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10 acts to shape a better future

10 acts to shape a better future

Dassault Systèmes is launching a new program that encourages the public to explore its vision for the future – a future where virtuality and creativity combine to put the user experience first, to embed sustainability in design, and to advance humanity.

Through a series of 10 acts – each bringing concrete answers to a question of crucial importance to society – Dassault Systèmes will challenge perceptions and inspire action by showing that, when innovations are made by people, for people, they can change the world.

THE ONLY PROGRESS IS HUMAN.

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10 challenges to shape a better future

10 challenges to shape a better future

Dassault Systèmes is launching a new program that encourages the public to explore its vision for the future – a future where virtuality and creativity combine to put the user experience first, to embed sustainability in design, and to advance humanity.

Through a series of 10 challenges – each bringing concrete answers to a question of crucial importance to society – Dassault Systèmes will challenge perceptions and inspire action by showing that, when innovations are made by people, for people, they can change the world.

Click on each challenge to discover Dassault Systèmes commitment on the topic.

10 challenges
to shape a better future

Dassault Systèmes is launching a new program that encourages the public to explore its vision for the future – a future where virtuality and creativity combine to put the user experience first, to embed sustainability in design, and to advance humanity.

Through a series of 10 challenges – each bringing concrete answers to a question of crucial importance to society – Dassault Systèmes will challenge perceptions and inspire action by showing that, when innovations are made by people, for people, they can change the world.

Click on each challenge to discover Dassault Systèmes commitment on the topic.

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The only progress
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Dassault Systèmes, a leader in virtual experiences, sheds light on its response to ten global challenges, inviting us to question our perspectives and take action. From conserving water to imagining tomorrow’s cities, innovation becomes truly meaningful when it is human-centric and sustainable.

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10 Challenges to Shape a Better Future

The virtual world can help us improve the real one. Driven by this experience, Dassault Systèmes has been powering sustainable innovation for decades. In the virtual world, we can simulate and evaluate the impact of our actions before making them real. This enables innovators to create with people and the environment in mind from the get-go.

Dassault Systèmes is launching a new program to shed light on 10 major challenges humanity is facing, inviting us to discover how ingenuity and innovation play a key role in addressing them.

To each challenge, Dassault Systèmes responds with an act. This act is not a substitute for the constant work in meeting these challenges. Rather, it symbolizes and highlights our commitment.

Though no one solution is sufficient on its own, when innovations are made by people, for people, they can lead to real progress, and change the world.

THE ONLY PROGRESS IS HUMAN.

Click on each challenge to discover how Dassault Systèmes is acting to address it.

EMOTION

EMOTION

How can virtual worlds change the way we experience emotions?

Art in all its forms has a transformative effect on human beings, stimulating a range of emotional responses and creating unexpected new connections.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes has created a unique experience, VIRTUAL HARMONY, combining visual art and virtual worlds to evoke powerful new emotional experiences.

learn more about VIRTUAL HARMONY

WATER & CONSUMPTION

WATER & CONSUMPTION

How can we consume smarter and protect our most precious resource?

Water is the source of life. It intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this inestimable treasure is being polluted by the way we consume.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes is committing, with the act WATER FOR LIFE, to measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses, supporting the growth of sustainability-focused start-ups, and educating future generations about this key resource.

learn more about WATER FOR LIFE

WATER & CONSUMPTION

WATER & CONSUMPTION

How can we consume smarter and protect our most precious resource?

Water is the source of life. It intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this inestimable treasure is being polluted by the way we consume.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes is committing, with the act WATER FOR LIFE, to measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses, supporting the growth of sustainability-focused start-ups, and educating future generations about this key resource.

learn more about WATER FOR LIFE

CITIES

CITIES

How can cities adapt to our ever-growing urbanization?

Rising urban populations have obliged the rise of the smart city. Cities are fantastically creative places where ideas are born and grow. As urbanization continues, it is more vital than ever to leverage the collective intelligence of citizens, businesses and government to make them people friendly.

Virtual-experience twins of cities are key to model, simulate, visualize and experiment entire cities to learn the essentials: keeping them the vibrant, cultural epicenters that millions are happy to call home.

ENERGY

ENERGY

How can we create an energy-positive world?

Like the equilibrium found in nature, developing sustainable energy solutions requires balance. Juxtaposed against concerns about climate change and quality of life is the push to find the right mix between existing and emerging energy sources.

Thanks to the virtual world, we have the power to do all this and more.

MOBILITY

MOBILITY

How can we reduce our footprint as we move through the world?

Travel is a life-long learning experience. Yet all the discoveries we make, people we meet and insights we gain come at a certain cost to the environment.

Happily, the virtual world has become an invaluable partner in developing groundbreaking mobility solutions that are good for people and the planet.

NATURE

NATURE

How can we learn from Nature to innovate sustainability?

Magnificent yet fragile, nature never cease to amaze. We must learn to better observe, respect and protect it.. The virtual world can help people and business build and inhabit our shared world sustainably.

HEALTH

HEALTH

How can we create preventive healthcare tailored to each patient?

Hippocrates dreamed of personalized treatments customized to each patient. Twothousand years later, his dream is becoming reality thanks to virtual twins of the human body.

These virtual duplicates enable Scientists and healthcare experts to model and test treatments and medication in the virtual realm, resulting in safer, more personalized patient experiences.

