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The 1st Online Academy for Companies Leveraging Tech for Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Joy (Sept 15 \u2014 Oct 15)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019re thrilled to introduce the Transformative Tech Academy, a one-month online no fee\/no equity program to support entrepreneurs and innovators using tech to expand human possibility.<\/p>\n

People are having a hard time.<\/h1>\n

If you follow the stats then you know that the human mind is on fire. Global stress, anxiety, fear, depression, loneliness, low trust and despair is accelerating around the world, across cultures, cohort, and countries. Humans are having a hard time with change. Emotional contagion stirs the pot and now that we are all connected through social media, fear in one place travels easily. This is why, even though by most objective measures the human condition is better than it has ever been, many do not feel that way.<\/p>\n

This is also an extraordinary and wonderful time.<\/h1>\n

Due to exponential tech, and a long history of medical and psychological research, technology can now be leveraged to help humans:<\/p>\n

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  1. Reduce stress, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, and fear<\/li>\n
  2. Develop strong self-awareness, resilience, sense of happiness, emotional wellbeing and social skills<\/li>\n
  3. Embody purpose, surpass self-actualization, increase joy or elevate consciousness<\/li>\n
  4. Expand mental and emotional intelligence<\/li>\n
  5. Experience transformation and deep connection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (Examples of applications here.<\/a>)\u00a0(See detailed Exponential Tech for Transformative Tech breakdowns here.)<\/a><\/p>\n

    We\u2019re organizing the Academy for 4 reasons:<\/h1>\n

    One, on the market side\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 the timing is now. We are at a ripe confluence of Need\/Economic Impetus, Demand\/Behavior Change, and Means\/Emerging Tech*, that signals a market opportunity acceleration. The market opportunity today is already at $3TN. This will grow as more of the enabling technologies shift from the \u201ccusp\u201d of impact to being suitable to deliver transformative product experiences.<\/p>\n

    We believe that sustainable change requires sustainable companies, hence our focus on entrepreneurship and company building, and our excitement about where this sector is on an exponential curve.\u00a0(Check out this Market Map)<\/a><\/p>\n

    Two, on the entrepreneur side<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014the need is now. Entrepreneurs as a group tend to recognize opportunity, sense cultural changes, and understand the emerging tech and as such the number of transformative tech companies is spiking up, globally. We want to help them\u00a0save time<\/em>,\u00a0gain momentum<\/em>, and\u00a0develop as leaders<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Given the power of these technologies to shape human psychology, we feel that<\/mark>\u00a0founder development is as important as the product<\/em><\/strong><\/mark>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/mark>This tech is moving too fast for regulation, and as such the\u00a0<\/mark>self-awareness of the founders is crucial to make thoughtful decisions about ethics, privacy and more<\/em><\/strong><\/mark>. As the largest community in this space, we want to institutionalize a culture of founder development now, at the beginning.<\/mark>\u00a0We\u2019ve partnered with\u00a0<\/mark>Evolution<\/a><\/mark>\u00a0to create the path for this. As the coaches for Slack, Dropbox, Change.org, Coursera, Eero, Tile, and many early-stage startups, including select Techstars classes, we\u2019re excited about this partnership.<\/mark><\/p>\n

    Three, the problem is urgent<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 I believe that Humanity has 10\u201315 years to raise the baseline of mental health, social emotional skills, and human capability in order to catch-up to the transition into the Future of Work and the changing skills required to be employable and Future Ready. The inner growth and development that was once a luxury will become a requirement because the skills that are compensated will be based on being good at being human.\u00a0See a detailed problem overview here: The Universal Problem of the Human Mind.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Four, solving this is doable<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 I\u2019m excited and optimistic given the confluence of need, demand, and tech \u2014 but there is no time to waste. Also, beyond solving problems, the opportunity exists with much of the same technology to expand and enhance human wellbeing beyond what humanity has known to date. Expect a post on this soon.<\/p>\n

    We need many solutions because humans are highly varied. This means we need many Jedis building tech-based, scalable, accessible, and affordable products and services towards this end, which is where the Academy comes in.<\/p>\n

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    In the Academy, entrepreneurs will:<\/h1>\n