MINISTRY OF IDEAS
OVERVIEW OF GRASSROOT ACTIVITIES IN ICELAND
PREPARED FOR IN JUNE 2009

HEARTBEAT
OF THE GRASSROOT
IN INNOVATION
52 BEATS A YEAR
52 STEPS CLOSER TO THE FUTURE

ACTIVITIES SNAPSHOT AS OF JUNE 2009
VISION OF A NATION
I AM INNOVATION
ACTIVE DEMOCRACY
PROJECT INITATIVE
POLICY PROPOSALS
RENAISSANCE PLAN

ACT
I VE
DEM VISION
OCR
ACY
PROJECT INI WEEKLY
TATIVE
OPEN
TION MEETUP
IN NOVA
I AM
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

PROJECT 1
“PROJECT INITATIVE”
www.frumkvaedi.is

SOLVING THE ACTIVITY
FOR THE UNTAMED WORKFORCE
IN ICELAND
FACILITY GURUS PARTICIPANTS

GURUS
FACILITY
BASED ON THE PARTICIPANTS
OPEN SOURCE
METHODOLOGY

PROJECT 2
“ACTIVE DEMOCRACY”
www.skuggathing.is

ACTIVE DEMOCRACY
OPEN
FULLY OPEN SOURCE
TOTAL TRANSPARENCY

ACTIVE DEMOCRACY
VIDEO TAGGING
EASY VOTING
SOCIAL NETWORKING

PROJECT 3
“I AM INNOVATION”
www.iminnovaKon.org

HELPING GOOD IDEAS
GROW !

OPEN INNOVATION PLATFORM
INNOVATIVE VENTURES
COLLABORATION
EXPERIENCE
STRENGTHS KNOWLEDGE

PROJECT 4
“VISION OF A NATION”
www.framKdarsyn.is

AS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB?

EXECUTION OF IDEAS

GENERAL ELECTRIC 327.000
ICELAND 319.756
GENERAL ELECTRIC HAS A VISION
ICELAND NEEDS A VISION

NATURAL RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES
TANGIBLE INTANGIBLE

MINISTRY OF IDEAS
VISION OF A NATION
PRE-ANALYSIS
FEASIBILITY STUDY
RESEARCH PURPOSE
3x CORES

INNOVATION
SUSTAINABILITY
SHARED
VALUES

CORPORATE VALUES

THE VISION OF
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
… AND ICELAND

PLANET NEEDS
US
UK

ICELAND
INSPIRATION
FOR A NEW
WORLD MODEL

HOW DID WE GET TO THE
MOON?

WITH A SIMPLE
VISION

\"...I BELIEVE THAT
THIS NATION SHOULD
COMMIT ITSELF TO
ACHIEVING THE GOAL,
BEFORE THIS DECADE
IS OUT, OF LANDING A
MAN ON THE MOON
AND RETURNING HIM
SAFELY TO THE
25. MAÍ 1961 EARTH…”

“MY WORK IS TO GET
A MAN TO THE MOON…”
SAID THE BOOKKEEPER AT NASA

USA INVEST IN SPACEPEN
CO$T MILLIONS
FISHER AG-7 SPACE PEN

RUSSIANS BRING A
PENCIL!

ICELANDERS
CAN DECIDE ON THEIR OWN
VISION
WWW.FRAMTIDARSYN.IS

VISION DEFINES
THE FUTURE OF
EDUCATION
INDUSTRIES

INDUSRTIES
EDUCATION
VISION
SHARED VALUES

PROJECT
“RENAISSANCE PLAN”
5
www.ministryofideas.is/?p=872

LET’S ECHO…
HALF FULL?
HALF EMPTY?

THE OPPORTUNITIES
HUMAN RESOURCES
NATURAL RESOURCES
SIZE OF THE NATION
STATE OF THE CURRENCY

SOLUTION?

200
BILLION ISK
IN INNOVATION

PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF RISK CAPITAL
THE ART OF INNOVATION

WHERE
TO FIND THIS KNOW‐HOW?

WORK WITH SILICON VALLEY VCs
1. KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS
2. SEQUOIA CAPITAL
3. NORTH BRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS
4. BENCHMARK CAPITAL

ICELAND’S VISION DEFINES
THE INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES
CLEAN‐TECH
BIO‐, GENETICS‐, NANO‐ INFORMATION
&
TECHNOLOGY

200 EN
BILLION ISK
L E M
TAT IO N
M P
IN INNOVATION
I

500 BILLIONS ISK
STUCK

AT THE ECONOMY’S
DOORSTEP

HOLDERS OF
GLACIER BONDS
GET A CONVERSION

$3 BILLIONS IN ISK BONDS OTHERWISE STUCK CAPITAL
WORLD BANK / NIB OFFERS AAA RATING
RENAISSANCE CAPITAL MANAGED BY THE BEST
INVESTMENT DEFINED BY THE VISION
CAPITAL INJECTION
DIVERCE INDUSTRIES

THE NEW ICELAND
NATURAL RESOURCES HUMAN CAPITAL

INITIATE A SUPPORTED
GOVERNMENT
SOLUTIONTEAM

MINISTRY OF IDEAS
GUDJON MAR GUDJONSSON
GUDJON@MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS
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WWW.MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS