Calm Tech Café: Workshop on Calm Tech Ecosystem Generation

PROGRAM

9:00–9:25 | 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.

9:25–9:50 | Amber Case: Calm Tech Certification, Calm Tech Institute, etc.

How Calm Tech Institute works

Certification Criteria and Successful Norwegian and Global Products

9:50–10:20 | Børge, Henry Audio: “How to Build Calm Tech Hardware”

Practical considerations in developing Calm Tech hardware

Lessons for teams moving from concept to prototype

10:20–10:35 | Break

10:35–11:00 | 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

11:00–11:30 | 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

11:30–12:10 | Education Input

Kaja from Co-Create talks about Calm Tech and AI in Education (15 mins)

Tobias and Amber uses this as a prompt to (briefly) reflect on..

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?

12:10-12:15 | Wrap Up, Conclusion

What support do student teams, founders, and companies need next?

How can universities, makers, mentors, industry, and funders contribute?

Should we form an Innovation Cluster through Innovation Norway?

What might an initial Norway-based cluster focus on?