Bloopers: Living Labs Report - Part 2: Typology of Living Labs

Living Labs come in many shapes and forms. This post aims to tease out some of the different forms to better understand their strengths and focuses to advance how we build and sustain Labs over time.

Trojan Mouse. Trojan Mice!

About a decade ago, I heard the term "Trojan Mouse" as a way to speak about small experiments or safe-to-fail tests. Ever since I've been thinking about what their role is in systems change.

Bloopers: Living Labs Report - Part 1: Generations

Living Labs are evolving over time, geography and in response to the challenges and opportunities for collective action. This post introduces Three Generations of evolution.

OLLD25: The Edges of University Living Labs

In October, I was fortunate enough to join forces with leading lights in the University Living Labs space at the Open Living Lab Days 2025 conference in Andorra.

Report: Advancing University Living Labs

University Living Labs are a relational infrastructure to orchestrate and catalyse portfolios of impact-oriented initiatives in collaboration with societal partners.

Three Lines Of Enquiry for Living Labs (OLLD25)

Open Living Lab Days 2025, a conference for Living Lab practitioners from around the world is upon us, and I'm in Andorra to explore three lines of enquiry.

Putting the Place back in Place-based

Can we really be Place-based if we only pay attention to the People who live there?

Update: Ecology of work, Europe & active experiments

The lichen-ous current state of my work and community life, and what's coming for the rest of the year.

Deep Dive: Innovation Orchestration - challenges, value & impact framework

What value does an innovation orchestrator create, and what are the future aspects we need to address to increase their effectiveness?

Beyond the Lab: landscape scan and synthesis of regional innovation orchestration

Regional innovation doesn't just happen. Exploring the role of orchestration in regional innovation ecosystems - beyond the Lab.

Exploring the intersection of systemic investment, place-based capital, community finance and social innovation

Funding and frameworks for a world in transition - session recording, reflections and exploration

Virtual Session: Systemic Design, Place-based Capital, Community Finance & Social Innovation

Join us for a timely exploration of difference types of finance, funding and investment suitable for tackling complex challenges faced by communities in Australia and Canada.