An overview of grassroot projects in Iceland under the arm of the Ministry of Ideas as of June 2009. This presentation was prepared for IDEO.

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

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

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

4. 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

5. PROJECT 1
“PROJECT INITATIVE”
www.frumkvaedi.is

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

7. GURUS
FACILITY
BASED ON THE PARTICIPANTS
OPEN SOURCE
METHODOLOGY

8. PROJECT 2
“ACTIVE DEMOCRACY”
www.skuggathing.is

9. ACTIVE DEMOCRACY
OPEN
FULLY OPEN SOURCE
TOTAL TRANSPARENCY

10. ACTIVE DEMOCRACY
VIDEO TAGGING
EASY VOTING
SOCIAL NETWORKING

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

13. HELPING GOOD IDEAS
GROW !

14. OPEN INNOVATION PLATFORM
INNOVATIVE VENTURES
COLLABORATION
EXPERIENCE
STRENGTHS KNOWLEDGE

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

16. AS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB?

17. EXECUTION OF IDEAS

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

19. NATURAL RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES
TANGIBLE INTANGIBLE

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

21. INNOVATION
SUSTAINABILITY
SHARED
VALUES

22. CORPORATE VALUES

23. THE VISION OF
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
… AND ICELAND

24. PLANET NEEDS
US
UK

25. ICELAND
INSPIRATION
FOR A NEW
WORLD MODEL

26. HOW DID WE GET TO THE
MOON?

27. WITH A SIMPLE
VISION

28. quot;...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…”

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

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

31. RUSSIANS BRING A
PENCIL!

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

33. VISION DEFINES
THE FUTURE OF
EDUCATION
INDUSTRIES

34. INDUSRTIES
EDUCATION
VISION
SHARED VALUES

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

36. LET’S ECHO…
HALF FULL?
HALF EMPTY?

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

38. SOLUTION?

39. 200
BILLION ISK
IN INNOVATION

40. PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF RISK CAPITAL
THE ART OF INNOVATION

41. WHERE
TO FIND THIS KNOW‐HOW?

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

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

44. 200 EN
BILLION ISK
L E M
TAT IO N
M P
IN INNOVATION
I

45. 500 BILLIONS ISK
STUCK

46. AT THE ECONOMY’S
DOORSTEP

47. HOLDERS OF
GLACIER BONDS
GET A CONVERSION

48. $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

50. THE NEW ICELAND
NATURAL RESOURCES HUMAN CAPITAL

51. INITIATE A SUPPORTED
GOVERNMENT
SOLUTIONTEAM

52. MINISTRY OF IDEAS
GUDJON MAR GUDJONSSON
GUDJON@MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS
GSM +354 820.0000
WWW.MINISTRYOFIDEAS.IS