In 2010 Bill Gates asked a University of Chicago audience to consider whether "the brightest minds are working on the most important problems." Bill thought that goal was important...we do too.

We asked ourselves, "how can we make that happen frequently and with good effect?" After some research, we realized that four things would be required:

• A database of the brightest minds (Innovators)


• A database of the most important problems (Challenges)


• A way to bring Innovators and Challenges together (Events)


• A value exchange system to reward Innovators (Ecosystem)