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Frontier Tech Hub The Frontier Tech Hub works with UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) staff and global partners to understand the potential for innovative tech in the development context, and then t...

We're sharing this research on behalf of our friends at the FCDO and Frontier Tech Hub, who aren't on @bsky.app just yet.

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We asked ChatGPT who could help champion these nine technologies... How did it do?

@llgomezgener.bsky.social @waterhub.bsky.social @mibirem.bsky.social @plosbiology.org @plosclimate.org @metoffice.bsky.social @collectiveforc1.bsky.social @nextbillion.bsky.social @sei.org @newclimate.bsky.social

Speaking of AI, we asked ChatGPT who might be interested in championing these nine technologies with us... How did it do?

@labcosta.bsky.social @khalidkalam.bsky.social @atinygreencell.bsky.social @plosbiology.org @plosclimate.org @afbini.gov.uk @biodiversa.eu @myzerocarbon.org

We've been working with the FCDO to explore the technologies going under the radar⚡️

Amidst the buzz of AI, truly game-changing technologies are being overlooked.

Join the Frontier Tech Hub tomorrow! www.tickettailor.com/events/front...?

@pluriversa.bsky.social #ClimateTech #BioSky

This is so useful. Are you doing this for Gov accounts as they land on LinkedIn too?

As the world becomes louder and more polarised, our belief that real, sustained change depends on how people build trust and learn together, has only deepened.

This video is our articulation of the beliefs we hold dear. If it resonates, click to find out more: www.hellobrink.co/post/what-we...

2025 has been quite a ride so far...

We're digging back in the search for creativity and fresh thinking to fuel us into the next chapter.

Here are the books, podcasts and articles that influenced us in 2024.

What inspired you last year? #booksky

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On the Frontier of Underhyped Technologies

🗓️ Wednesday 23rd April at 2pm BST
⌛ 60 mins
🌍 Open to all curious minds in tech, climate, policy, gov, & dev

Come for the photobioreactors, stay for a glimpse of the future!

🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/front...

Underhyped Tech - Algal Photobioreactors — Frontier Tech Hub Cultivating algae at scale in an enclosed system for clean energy and carbon capture. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.

You can read more about Algal Photobioreactors right here: www.frontiertechhub.org/insights/und...

And we’re going to be sharing all 9 of these underhyped technologies over the coming weeks.

But first, join us for a live deep dive on Wednesday 23rd... 👉

Think:

— Real-time biodiversity sensing
— Water cycle optimisation
— Algae that becomes energy
— Biotech + nature-based solutions

They're not flashy. They're not funded (enough). But they're crucial.

💡 What if the tech that could change everything… wasn’t trending?

The Frontier Tech Hub has been quietly researching 9 underhyped technologies, the ones that rarely make headlines but could reshape the future of development and climate action....

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Once you stop fearing the unexpected then you can start building systems that are strengthened by it.

But how do you develop the tools, structures, systems and (most importantly) the mindset to become truly ‘antifragile’?

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Top secret and highly glamorous filming project happening today at Brink studios. Watch this space for the results.

Collaborating is easy to talk about, but harder to get right. Especially if you're working with governments.

In this post we explore 'mindful collaboration' and what that looks like in practice: www.hellobrink.co/post/masteri...

#Collaboration #Innovation #Government #Leadership

In this month’s Cognitive Download newsletter:

🔹 Why Open Innovation needs more than just openness

🔹 How designing for diverse thinking drives real breakthroughs

🔹 What it takes to rewire our instincts and create environments where ideas thrive.

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On Wednesday 12 March, we’re hosting a no-BS discussion with practitioners who’ve tackled these questions firsthand (including Climate Robotics Network and Digital Humanitarian Network founder @patrickmeier.bsky.social

📅 Save your spot: www.tickettailor.com/events/front...

Here’s are some of the questions that keep us up at night:

🤖 How do we design a world which supports homegrown robotics?
🤖 Why do some solutions thrive while others collect dust?
🤖 How can we redefine what we consider frontier robotics solutions?

🤖 Can robots help tackle some of the world's toughest challenges?

We've spent months with the teams at Frontier Tech Hub testing robotics to see how they might help (or hinder) us humans with challenges in agriculture, climate adaptation, and waste management....