HERITAGE & FUTURE

HERITAGE & FUTURE

How can understanding the past help us better navigate the future?

Lessons learned have contributed greatly to arc of human progress. To further innovation tomorrow and make better decisions today, it’s essential to understand yesterday.

Using virtual world, we can tap into where we come from to make the world a better place for and by future generations.

HERITAGE & FUTURE

HERITAGE & FUTURE

How can understanding the past help us better navigate the future?

Lessons learned have contributed greatly to arc of human progress. To further innovation tomorrow and make better decisions today, it’s essential to understand yesterday. .

Using virtual world, we can tap into where we come from to make the world a better place for and by future generations

10 challenges to
shape a better future

10 Challenges to Shape a Better Future

The virtual world can help us improve the real one. Driven by this experience, Dassault Systèmes has been powering sustainable innovation for decades. In the virtual world, we can simulate and evaluate the impact of our actions before making them real. This enables innovators to create with people and the environment in mind from the get-go.

Dassault Systèmes is launching a new program to shed light on 10 major challenges humanity is facing, inviting us to discover how ingenuity and innovation play a key role in addressing them.

To each challenge, Dassault Systèmes responds with an act. This act is not a substitute for the constant work in meeting these challenges. Rather, it symbolizes and highlights our commitment.

Though no one solution is sufficient on its own, when innovations are made by people, for people, they can lead to real progress, and change the world.

THE ONLY PROGRESS IS HUMAN.

Click on each challenge to discover how Dassault Systèmes is acting to address it.

EMOTION

EMOTION

How can virtual worlds change the way we experience emotions?

Art in all its forms has a transformative effect on human beings, stimulating a range of emotional responses and creating unexpected new connections.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes has created a unique experience, VIRTUAL HARMONY, combining visual art and virtual worlds to evoke powerful new emotional experiences.

learn more about VIRTUAL HARMONY

WATER & CONSUMPTION

WATER & CONSUMPTION

How can we consume smarter and protect our most precious resource?

Water is the source of life. It intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this inestimable treasure is being polluted by the way we consume.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes is committing, with the act WATER FOR LIFE, to measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses, supporting the growth of sustainability-focused start-ups, and educating future generations about this key resource.

learn more about WATER FOR LIFE

WATER & CONSUMPTION

WATER & CONSUMPTION

How can we consume smarter and protect our most precious resource?

Water is the source of life. It intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this inestimable treasure is being polluted by the way we consume.

With this challenge, Dassault Systèmes is committing, with the act WATER FOR LIFE, to measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses, supporting the growth of sustainability-focused start-ups, and educating future generations about this key resource.

learn more about WATER FOR LIFE

CITIES

CITIES

How can cities adapt to our ever-growing urbanization?

Rising urban populations have obliged the rise of the smart city. Cities are fantastically creative places where ideas are born and grow. As urbanization continues, it is more vital than ever to leverage the collective intelligence of citizens, businesses and government to make them people friendly.

Virtual-experience twins of cities are key to model, simulate, visualize and experiment entire cities to learn the essentials: keeping them the vibrant, cultural epicenters that millions are happy to call home.

ENERGY

ENERGY

How can we create an energy-positive world?

Like the equilibrium found in nature, developing sustainable energy solutions requires balance. Juxtaposed against concerns about climate change and quality of life is the push to find the right mix between existing and emerging energy sources.

Thanks to the virtual world, we have the power to do all this and more.

MOBILITY

MOBILITY

How can we reduce our footprint as we move through the world?

Travel is a life-long learning experience. Yet all the discoveries we make, people we meet and insights we gain come at a certain cost to the environment.

Happily, the virtual world has become an invaluable partner in developing groundbreaking mobility solutions that are good for people and the planet.

NATURE

NATURE

How can we learn from Nature to innovate sustainability?

Magnificent yet fragile, nature never cease to amaze. We must learn to better observe, respect and protect it.. The virtual world can help people and business build and inhabit our shared world sustainably.

HEALTH

HEALTH

How can we create preventive healthcare tailored to each patient?

Hippocrates dreamed of personalized treatments customized to each patient. Twothousand years later, his dream is becoming reality thanks to virtual twins of the human body.

These virtual duplicates enable Scientists and healthcare experts to model and test treatments and medication in the virtual realm, resulting in safer, more personalized patient experiences.

HERITAGE & FUTURE

HERITAGE & FUTURE

How can understanding the past help us better navigate the future?

Lessons learned have contributed greatly to arc of human progress. To further innovation tomorrow and make better decisions today, it’s essential to understand yesterday.

Using virtual world, we can tap into where we come from to make the world a better place for and by future generations.

HERITAGE & FUTURE

HERITAGE & FUTURE

How can understanding the past help us better navigate the future?

Lessons learned have contributed greatly to arc of human progress. To further innovation tomorrow and make better decisions today, it’s essential to understand yesterday. .

Using virtual world, we can tap into where we come from to make the world a better place for and by future generations

Act IIWater For Life

Act II Water
For Life

How can we consume smarter & protect Water, our most precious resource?

Relive our 2nd act and discover how Dassault Systèmes is answering to Water & Consumption challenges with an experience combining real & virtual universes - with exceptional participation of explorer Mike Horn

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