MINDS does this by spotlighting proven, high-impact AI and frontier technologies solutions that address the world’s most pressing industry and societal challenges.
By showing what actually works, MINDS cuts through the hype, builds global awareness, and provides clarity on where AI and frontier technologies delivers real value.
Selected organizations then join a trusted community of leaders and experts to share playbooks, learn from one another, and scale proven solutions safely and at speed.
MINDS is a World Economic Forum programme led by the Centre for AI Excellence.
In collaboration with Accenture, the programme looks at Frontier AI Applications and AI First Transformations.
The programme is shaped by contributions from across the Forum, including Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems, Centre for Energy and Materials, Centre for Cybersecurity, Centre for the New Economy and Society, Centre for Nature and Climate, Global Industries Team.
The C4IR Centres Network plays a key role in supporting regional engagement and local implementation.
Hundreds of organizations worldwide are actively contributing to the success of MINDS.

Join a dynamic learning journey designed to help you tackle real-world AI adoption challenges. Collaborate with fellow leaders to exchange best practices, share lessons learned, and shape responsible AI deployment together.

Gain global exposure through the Forum’s media channels, official publications, and recognition at major events, showcasing your AI-enabled business reinvention and establishing your organization as a leader in AI adoption.

Selected MINDS will have the opportunity to present their transformation journey and receive feedback from a global network of AI executives, practitioners, and thought leaders.

Evaluates how the solution adds business value, sustainability improvements and societal benefits.

Assesses how AI and frontier technologies enables new ways of solving old problems more effectively, solves previously unsolvable problems, or leverages new ecosystems.

Provided compliance with local regulation, reviews responsible AI and frontier technologies practices and long-term commitment.
The report, published in partnership with Accenture, draws from insights from the selected MINDS and provides leaders with a practical blueprint for moving beyond AI experimentation to scale enterprise wide, industrial and societal impact by embedding AI as a strategic capability, strengthening human AI collaboration, advancing data and technology foundations, and implementing responsible AI by design.
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