oom /uːm/ verb

Meanings

(innovation, strategy) Expand or accelerate something by an order of magnitude; to 10 ×. “Let’s oom our reach by partnering with three global hubs.”
(learning, mindset) Shift from a linear to an exponential way of thinking. “The workshop helped students oom their perspective on climate solutions.”
(creativity, prototyping) Inject extra energy, boldness, or scale into an idea or project. “She totally oomed the design, turning it into an immersive AR demo.”

Synonyms
amplify · superscale · turbo-charge · catapult · upshift · magnify · power-boost · escalate · 10 ×

Etymology
Coined in 2025 and rooted in the engineering abbreviation OOM (“Order Of Magnitude”), “oom” reimagines the concept as a verb—capturing the leap from incremental change to exponential growth.

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Explore Real-World Breakthroughs

Choose from three exciting challenges based on real advances in emerging technologies (like AI, robotics, and clean energy). Each one asks you to solve a big problem in a creative way.

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Get Smart Help from an AI Analyst

Team up with Analyst GPT—an upbeat AI guide who explains new technologies, what they can do, and how people are using them. You’ll learn how these tools are changing the world.

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Test Your Ideas with AI Critics

Share your ideas with a group of AI “challenger” bots. Each one gives feedback from a different point of view—like ethics, nature, risk, and public opinion. They help you think through your ideas more deeply.

How It Works

Start with a Scenario Card: Pick a card that explains a recent breakthrough in emerging technology (emTech).
Learn Why It Matters: Find out what this breakthrough can do, the trends behind it, and how it might affect the world.
Choose a Challenge: Pick one of three missions to solve using the breakthrough.
Oom: Explore ways to grow your idea fast—by 10× or more—using extra technologies and a timeline of future possibilities.
Get Instant Feedback: Share your idea with AI-powered chatbots and see how it holds up. Use their feedback to improve your solution.

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🚀 Turn Your Ideas into Real Change

Earn Community Service Credit While Helping Shape the Future

When you oom, you go beyond learning about new technologies—you become part of a youth-powered idea engine that helps turn bold ideas into real impact. After completing a challenge, you can submit your own “pathway”—a creative response to a real-world problem posted by Warmer Sun.

🤖 Your idea is reviewed by Warmer Sun’s AI, which looks for strong points and shared themes across submissions. Then, all ideas are combined into one shared draft. During a short feedback period, you and others can review and improve it together.

🌍 The final version is submitted to global organizations like YOUNGO (UNFCCC), the World Bank Youth Summit, or the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. These are real places where world leaders and experts read youth proposals.

🎓 You’ll earn community service or service learning credit for participating. Your work can count toward:

✅ IB CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
✅ The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
✅ Volunteer hours needed for public school graduation

It’s a meaningful experience that supports your future—and it’s recognized officially.

🌟 Learn something new. Share your idea. Make a difference—
and earn credit along the way.

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