Consensum The History

Diving is an activity that is subject to high standards for training, safety and equipment. Safety solutions currently available in the market are based on two premises, firstly that the diver is capable of taking action and secondly that his actions are rational. The causality of the majority of diving accidents is that the diver panics and fails to act or react in a lucid manner. In recognition of this fact, the Swedish inventor and Consensum Board Member, Janne Stööd, commenced work on the innovation that has resulted in DIVO and Autodrop.

Through the identification and analysis of a serious safety problem in sports diving, Consensum has developed a unique method and technical solution to address the problem. DIVO will eliminate the majority of fatal drowning accidents involving sports divers. Since early 2003, Stööd and his partners have worked on research, testing and trails and the patenting of various safety products. In order to commercialise the inventions they invited expert opinion on product development and ‘go to market’ procedures. The result is now established in the form of Consensum AS, where Janne Stööd and his co-inventor Ola Patriksson are both engaged. Their total holding in the company, through their Swedish limited company Oneighty management AB, is a little under 30 %.