THE DPBTSE - an incomplete intro

We hereby introduce The D.P.B.T.S.E. A proposal and initiative for experiment with a hybrid thinktank and creative studio-lab entity to establish much wanted and needed new 21st century combined-creative-and-intellectual-space.

For further information and inspiration download the: The D.P.B.T.S.E. an incomplete intro.pdf.

The D.P.B.T.S.E. ‘The Dead Philosophers Brainstorm To Solve Everything’ is a prototype and a proto-brand for this. The DPBTSE is a hybrid of a story-world and a real-world game and application. Inside and outside F-ICT.

ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part A. Introduction.

The DPBTSE is an adventurous bottom-up initiative and experiment that transcends traditional academic, artistic, but also socio-economic boundaries. By stimulating open–ended creativity and holistic thinking, through integration and combination of the Arts, Science and Philosophy, collaboration between humans and AI, and through development of interdisciplinary and unconventional approaches to the most interesting ideas, promises, opportunities, challenges and issues of our 21^st^ century (synthetic and biological) information -and communication age and of interaction -and media design at large. Inside and outside F-ICT.

The DPBTSE is building platform and community as a thinktank and creative engine in the same move. And in fact, is asked to explore such possibility. We are convinced this is a great opportunity to be innovative and establish (brand) value for F-ICT and the Research Group IXD. Nationally and internationally. One of the outsets and desires. By having courage to doing things in a novel unconventional way in both form and content.

The DPBTSE is a hybrid type of initiative. Partly Thinktank. Partly Studio. Partly School. Partly Company. Partly Game. Partly Research. Partly Experiment. Partly incubator. Partly concept. Partly story. Partly organism. Partly (science) fiction. Partly Pseudonym. Partly mind.

The DPBTSE is a platform for promoting and deploying creativity, open ended creation and exploration, experimental human-human and human-machine collaborations.

To be able to anticipate the future you best 'make' the future.

Overarching hypothesis and ideal of The DPBTSE is that there is a new world of creative and intellectual potential that is now neglected and wasted in all of us by a single-minded culture dominated with a suffocating obsession for econometrics, money and growth, problem identification and solving, closed concrete objectives, metrics and measurable targets as opposed to the proposed framework of knowledge, understanding, wisdom, informed open ended exploration, play, imagination, and a much more universal creation philosophy.

FUTURE-ICT.

The DPBTSE / Art / Science / Philosophy / Media / Education.

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ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part B. Inception.

For this purpose, The DPBTSE envisions an adventurous project and research experiment that transcends traditional academic and artistic as well as mediatic, generational and socio-economic boundaries.

First of all. by promoting and using principles, experience, knowledge, inspiration and modes of working from the Arts, Sciences and Philosophy in an integrated way, The DPBTSE is interested in developing new intellectual and (creative) paradigms, structuring and enriching holistic thinking -and creative processes and in co-creating outputs of new mediatic forms. By promoting and deploying creativity, open ended creation and exploration, experimental human-human and human-machine collaborations. And by promoting of -and deploying interdisciplinary approaches to - the promises, opportunities and challenges of our 21st-century (synthetic and biological) information and communication age and to interaction and media design at large. Inside and outside FICT. We are interested in empathy with past, present and future.

Second of all. By promoting and integrating generalist and specialist knowledge with creative talent and process, by promoting and focusing on open ended divergence, exploration, thinking -and creation. And by promoting and deploying interdisciplinary approaches and experimental human-human and human-machine collaborations, The DPBTSE is convinced to expand on existing creative -and intellectual potential as well as to explore the promises and opportunities, responsibilities, issues and challenges of our 21st-centuries information and communication age as well as of (ICT) education and of interaction -and media design. At large!

We think humanities way of mining and integrating creative and intellectual potential thus far is analogues to a man with a fork in a world of soup. - Anonymous living philosopher (aspiring member).

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ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part C. Conception.

The DPBTSE is (absurdly) ambitious in creating research, experiment and progress through systematic use of knowledge, creativity and imagination and through (self) perpetuation and multiplication of The DPBTSE as well as spinoffs.

We are interested in cooperation and experiment in media, publishing, concept, applied art, science and philosophy, education, profit and non-profit entrepreneurship. In opensource economy and in startups and spinoffs based on the very mission and vision of The DPBTSE. By teachers and students. And by (existing and new) parties in and outside FICT.

We want to operate in and outside of the Lectorate IXD and in and outside of F-ICT.

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ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part D. Doing things differently.

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Partly Thinktank. Partly Studio. Partly School. Partly Company. Partly Game. Partly Research. Partly Experiment. Partly incubator. Partly concept. Partly story. Partly organism. Partly (science) fiction. Partly Pseudonym. Partly future. Partly mind. Partly life. Partly automaton.

The DPBTSE is interested in societal, economic and educational innovation and reform. The DPBTSE is interested in Protopia.

• We are furthermore interested in creating engaging stories and narratives as vehicles for creation and change.
• We are and propose hereby a mixed or alternate reality as an experimental vehicle for education and engagement.
• We are experienced and knowledgeable do-ers and thinkers and appreciate structured but open-ended non-linear ways of working.
• We are interested in imagination and creativity but not just for the sake of it.
• We are of course interested in the Arts, Sciences and Philosophy.

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ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part E. Reaching out.

The DPBTSE has ‘set up first shop’ and is now open for ideas, cooperation or consultation!

• We are in the midst of natural and cultural evolution (if not facing a revolution to come).
• Sometimes the best solutions are the ones you were not looking for.
• The best way to predict the future is by making it.
• What we were, are and will become time will perhaps tell us.
• Sometimes lack of knowledge is good for creativity. A romantic notion of the late nineteenth century. Most of the time it is not and it will only get us killed.

Call to action. What can you do?

If you feel attracted to these ideas and outsets and want to support them, please let us know. You can respond in general, from your professional and personal role and perspective or otherwise.

• We are open (ended) and looking for what you want to share with us. Nothing if not critical.
• We are looking for friends, further endorsement ambassadors and resources for creating momentum.
• We are now open (ended) for and looking for your comments and ideas and your take on possibilities. Of any kind.
• We are looking for further foundation and optimal organizational form. Foundation? Explorative Ambition theme?
• We are open (ended) for talk or consult for anybody from the Lectorate IXD.
• We are open (ended) and looking for a limited number of interesting challenges and cooperations for this experiment or a part of it.
• We have reached out to you as we think we might have interesting things to do together. We know however that you are busy.
• Your idea for collaboration or your quest might be a The D.P.B.T.S.E. challenge.

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ONCE UPON A TIME. The DPBTSE. THINKTANK OF THINKTANKS part E. Reaching out.

Note: The DPBTSE is interested in the good life and needs to engage in creative adventure with an (absurd) humorous touch.

On the other hand, we are dead serious.

The DPBTSE.

Contact.

Aspiring^* member. Olaf Janssen.
Aspiring^* member. John van Litsenburg.

Or contact us via teams.

Website and social media coming.

^*Living philosophers can be aspiring members only.