeaSquare

10:40 → 12:00 Welcome to IdeaSquare and CERN

12:00 → 12:10 Warmup by teachers

12:10 → 12:30 Discovering IdeaSquare

CERN as an engine of innovation and vehicle for knowledge transfer and acceleration.

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch @ CERN Cafeteria R2

14:00 → 15:35 Getting familiar with the Challenge

15:35 → 15:45 Warmup by team 1

15:50 → 17:45 Facilitated Groupwork (Gameplan, RQ, overview/task distribution)

17:45 → 18:00 End-of-Day reflection

Wednesday 14 May

09:00 → 09:15 Arrival at IdeaSquare

09:15 → 09:25 Warmup by teams 2

09:25 → 11:00 Teamworking time (Concepts&Prototypes)

11:00 → 12:00 Prototyping with GNNs

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch @ CERN Cafeteria

13:30 → 13:45 Warmup by teams 3

13:45 → 16:30 Teamwork (Stakeholders, Cooperations and Ethics)

16:30 → 19:00 Visit to experiment

19:00 → 22:00 Fondue in Geneva

Thursday 15 May

09:00 → 09:10 Warmup by teams 4

09:10 → 12:00 Teamworking time (Finishing touches and Next steps in BA)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 13:40 Warmup by team 5

13:40 → 15:15 Presentations

15:15 → 15:35 Why were we here?

15:35 → 16:30 Feedback & reflection