A meeting place for real challenges and the minds that can solve them. Open. Live. Public.
Matter, reason, stability.
Life, spirit, becoming.
Joins them. Every good idea is their harmony.
Form follows life.
Design becomes an instrument of healing. An act of care for the way we live, dwell, heal and live together.
Six scenes of convergence, where disciplines meet and connect.
„How we heal."
Diagnosis, treatment, applied longevity. Challenges at the meeting point of clinical AI, biotech and self-care.
„How we build. How we dwell."
New materials, sustainable processes, long life cycles. Where nanotechnology, biomaterials and design meet for a different way of living.
„How we live with the planet."
Energy transition, circular economy, urbanism, biodiversity. Challenges that demand engineering and behavioral change at once.
„How we live together."
Inclusion, education, cohesion. Institutional interventions that deliver where sociology, urban design and technology meet.
„How we think. How we work."
Applied artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, automation. Products that solve real problems, beyond the technical demo.
„How we give form to meaning."
Innovation in form, beyond function. Aesthetics, narrative and meaning turned into real differentiation, where art intersects technology.
You identify a question that matters.
Creative minds gather around it.
The answer is born in public.
Answers are born in public.
Organizations bring the real questions. People prove their ideas. Each on their own path.
For companies, R&D, people with an innovation agenda. You bring the challenge. The relevant community gathers around it. The jury is calibrated. The competition runs in public.
For researchers, founders, makers, engineers and people with ideas. You enter the arena. The criteria are public. The jury speaks live. The idea is what counts.
Every challenge runs on a clear calendar, announced from the start. The same choreography, whether you bring the question or the answer.
Your objective becomes a clear brief. Visible criteria. Measurable outcomes. Public from day zero.
People from the six fields of practice formulate answers. Solo or in teams. Different approaches in the same space.
In public, live. Visible criteria. Reasoned votes. Instant feedback. The best idea wins.
The organization leaves with implementable solutions. People with visibility and collaborations. Everyone with a new basis to work from.
The evaluation is broadcast in real time. Jurors reason out every decision before everyone. The recording stays archived.
All participants enter with the same criteria, defined publicly. Everyone knows how they'll be evaluated. The standard stays fixed from start to finish.
Every participant understands why they placed where they did. The reasoning is part of the process.
The process becomes visible. Value becomes measurable. The decision becomes clear.
Three coordinates that hold Arc together. What we do, where we're headed, what for. Quotes signed by the founders, in their own words.
We bring open, collaborative, interdisciplinary challenges for everyday life. Every theme starts from a real question about people, community, the city, the planet.
„Arc doesn't award. Arc raises questions."
Ideas that raise the quality of life and honor the balance between reason and feeling. Design becomes an instrument of healing, an act of deep care for how we live together.
„Here, ideas are born from care, not from haste."
We bring together the people who create to heal, to connect and to transform. We want design that aligns the world with what is truly human.
„Design isn't a product. It's a promise."
What organisations and participants ask us most often.
It varies with complexity, target audience and the level of orchestration required (jury, physical events, prizes). For dedicated pricing, fill in the „Bring a challenge" form. We'll come back with a proposal within 48 hours.
For each challenge we calibrate a jury of 3–7 specialists relevant to the field. Their profiles are public from launch. Jurors are independent of the organization bringing the challenge. Independence is the rule.
A public event (online or hybrid), with the jury present and the criteria shown on stage. Each juror justifies their score. The result is computed live. The recording stays archived and accessible anytime.
The brief and criteria are accessible without an account. To submit, you need a short profile: 3 fields, under 90 seconds. We ask only for what's strictly necessary.
It varies by challenge. A cash prize, an implementation contract, mentorship, editorial exposure or combinations. The details are public on each challenge's page. No surprises.
Clear terms per challenge, negotiated before launch between Arc Conect and the organization. People know from the moment they submit what happens to their idea. We refuse clauses that abuse the author. It's part of what „radical transparency" means.
A question that matters. An answer born in public.