Sponsor
The Creative Science Foundation (CSf) is a charitable organization funded by Intel and Essex University, developed with the goal of helping to support and promote the application of creative efforts to scientific and technological innovations.
The core methodology of CSf is the use of science fiction as a means to explore, inform, and influence future scientific research and development. Sci Fi stories, grounded in current science, can serve as ‘prototypes’ that explore the possible implications of research and technology on humans, societies, and the world.
These science fiction prototypes can be written by anyone: professional writers, scientists, engineers, film/stage directors, school children or any member of the public. Because of this, these stories act as a way of involving the widest section of the population to help set the science research agenda. thereby making science investment, and science output more useful to everyone ranging from companies, through scientists and engineers to the public, consumers and the government that indirectly fund Research & Development.
The Foundation’s work culminates in an annual International CSf Conference in which scientists, writers, researchers, artists, and the general public come together to explore the role of creativity and science fiction prototypes on the science research agenda. In 2014, a series of workshop coined "Creative Science Shanghai" is in parallel with IE'14 Conference. The theme of the annual International Creative Science Event this year is “Product and Business Innovation“. It builds on earlier events The Outer Limits, Creative Science 2010, Creative Science 2011, Creative Science 2013 and AOM’13, For this workshop we are especially interested in SFPs that explore how intelligent environment technology (the Internet, Internet-of-Things, robots, virtual reality etc) or new business models might lead to disruptive opportunities. In conjunction with the event, the "21st Century Robot", "Imagine 2014" and the "Industrial Forum" are complements to the "Creative Science Shanghai" series. Welcome to join all the events with us in Shanghai during 30th June and 1st July, 2014.
The core methodology of CSf is the use of science fiction as a means to explore, inform, and influence future scientific research and development. Sci Fi stories, grounded in current science, can serve as ‘prototypes’ that explore the possible implications of research and technology on humans, societies, and the world.
These science fiction prototypes can be written by anyone: professional writers, scientists, engineers, film/stage directors, school children or any member of the public. Because of this, these stories act as a way of involving the widest section of the population to help set the science research agenda. thereby making science investment, and science output more useful to everyone ranging from companies, through scientists and engineers to the public, consumers and the government that indirectly fund Research & Development.
The Foundation’s work culminates in an annual International CSf Conference in which scientists, writers, researchers, artists, and the general public come together to explore the role of creativity and science fiction prototypes on the science research agenda. In 2014, a series of workshop coined "Creative Science Shanghai" is in parallel with IE'14 Conference. The theme of the annual International Creative Science Event this year is “Product and Business Innovation“. It builds on earlier events The Outer Limits, Creative Science 2010, Creative Science 2011, Creative Science 2013 and AOM’13, For this workshop we are especially interested in SFPs that explore how intelligent environment technology (the Internet, Internet-of-Things, robots, virtual reality etc) or new business models might lead to disruptive opportunities. In conjunction with the event, the "21st Century Robot", "Imagine 2014" and the "Industrial Forum" are complements to the "Creative Science Shanghai" series. Welcome to join all the events with us in Shanghai during 30th June and 1st July, 2014.