FL2 is a multidisciplinary research lab located within an English university, comprising a workshop and library. Membership and access is available to all university staff and students. It was founded in 2010, and moved to its current home in 2012. More
The +ID DESIS Lab’s objectives include: stimulating design-led sustainable social change; mapping creative communities by gathering case studies of social innovation in Portugal; promoting social innovations and sustainability among the Portuguese design community. More
The collaborative city is run by several Italian cities (Bologna, Mantova, Battipaglia and Rome) and is inspired by the concept of sharing cities. It is implemented following a scientific approach based on empirical experimentation in line with a Co-City Protocol. More
Sfax Smart City Living Lab (SSCLL), a living lab in Sfax, Tunisia, offers an open platform for public and private sector actors. It focuses on assessing needs of users and sectors and on developing innovative ideas for the city regarding research and technology. More
DESIS BH takes place within the State University of Minas Gerais and is held in the Center for Design and Technology (CedTec). The goal of DESIS BH is to use design as a tool to provide services which demonstrate characteristics for a sustainable future. More
FL4 is a community-run space in a small UK university town, with tools and equipment for manufacturing, prototyping and making, providing the surroundings to meet, work, build, socialise, and make. It was founded in 2010, moving into premises in 2012. More
iMinds Living Labs offers researchers and entrepreneurs the chance to test and co-develop their innovative solutions thoroughly with their target audience. It is uses a state-of-the-art living lab toolbox that consists of scientifically validated R&D methods. More
Laurea Living Lab is a Finish network of livings labs (e.g. Active Life Village, BarLaurea, the Care Innovation, Design Hub). It developed the Learning by Developing (LbD) method for quickly mobilizing stakeholders for co-creation, open and user-driven innovation. More
DESIS Lab of Florianópolis is a research group at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). The group seeks to conduct investigations and discussions about a systemic approach to design, in order to disseminate knowledge about its practice and theory. More
The POLIMI-DESIS Lab, based in the Department of Design at the Politecnico di Milano, is composed of a group of researchers adopting a strategic and systemic approach to design, with a specific focus on design for services and design activism. More
After the founding of BIEN-SUISSE (BIEN-Switzerland) in 2001 and the Initiative Grundeinkommen (Initiative Basic Income) in 2006, Switzerland saw a surge of activities and activism around a citizen initiative for a popular vote that took place in the summer of... More
APENOC is a peasant organization ubicated in the western of the Córdoba province in Argentina. The organization was created to solve economic and productive problems, health and rural infrastructure. The movement is part of the “Movimiento Campesino de Córdoba". More
The Northern Ireland Science Shop, located jointly at Queen’s University and Ulster University, benefits the community and voluntary sector across the region and is part of the wider European network of Science Shops. More
An initiative meant to serve as an open door for society to the university, providing help, resources, and empowerment, through different forms of research support. More
The Vereniging Basisinkomen is the Dutch affiliate of the BIEN network. It was founded in 1991 as the successor of a working group that had existed since 1987. More
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