The innovation cabinet

Hugmyndaráðuneytið which can be translated as The innovation cabinet is an exiting new initiative by Guðjón Már Guðjónsson, CEO of Industria.

Open think tank

Hugmyndaráðuneytið which is essentially an open think tank, was kicked off with an exiting meeting at the Torvaldsen Restaurant and Bar in Reykjavik last Saturday ( January 10.).
A group of 50 highly motivated nerds, artists and entrepreneurs discussed how to motivate innovation and initiatives getting Iceland on the right track again.

Ideas to discuss

A multitude of ideas where tossed around for the Innovation cabinet to investigate and discuss further in upcoming meetings. Ideas like:

• Open innovation
• Communal responsibility of companies and startups
• How to present business ideas to Investors
• Where to find Investors in the current economy
• Success and failure stories
• Startup bootstrapping – startup without investors

This will be an exiting cabinet to follow and participate in.