Calm Tech Café: Workshop on Calm Tech Ecosystem Generation
Forskningsparken - Oslo Science Park, Oslo, Norway
In personPROGRAM
9:00–9:10 | Welcome and Introduction
Introductions and workshop goals
Why Calm Tech—and why build a community around it in Norway?
9:10–9:35 | Amber Case: Calm Tech, attention, and meaningful time
Chronos time versus Kairos time: does technology create more meaningful time?
“Front brain / Back brain” framing for thinking about interaction
Defining and scoring pass-through technologies
Designing AI and other tools to support people’s attention, agency, and creativity
A little bit about the Calm Tech Institute history, why it matters and future goals.
9:35–10:00 | Amber Case: Calm Tech Certification, Calm Tech Institute, etc.
How Calm Tech Institute works
Certification Criteria and Successful Norwegian and Global Products
10:00–10:30 | Børge, Henry Audio: “How to Build Calm Tech Hardware”
Practical considerations in developing Calm Tech hardware
Lessons for teams moving from concept to prototype
10:30–10:45 | Break
10:45–11:15 | Scaling Lab: “How to Think About (Global) Scaling from Day 1”
Preparing products and teams to grow beyond their initial market
Scaling while preserving the qualities and values of Calm Tech
11:15–11:45 | Fireside Chat - Tobias Dahl and Amber Case, Building Calm Tech and Community
How Calm Tech Cafe started, and why? How did CTI start?
Company and industry partnerships, funding and grants
Important to frame as first step in CTI x Norway ecosystem build up
11:50–12:30 | Education Discussion
Discussion prompt: What is a practical first step for embedding Calm Tech in education in Norway? Facilitated by Amber Case and Tobias Dahl
What is a practical first step for embedding Calm Tech in education in Norway?
What gives students flexible skills and mental models that allow them to understand changing futures?
What makes a successful curriculum? What core concepts will ensure skill and capability?
12:40 | Wrap Up, Conclusion
What support do student teams, founders, and companies need next?
How can universities, makers, mentors, industry, and
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