AI-powered innovations for a sustainable and joyful future
About me
INNOVATOR | FOUNDER | AUTHOR | HACKER
Tomáš Studeník (*1976) is a Czech radical innovator, founder, author and urban hacker. Tomas helps global companies as well as European cities unleash their technology innovation potential while seeking new growth opportunities in the post-digital era. He holds MBA from the University of Liverpool and MSc in Innovation from HEC in Paris. He completed management courses at INSEAD, Oxford University as well as University of Cambridge. Tomas is the founder and CEO of management consultancy Insane Business Ideas.
In addition to organizing FuckUp Nights, where failure stories are shared publicly, Tomáš organizes CEE Hacks innovation marathons, where hackers and students from around the world gather to solve challenges in sustainability, energy, healthcare and urban development. In 2018, Tomáš published the Big Book of Fuckups, where he had collected over forty failure stories from Czech personalities. Tomáš was nominated for Esquireman 2019 award. Computerworld Magazine named Tomas TOP Czech IT Personality of 2020.
Tomas is the author of THEaiTRE project celebrating 100 years of the word “robot”. For the first time in history, artificial intelligence wrote a full-blown theatre play that was performed by human actors. It was premiered in Švanda Theatre in Prague on 26 February 2021.
In 2022, Tomas launches Caelestinus – a Central European Healthtech Incubator and produces a new artistic man-machine collaboration project PLaiPRAGUE that toured European cities.
Together with the Dean of Faculty of Computer Science and Management of University of Hradec Králové Prof. Josef Hynek, Tomas teaches one-semester course in Science of Failure. Their new book, the Art of Failure, was published in Czech in March 2023.
In November 2023, Tomas was awarded a special prize for his support of healthcare innovations at Czech Effective Hospital Conference.
Brainshops
WORKSHOPS OF RADICAL AI-POWERED INNOVATION
Innovation Leadership, Product, Service and Business Model Innovation, Healthcare Innovation, Sustainability Innovation, Futures and Foresight, all superpowered by Generative Artificial Intelligence
The Art of Failure
How to survive the successes of others and live a happy life in unhappy times
Why is it that everyone around me is succeeding while I am failing at everything I touch? How can I live with my own imperfection? Is it worth it to sacrifice everything for my career or entrepreneurial dream? When should we tell ourselves “this is not the way”?
The authors, founders of the Science of Failure in the Czech Republic, offer an unconventional, scientifically entertaining look at life, including ten ways to live it happily. Instead of blindly chasing success, they recommend accepting and making the best of accidents, mishaps, and your own mistakes.
In addition, the book includes thirteen reflections on failure from the pens of philosopher Tomáš Sedláček, writers Petr Stančík, Dominik Landsman, Michaela Duffková, screenwriter Marek Dobeš, and film director Václav Marhoul, kayaker Vít Přindiš, businesswoman Zuzana Ceralová Petrofová, academic Hana Machková, activist Jan Bareš, publicist Bob Kartous, fashion designer Beata Rajská and surgeon Tomáš Šebek.
Recommended to everyone who has the courage to fight the worst enemy – their own ego – at work, in business, in relationships and in life in general.
The Big Book of Fuckups
AVAILABLE WITH ALL GOOD BOOK DEALERS OR ONLINE
Collected stories of failure of famous Czechs in business, culture and life in general.
How did billionaire Karel Janeček lose his money? Why did Ondra Kobza’s French restaurant project fail? If you don’t screw up, you won’t win. How to cope witch failure? Learn from forty three real-life lessons of Czech entrepreneurs, directors, investors, creators, artists, athletes and adventurers.
Media
THEaiTRE: A theatre play written entirely by machines (Techxplore.com)
Report on PLaiPRAGUE – Události v kultuře (Czech Television) in Czech
Forum de la Résilience: Prendre soin des futurs (Métropole Rouen Normandie) in French
When hackers do good (Nova.cz) in Czech
Czechs suffer from fear of failure since school (DVTV) in Czech
Our child and adult hackers will improve transport in Prague (Lidovky.cz) in Czech
Organizer of FuckUp Nights, author of the book The Great Book of Fuckups (DEEP TALKS 39) in Czech
On Caelestinus and Czech startups (Hospodářské noviny) in Czech
We Fight Failures Most of our Life (Czech Radio) in Czech
FuckUp Nights: Failures Are a Source of Inspiration and Motivation (Czech Radio) in Czech
Should we be afraid of artificial intelligence? (Czech Radio broadcast)
Permeation World Premiere (Rehearsal for Truth Festival, New York City, US, 2022)
Forbes Magazine on Caelestinus Health Tech Incubator (2022, in Czech)
Businessinfo.cz YouTube Podcast for Innovation Week (2023, in Czech)
I want people to take more risks (NEWTON University, 2024)
What they said about me
For companies
BRAINSHOPS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND FACILITITATION FOR YOUR TEAM, EMPLOYEES OR ORGANIZATION.
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Insane Business Ideas s.r.o.
Celetná 19, 110 00 Prague 1, Czechia