IdeaSquare progress report – 10th anniversary special edition
IdeaSquare passed an amazing milestone in 2024. We celebrated our 10th anniversary, and it was a moment to look back – at our origins, our development and, most crucially, our impact. With this report, we invite you to be part of our project, share in this occasion and discover everything we have done, do and aim to do. While we have covered much ground in the past decade, we have remained faithful to the key tenets of our mission and those of CERN: exploring different methods of tackling complex problems, linking science, technology and society; advancing research for innovation knowledge; generating and expanding multidisciplinary collaboration; and inspiring people towards new ways of thinking. Looking forward, we’re considering all the ways we want to shine in the future, to ensure we continue building on what we’ve achieved so far while consistently seeking new avenues of innovation that can create a meaningful impact for CERN and for society.
Throughout this Progress Report, you will find examples of the impact IdeaSquare has had during the past 10 years. You can also read testimonies from those who have experienced and appreciate at first hand the significance of IdeaSquare for their work and lives.
“What we’re trying to do at IdeaSquare is to innovate, to get people to think in a completely different way and to do something fundamentally different than what everybody else is trying to do.”
Christopher Hartley, Head of the Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer Department at CERN