Tamara Carleton

Award-winning professor, industry advisor, and author of radical innovation and strategic foresight

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Can you measure moonshots? 🚀Learn how to use big & bold metrics for your visions in our latest #BuildingMoonshots newsletter - featuring how @FredSwaniker frames his early vision of reaching 3 million leaders and @Lenovo's KPIs across #FourHorizons. 👉 https://t.co/sQCiiDao3E

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⚠️ A must-read for government managers and policymakers at the @EU_Commission, @EU_EISMEA, & other agencies keen on moonshots!

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What's the ARPA Model, and is Europe still in the warm-up phase? 🚀 Share your honest reaction after reading our latest #BuildingMoonshots newsletter. https://t.co/VP9w5Fu8S7

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What type of people should govt agencies and other orgs hire if they are serious about big ideas and radical innovation? Learn what matters to moonshot groups like @DARPA, @EU_Commission (EIC), and @Theteamatx.👉Your fast read at https://t.co/ime3I5QsVi #BuildingMoonshots #vision

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Read our latest newsletter about the need for more utopian visions - and how a moonshot often offers a vision of a better, brighter world ahead at https://t.co/YKhvkCcwJn 🚀#BuildingMoonshots

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Imagine a world... 💭 These are powerful words that open the imagination. Who in your country is sharing visions of a positive future? Where have you seen great visions of a better utopian world?

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3️⃣ I led a day of moonshots at @Google Switzerland during their annual staff Consumer Summit 🚀
...and I'm now relaxing with coffee and planning some summer holiday☕

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My humble brag for an exciting last week! 🤩
1️⃣ I am now a three-time winner of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Education by #womenweadmire, alongside some amazing women - see link below 💃
https://t.co/JUtyXJMHem

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2️⃣ I was invited by @vinnovase to speak about being visionary and bold during #Almedalen2025, Sweden's famous annual political festival (who will call me back first? 😁)

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And here's the link> 🤦‍♀️https://t.co/OUX4WVCkRI

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Get smarter with this 5min read! 🤓 Learn about the Ambiguity Curve, how people think about ambiguity (unk-unks anyone?), and where you (and your teams) sit on the curve. ⤴️ #BuildingMoonshots #ImpressYourFriends

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Moonshots are all around us! Here's a short story on why @Humane's AI Pin was a brave and beautiful vision, making a bold step toward an ambient computing future 🚀🫱https://t.co/rjzNXhkbEK #BuildingMoonshots

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@TecdeMonterrey

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Honored & happy to announce that I am now a Distinguished Global Professor of Radical Innovation at TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY - long seen as the MIT of Latin America. 🇲🇽

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👐 Ping me with your thoughts & ideas!
P.S. Two points if you can spot me in the video below! 👀
https://t.co/xEteiz723R

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Special projects include:
1️⃣ building the world's 1st public database of moonshots (plus grand challenges) as an open resource 🚀
2️⃣ developing an applied research ecosystem with Tec's industry+ partners 🏭
#facultyofexcellence #openscience #buildingmoonshots #needtolearnSpanish

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How do moonshot funders bet big? ⚡ I recently spoke with the thoughtful Dr. @EricToone_, managing partner & technical leader at @Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Learn 3 lessons from his time at @ARPAE and BEV...
👉https://t.co/ehGgg3vdU3

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And our paper has been in peer review for 8 months - what's been the longest review time for you??

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Breaking new ground with @cockayne again... 💥See the #preprint of our 2024 study examining how govt agencies deliberately provoke RISK-TAKING behavior in potential applicants, specifically comparing solicitation language from:
1️⃣@NASA (NIAC)
2️⃣@DARPA
3️⃣@ARPAE (energy)
4️⃣@DIU_x

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👉"The framing of opportunity to provoke high risk-taking decisions for radical innovation" > https://t.co/Ym2FPKpIMh
#decisionmaking #frontierresearch #radicalinnovation #openscience