Creative Hubs & Labs
From innovation hub to student laboratory
A creative lab or creative hub is an open space for thinking and a space for co-creative action. It brings people, technology and methods together. That is how new perspectives and possibilities grow. It creates innovative products and business areas, start-ups, real interest in STEM as well as new knowledge and accepted research. The characteristics of a creative hub or a creative lab can be very different, the range is very large: from innovation hub to makerspace and fablabs to student laboratories and the living lab with its' citizen science approach as a large experimental field.
matrix & FabLab
- Adriana cabrera, matrix, is a fabacademy instructor.
- matrix is a partner of the Fabricademy.
- In the project shemakes.eu we live the FabLab idea.
Creative Lab – Redesign and evolve
Do you want to create new perspectives and opportunities? Or evolve your existing innovation network? matrix designs your hub or lab with you. Which specifications fit your goal? How do you involve the relevant stakeholders? matrix clarifies these and many other questions with you at the start and then accompanies the implementation up to the opening and evaluation.
Different forms
Innovation Hubs
The focus is on new products, new business models, new forms of work in existing companies or as start-ups.
student labs
Developing more skilled workers through enthusiasm for STEM, health, crafts, digitization or other topics - that is the goal.
living laboratories
Scientists and citizens conduct research on an equal footing. The result is sustainable development and acceptance of science.
First sensible steps
Funding
Which funding programs can you use for your lab or hub? You can find an initial overview here
project outline
The project outline is the first step on the way to gaining funding. You can find out what a good project outline includes here
More insights in our study
Study - "Co-creative innovation locations in Germany"
We asked over 100 operators in Germany about their innovation locations. You can find the results in our study.
matrix seminar 26.10.23
Do you want to develop the innovative power of your region as a driver and innovator, as a business promoter or as an entrepreneur? Get concrete starting points and inspiration!
Are you planning a creative lab? Give us a call!
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Niels LichtenthälerMember of the Executive Board / Team Creative Hubs & Labs