About us
“As technology brings us a world of abundance, access will triumph over ownership.”
Salim Ismail – Exponential Organizations
The Institute
Based on the methodologies outlined in Salim Ismail’s Exponential Organizations, the initiative targets significant problems in multiple cities concurrently. We propose exponential solutions that impact citizens and advance innovation for positive social outcomes. We then create amplification of this effect through a global network and connectivity between client regions.
Fastrack is an institute as well as a conceptual framework for the design of future governance approaches and regulatory frameworks for industries, cities and regions seeking solutions to critical problems.
The story
The Fastrack Institute comes from the thesis that every one of the Global 5000 needs to go through an ExO Sprint, otherwise the time lag of getting the company up to speed is too long and they face an existential threat.
The Fastrack framework empowers citizens, with multidisciplinary teams, to find solutions for critical civic problems. It is a comprehensive process that rapidly establishes design solutions, governance approaches and regulatory frameworks.
Cities face challenges related to all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Fastrack Methodology
Our basic framework is a 16-week startup-style sprint that: Connects decision makers and citizens to collaborate to improve the quality of life in their city/region, builds capacity locally to develop and deploy exponential innovation and exponential startups and generates solutions that are scalable to cities worldwide.
Awake
Awake Keynote
Impact Workshop
Align
Possibility Definition
Align Workshop
Ideate
Idea Challenge
Team Formation
Solve
Conceptual Phase
Social Phase
Technology Phase
Entrepreneurial Phase
Disruption Session
Final Presentation
Accelerate
Transfer
The Fastrack
The Fastrack framework empowers citizens, with multidisciplinary teams, to find solutions for critical civic problems.
It is a comprehensive process that rapidly establishes design solutions, governance approaches and regulatory frameworks.
Fastrack Timeline
Fastrack
Creation
February, 2016
Financial Inclusion FTI:
Medellín
October 2016
Health
Fastrack:
Medellín
April, 2017
Mobility Fastrack:
Miami
August, 2017
FTI Medellín Launch
April, 2016
Mobility Fastrack: Medellín
December, 2016
Air Quality Fastrack: Medellín
August, 2017
Justice Fastrack: Colombia
October, 2018
The founders
Rodrigo Arboleda
Rodrigo is a senior executive with 50 years of experience in the fields of Architecture, International Business Development, Education and Technology, Civic and Philanthropic endeavors.
Salim Ismail
Salim travels extensively sharing a global perspective on the impact of breakthrough technologies and how organizations can leverage these disruptions to grow 10x faster than their peers.
Maurice Ferré
Maurice is a serial entrepreneur that focuses on exponential changes in the medical technology sector. Dr. Ferre is currently the Chairman and CEO of Insightec.
The team
Jabeen Quadir
Jabeen Quadir is our Executive Director and a certified ExO Coach. She is a Chemical Engineer with over 30 years of experience in multiple industry sectors and a passion for sustainability. Her Massive Transformative Purpose is: “Accelerate exponential prosperity for all”
Carolina Pina
Carolina Pina, our Director of Business Development, has over 15 years of international managerial experience in the non-profit and private sectors. She is driven by the urge to have a positive impact and making the world a better place. Her MTP is “Ignite change by connecting people and causes.
Maria Jose Hidalgo
Maria Jose is our Content and Communications Manager. Passionate about sustainability, social innovation and how disruptive thinking can generate high impact and transformative opportunities to communities.