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Brain&Breakfast

Breakfasts were created to inspire. Their goal is to showcase interesting people and the world around us, and to pop the bubbles we each live in.

Brain&Breakfast
Streaming since 2016
5 200+ viewers
95 episode
Breakfast story
Popping bubbles
Connecting people
Shaping opinions

Brain&Breakfast video library

95 episode

96 min

On the purpose of business, philanthropy, and responsibility for today’s world

May 21, 2026

85 min

Will the rule of law and democracy survive the rise of technology?

April 23, 2026

83 min

Artificial intelligence? What on earth should that kid be studying now!

March 19, 2026

94 min

Signal in the noise: how to read the world of polycrisis without panicking

February 19, 2026

91 min

Diary not just of a private

January 22, 2026

95 min

Why we actually do it all…

December 18, 2025

83 min

How to build a company to last 500 years, where trees are the currency?

November 20, 2025

95 min

Waves on the horizon: learn to surf the trends

October 30, 2025

94 min

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

September 18, 2025

89 min

Will we end up on unemployment benefits?

August 13, 2025

93 min

From loser entrepreneur to someone who inspires thousands

July 24, 2025

93 min

We are the future generation

June 19, 2025

92 min

Arabs and the others

May 22, 2025

93 min

Architecture of the future: expanding our biosphere into space

April 17, 2025

94 min

It’s a campaign! What if it really is?

March 20, 2025

91 min

AI for kids

February 20, 2025

96 min

On life, the planet, our limits, and changes

January 23, 2025

97 min

The last will be first

December 19, 2024

92 min

Urban space as a meeting place: connecting people and transforming cities

November 21, 2024

91 min

The great game

October 24, 2024

94 min

10 years of happiness at work

September 19, 2024

96 min

How can AI help in the current mental health crisis?

August 22, 2024

91 min

Finding ways and not giving up

July 18, 2024

89 min

Design as a tool for social change

June 20, 2024

More about the show

The idea for Brain&Breakfast mornings originated at 3M at the end of 2012. It was initiated by Jan Mašek, who worked there as an innovation leader. The breakfasts, which were originally intended to inspire primarily 3M colleagues, gradually opened up to the public and later grew into an independent project under the Red Button network.

Today, Brain&Breakfast takes place at the Impact Hub in Prague. From there, it is also recorded and live streamed to dozens of locations across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both small and large companies, coworking spaces, and community centers participate. We also stream to schools and libraries. How to set up a streaming location at your place can be found below on this page.

The breakfasts aim to cover a wide range of topics but generally focus on four main thematic areas:

  • Education and Personal Development
    This area showcases various perspectives on education as well as new approaches and trends. It emphasizes the importance of lifelong development.
    Speakers have included: prof. Milan Hejný, Radvan Bahbouh, Petr Ludwig, Jakub Pok …
  • Science and Technology
    This thematic area covers a broad spectrum from cardiac surgery through architecture to artificial intelligence.
    Speakers have included: Michal Pěchouček, Josef Průša, Jiří Kůs, Blanka Říhová, Jan Pirk, Martin Jan Stránský, and many others.
  • Entrepreneurship and Business
    Prominent Czech and Slovak entrepreneurs share what they have learned through their personal journeys.
    Speakers have included: Ján Košturiak, Libor Mertl, Jaroslav Řasa, Martin Hausenblas, Petr Skondrojanis, Filip Dřímalka, …
  • Society, Gratitude, and Kindness
    People who often start from much tougher circumstances than most of us have achieved great things. Let’s get inspired by them.
    Speakers have included: Jiří Ježek, Petr Koukal, Tomáš Šebek, and others …

 

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Who will guide you through the show?

Jan Mašek

Jan Mašek

Vybral si inovace jako prostředek k rozvoji odvahy, národní hrdosti a kultivaci společnosti jako celku. Pracoval ve společnosti 3M na pozici inovačního lídra. Tam se naučil propojovat a půjčovat si různé funkční modely z jednoho businessu do druhého. Vytvářel mosty mezi 3M, jinými firmami i institucemi a společně hledali win-win řešení.

Rád vytváří sítě, které umožňují hledat zkratky, které jsou v dnešní rychlé době potřeba k akceleraci nápadů nebo rozvoji businessu. Dále jej baví nahlížet a učit se z oborů, které jsou mimo jeho rámec či bublinu. Rád pomáhá tomu, aby lidi využívali svůj dar na maximum a spolutvořili s lidmi, kteří jsou hodnotově na stejné vlně a nebojí se říci „nevím“.

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