Solve for X was a community solution engagement project and

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-like event launched by

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to encourage collaboration, solve global issues and support innovators. The "X" in the title represents a remedy someone or a team is already pursuing which ran from 2012 to 2014.

History

The project began on February 1, 2012 at a three-day convention at CordeValle Resort in

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. Google's team sought people working on various solutions. Solve for X talks were presented by innovators to 50 people in attendance who then collaboratively brainstormed to help those pursuing solutions, hosted by Google executives Eric Schmidt,

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, and

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who co-created the project. The convention took place annually. The website launched on February 6, 2012. The pitch component of Solve for X has been likened to TED talks since both projects host seminars by innovators, which can be viewed by others online. European director Bruno Giussani stated regarding Google's endeavor: "The world needs more ideas, not fewer and more commitment to sharing them freely and openly so that collectively we can test-run them and turn them into reality ... Google being at the origin of this, obviously technology and engineering will play a big role in Solve For X". Solve for X, co-founded by two leaders at Google with the support of Eric Schmidt, was initially believed to be linked to the Google X Lab working on new technology such as web-connected appliances,

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s, and space elevators, In 2013–14, the Solve for X team joined with several partner organizations, to support embedding their talks-plus-audience-community-brainstorming format in partner gatherings. The inaugural meeting that took place in 2012 featured the inventor and entrepreneur Rob McGinnis, discussing "Global Water Scarcity".

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opened the 2014 summit with a talk on climate change entitled “Ira Glass tries to boss you into a moonshot”.

References

External links

Official site

Official recap
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