TeSI 2026

Europe/Zurich
3179/R-E06 (CERN)

3179/R-E06

CERN

IdeaSquare
50
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Pablo Garcia Tello (CERN)
Description

Technologies for Social Innovation (TeSI)

As part of the course, TeSI, students will embark on an interplanetary exercise to expand their thinking: IdeaSquare Planet.

IdeaSquare Planet, or i2P for short, is a novel methodology developed at CERN IdeaSquare in collaboration between its partners and staff to enable those brave enough to tap deep into their creativity. Participants are encouraged to aim at solving complex problems by removing barriers to creativity, applying a systems-thinking approach, using future thinking as a tool, and being inspired by the way physicists and engineers work at CERN. Contrary to what some might expect from a course held at CERN, we are not expecting you to be physicists or engineers – we truly believe that for change to be made, multidisciplinary discourse is required.

Welcome to your interplanetary adventure!

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

When on CERN site, find your way to the Science Gateway visitor car park, behind the Globe. IdeaSquare is there, towards West (France). Google map is here.

For registering your laptop/mobile phone for wifi access at CERN, please connect to the CERN visitor wifi. You will receive a code as a text message. Your connection will be valid for a week. You will need to register each device separately.

Registration
Registration for access on site
    • 10:30 12:00
      Welcome to CERN and IdeaSquare 1h 30m

      presentation about CERN and IdeaSquare

    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 16:00
      Tours: AD and the Data Center - exact times TBC 2h 30m

      13.00-13.50 Data centre
      14.00-15.00 AD

    • 09:00 12:00
      Teamwork: Planet Y 3h
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 17:00
      teamwork: planet Y 3h 30m
    • 09:00 12:00
      Teamwork: Planet Y 3h
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 15:00
      teamwork: Planet Y 1h 30m
    • 15:00 17:00
      Presenting Planet Y plans 2h
    • 09:00 10:00
      Reflection 1h
    • 10:00 12:00
      How might we translate back to Earth? 2h
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 13:30 15:00
      Translating back to Earth 1h 30m
    • 15:00 16:00
      Cleaning, wrap up, and group picture 1h