Polyplexus—An R&D Propulsion Lab
The Challenge: Increasing the Quantity and Quality of Breakthroughs
Scientific imagination is critical to our economy as well as our national security and defense. Research and development, as an expression of scientific imagination, is now a global and intensely competitive enterprise. This competition is heightened by digital and network disruptors that increase the speed and extend the borders of idea exchange affecting the nature and spread of threats and opportunities. Organizations fundamentally based on shaping the future need to leverage every possible advantage to succeed in this environment.
The Approach: Reshaping the Future of Science
Polyplexus is an online platform under development in DARPA's Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) program. The goal of Polyplexus is to reshape today’s approaches to science by effectively and efficiently engaging cross-disciplinary researchers and research sponsors to dramatically accelerate the process of non-obvious hypothesis generation.
Polyplexus is a rigorous, collaborative platform driven by expert participants and evidence. Proven game and social practices spur participants–technical experts, researchers, research sponsors–to connect evidence across disciplines and generate new hypotheses.
In September 2018, DARPA kicked off the Polyplexus Pilot 2, opening the platform to scientists and engineers. The government’s ultimate intent is for Polyplexus to be open to all, but, given the nature and complexity of this pilot, the government requires a pool of expert science and technology researchers to interact with the platform and also act as platform testers. Pilot 2 participation is open to all scientists and engineers who want to engage in this online platform.
For more information visit:
https://www.darpa.mil/program/gamifying-the-search-for-strategic-surprise
The Challenge: Increasing the Quantity and Quality of Breakthroughs
Scientific imagination is critical to our economy as well as our national security and defense. Research and development, as an expression of scientific imagination, is now a global and intensely competitive enterprise. This competition is heightened by digital and network disruptors that increase the speed and extend the borders of idea exchange affecting the nature and spread of threats and opportunities. Organizations fundamentally based on shaping the future need to leverage every possible advantage to succeed in this environment.
The Approach: Reshaping the Future of Science
Polyplexus is an online platform under development in DARPA’s Gamifying the Search for Strategic Surprise (GS3) program. The goal of Polyplexus is to reshape today’s approaches to science by effectively and efficiently engaging cross-disciplinary researchers and research sponsors to dramatically accelerate the process of non-obvious hypothesis generation.
Polyplexus is a rigorous, collaborative platform driven by expert participants and evidence. Proven game and social practices spur participants–technical experts, researchers, research sponsors–to connect evidence across disciplines and generate new hypotheses.
In September 2018, DARPA kicked off the Polyplexus Pilot 2, opening the platform to scientists and engineers. The government’s ultimate intent is for Polyplexus to be open to all, but, given the nature and complexity of this pilot, the government requires a pool of expert science and technology researchers to interact with the platform and also act as platform testers. Pilot 2 participation is open to all scientists and engineers who want to engage in this online platform.
For more information visit:
https://www.darpa.mil/program/gamifying-the-search-for-strategic-surprise
