Turning bottlenecks into breakthroughs

Make bottlenecks and opportunities legible through maps, roadmaps, and benchmarks.

• OrientOrientNeurotechJuan Benet NeuropodcastConversations with the people building the frontier of neurotechnology and brain science.Published collectionPublished
• OrientOrientEnableEnableNeurotechBCI Roadmap SeriesA shared roadmap for taking brain-computer interfaces from scientific promise to practical use.Ongoing seriesLive
• OrientOrientBuildBuildEconomies & GovernancePublic AI evaluation commonsGive public institutions credible evidence for AI adoption decisions.18 monthsDeveloping
• OrientOrientProveProveBuildBuildEconomies & GovernanceEvidence, evaluation & outcomes research programMake credible evaluation more useful and affordable.18 monthsDeveloping
• OrientOrientResourceResourceBuildBuildNeurotechConnectomics Benchmark + Prize ProgramMake connectome reconstruction a measurable, competitive AI problem.18 monthsDeveloping
• OrientOrientBuildBuildEnableEnableNeurotechNeuroAI Benchmark CommonsGive AI researchers well-defined neuroscience problems they can work on.6–12 monthsDeveloping

Bring the right people into sustained work around a shared problem.

• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientNeurotechPL Neuro SalonScaled human neural data towards a science of intelligence.June 6–8, 2025Completed
• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientNeurotechBCI Founders RetreatBringing together the founders building the future of brain-computer interfaces.June 2025Completed
• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientNeurotechConnectomics WorkshopA research convening on decoding the human brain’s circuitry.April 17–19, 2026Completed
• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientR&D Acceleration (FA0)IERR 2025 · Impact Evaluator Research RetreatAn immersive research retreat on impact evaluation and public-goods funding mechanisms.July 26 – August 10, 2025Completed
• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientResourceResourceEconomies & GovernanceAI4PG research convenings & funder collaborationTurn public-goods research conversations into sustained collaborations.18 monthsDeveloping
• CoordinateCoordinateBuildBuildProveProveEnableEnableEconomies & GovernanceAI4COP international collaboration programDevelop shared research and evaluated AI tools for environmental institutions.18 monthsDeveloping
• CoordinateCoordinateResourceResourceEnableEnableEconomies & GovernanceSovereign compute & infrastructure allianceTurn country requirements into usable compute access and technical capability.18 monthsDeveloping
• CoordinateCoordinateEnableEnableResourceResourceEconomies & GovernanceEconomies & Governance FellowshipHelp a senior cross-institutional cohort advance shared missions.18 monthsDeveloping
• CoordinateCoordinateOrientOrientResourceResourceProveProveNeurotechMouse Connectome Acceleration ProgramMake a large-scale connectome program technically and financially credible.6–12 month preparationDeveloping

Create missing shared tools, datasets, and infrastructure.

• BuildBuildCoordinateCoordinateProveProveR&D Acceleration (FA0)d/acc Residency · Edge City PatagoniaA four-week residency to prototype defensive-acceleration ideas in a real community setting.October 18 – November 15, 2025Completed
• BuildBuildCoordinateCoordinateProveProveEnableEnableEconomies & GovernanceSovereign AI acceleration programHelp national institutions turn open models into useful, locally maintained AI capability.24 monthsDeveloping
• BuildBuildProveProveNeurotechMacaque Ground-Truth ProjectomeCreate a primate reference dataset that tests long-range tracing.18–24 monthsDeveloping
• BuildBuildCoordinateCoordinateNeurotechVirtual-Neuro FRO / ConsortiumBuild shared simulation infrastructure after a discovery target is proven.Launch decision in 6–12 months; 3–5 year programDeveloping

Test whether an approach works through credible, inspectable evidence.

• ProveProveResourceResourceOrientOrientNeurotech“AlphaFold for Systems Neuroscience” ChallengeTest whether neural simulation can predict a new biological result.9–18 monthsDeveloping

Help useful work reach adoption through capability, standards, and deployment support.

• EnableEnableBuildBuildProveProveEconomies & GovernanceBroad Listening & Simocracy deployment programMake participatory decision tools easier to adopt, evaluate, and maintain.18 monthsDeveloping
• EnableEnableCoordinateCoordinateResourceResourceNeurotechNeuroAI Fellows ProgramSupply persistent operational ownership and an AI-native talent pipeline.Immediate start proposedDeveloping