Our Mission:

DaVinci Quest seeks to solve the Top 10 World Problems through the conduct of innovation contests.

We are faced today with a myriad of problems of great magnitude that have not diminished over time. These problems continue to cause a loss of life and property.

These problems cover a broad range:

Disease
Natural Disasters

Earthquakes
Floods
Storms
Drought

Lack of Food
Lack of Drinking Water
Lack of Power (Energy)
Terrorism (Physical and Cyber)

These problems continue to exist for a variety of reasons:

Problem is not understood
Disputes over nature of problem
No known solution candidates
No attempt to create a solution
Lack of resources to develop a solution
No champion to lead a solution development effort
Allocation of resources to other problems
Allocation of resources to activities other than problem solving

Some problems are not caused by what we do, but how we do it. The operation of civilization is not perfect. Systems developed over many, many years for the management of government are in need of updating. In most cases, these systems are in need of innovation – significant change. These changes may be enabled by technological advances, but technology is not enough.

As a society we need to rethink how we do things socially, culturally and economically that will require changes in public policy:

Education
Legal
Health care
Energy
Environment

We consider all problems as opportunities to be solved through Innovation Contests.