ThirdPlace Tech Thursday: A stage for ideas in progress Crowd-sourced innovation & networking

​Where ideas meet people, and sparks turn into projects.

​​Join Stockholm’s Thursday meet-up — a mix of open-stage pitches, collaborative networking, and idea exchange.

​​Whether you’re an innovator, student, entrepreneur, or just curious — this is where ideas come alive.

​​​Learning stage:

​Agenda of 29th January:

​AI and human brains Henrik Hansson Professor at Department of Computer and Systems Sciences , Stockholm University ( His bio at the end of this invite)

​AI and digital skills for transformative environments Thashmee karunaratne Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

​​📚 Learning Stage

​​Short knowledge drops — 15-20 -minute micro-sessions where experts or peers share tools, trends, or lessons learned. (Agenda will be added)

​​🎤 The Spark Stage:

​​Share your idea, startup, or challenge in 3 minutes — get live feedback and collaborators.

​​🧠 Expert Corners:

​​Meet mentors in tech, design, sustainability, and business strategy.

​​🧩 Puzzle Board:

​​Connect ideas, needs, and skills — see what matches your spark.

​​🤝 Networking Zone:

​​Find partners, build teams, and make something real.

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​​📍 ThirdPlace ArtCafe & Sober Bar

​​Rödabergsgatan 11, Stockholm (Odenplan)

​​🕖 Thursday 18:30–21:30

​​Dinner &🍸 mocktails/cocktails available at the bar/restaurant.

​​🎟️ Free entrance — just curiosity required!WHY WE DO THIS

​WHY WE DO THIS?

​In a world of polished pitches and curated content, we’re creating a space for the raw, the real, and the in-progress.

​Tech Thursday is a recurring event every other Thursday where people from across tech, art, and innovation share their ideas while they’re still forming — not just when they’re finished. It’s a place to be vulnerable, creative, bold, and collaborative.

​Because:

• ​Ideas grow faster in public.

• ​Collaboration starts with conversation.

• ​Innovation is a shared act, not a solo performance.

​We’re here to bring together the builders, dreamers, coders, designers, makers, misfits, and mentors to shape the future — one spark at a time.

• ​And to help individuals or teams find their missing pieces of the innovation puzzle — whether that’s a human, a piece of tech, or just the right advice.

​Henrik Hansson

​Professor of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University since 2019, previously Associate Professor at the same department (2009–2019).

​Research focuses on the intersection of technology and learning, with interests in
AI · digital transformation · e-health · e-learning · sustainability · digital inclusion · culture & digitalization.

Thashmee Karunaratne

​She is an Associate Professor in Digital Learning at ITM School, specializing in data-informed education and analytics-driven digital transformation.

​With a PhD background in machine learning and data mining, she works at the intersection of learning analytics, semantics, and information systems, focusing on improving educational outcomes and skills development.

​She has contributed to EU-funded projects such as SkillsMatch, De4A, and eSHARE, and leads research on data sharing, employability, and digital competence across education, public sector, and global ICT4D initiatives.