# MINDS

The trusted global platform for scaling AI and frontier technologies impact.

[Apply by 7 August for Cohort 4](http://wefglobal.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eVftVjQnVEbW4wS)


## MINDS helps leaders unlock the full value of intelligence for business and society

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.


### Meaningful

Solutions addressing real-world challenges


### Intelligent

Harnessing advanced intelligence to unlock new capabilities


### Novel

Breakthrough technologies and approaches


### Deployable Solutions

Ready for real-world implementation


**49** Selected Transformations

**74** Organizations awarded

**30+** Countries represented

**350+** Applications screened

**6** Impact Areas


## Key focus areas

Pillars to evaluate MINDS applications.


### Impact

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


### Novelty

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


### Responsibility

Provided compliance with local regulation, reviews responsible AI and frontier technologies practices and long-term commitment.


### Eligibility

Public and private-sector organizations from all industries, including Energy, Consumers, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Media, Entertainment & Sport, Chemical, as well as governments, non-profits and academic institutions, are eligible to apply.

[Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/api/communities/v1/public/initiatives/site/page-redirect?initiative_id=e04c9252-bfa8-4617-8752-22e87644e119&page_id=fc66f49d-e6f4-4c1b-bf39-3a070a370441)


## Impact Areas

MINDS highlights how AI and frontier technologies creates value not only for organizations, but also for the system-level challenges shaping our future.


### Accelerate growth through productivity and innovation

Raise productivity, quality, and speed across operations so organizations deliver more value with fewer inputs


### Expand Learning, Skills, Culture, and Opportunity

Remove barriers of cost, language, and location, and connect learning to skills and work across a lifetime.


### Build a sustainable planet, energy and food systems

Cut emissions and waste, improve efficiency and grid reliability, and protect nature as economies grow.


### Build Healthier Lives with Better Healthcare

Tackle late diagnosis, fractured care journeys, long waits, and unaffordable treatment to improve outcomes and equity.


### Build Resilient Infrastructure, Communities, and Supply Chain

Increase public safety and mobility, anticipate and absorb shocks, keep essential services running, and speed response and recovery.


### Safeguard Trusted Information and Governance

Make information reliable, increase cybersecurity and legal accountability, and service fast, fair, and secure.


## Featured insights

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/api/communities/v1/public/initiatives/site/page-redirect?url=https://initiatives.weforum.org/minds/&page_id=3298b0eb-1a85-4e6e-85ce-12dd5a429b93)


### Proof Over Promise: Insights on Real-World AI Adoption from 2025 MINDS Organisations

Presenting insights from the selected MINDS, this report provides an overview of how organisations can move from ambition to action in AI adoption.

[Explore](https://www.weforum.org/publications/proof-over-promise-insights-on-real-world-ai-adoption-from-2025-minds-organizations)


### World Economic Forum Announces New MINDS Cohort amid AI Adoption Surge

The World Economic Forum announces the third cohort of its MINDS programme, featuring 26 organizations from 12 sectors and 28 countries.

[Explore](https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/06/world-economic-forum-announces-new-minds-cohort-amid-ai-adoption-surge/)


### AI moves from pilot to production: Meet the third MINDS cohort

AI deployment is shifting beyond digital workflows into factories, power grids, mines, hospitals and supply chains, involving a combination of autonomous AI agents with human oversight.

[Explore](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/ai-pilot-to-production-minds-cohort/)


### Showcase your organization's AI and frontier technologies transformation

Are you reinventing your organizations with AI and frontier technologies? Submit your application to be featured in MINDS.

[Get involved](https://initiatives.weforum.org/api/communities/v1/public/initiatives/site/page-redirect?url=https://initiatives.weforum.org/minds/&page_id=c5ec9425-7756-4e55-a62b-1425c2334e68)