Open Innovation Lab

A collaborative platform for rapid prototyping via learning, research, development and production

Open Innovation Lab (OIL) will take place as a week long pop-up lab and is looking for individuals to participate in a collaborative innovation workshop within an environment of openness, exploration, and shared horizontal knowledge.

September 23 — 30, 2015 at Innovation Birmingham Campus

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Schedule

before event

Before the Event

Interested collaborators are invited to sign up in one or more themes, with the intention to collaborate on one or more of the concepts clustered in those themes.

Read more Before Sep 23
application deadline

Application Deadline

Collaborators application deadline is set on Wednesday 23 September 2015, 12 noon.

Read more Sep 23
conference

Innovation Conferences

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8A & 8B
  • 10:00h — 17:00h
  • 10:15h
    Welcome and Introducctionby Mark Brill, Alexa Torlo & Katharine Fuller
  • 10:35h
    Why ‘brands needs artists’ by Mark Brill
  • 11:25h
    Future of Cities by Dr. Steve Harding
  • 11:50h
    Break
  • 12:00h
    The Uniqueness of Third Millennial Challengesby Dr. Rachel Armstrong keynote speaker
  • 13:00h
    Q&A — open up to audience to engage in the discussion
  • 13:15h
    Lunch
  • 14:00h
    The Invisible Wealthby Dr. Javier de la Cueva
  • 15:00h
    Q&A — open up to audience to engage in the discussion
  • 15:15h
    Break
  • 15:40h
    From Kitchen Table to Global Collaborations… and Backby Matthew Rhodes
  • 16:10h
    Understanding Technology Adoption Through Living Labsby Brian Price
  • 16:40h
    Internationalising User-Led Innovationby Rehan Bhana
  • 17:00h
    Close
Sep 23
lab

Innovation Lab I

The Learning Journey

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8A & 8B
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
Sep 24
lab

Innovation Lab II

The Problem Space

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8B and Atrium
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
Sep 25
lab

Innovation Lab III

The Idea Space: User Lab

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8A & 8B
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
  • 10:00h
    Focusing on Idea Spaceby Ian Graham
  • 11:00h
    User Labby Rehan Bhana
  • 15:00h
    BBQ & Social Timeby everyone
Sep 26
lab

Innovation Lab IV

Lab “Make” Day

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8A & 8B
  • 10:00h — 15:00h
Sep 27
lab

Innovation Lab V

The Solution Space: User Lab

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8B and Atrium
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
Sep 28
lab

Innovation Lab VI

Prototype & Pilot Definition

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8B and Atrium
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
Sep 29
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Influence Labs

  • Innovation Birmingham Campus,
    Room 8A & 8B
  • 10:00h — 18:00h
  • 10:00h
    Panel Discussion with OIL Expertswith Richard & Steven
  • 13:00h
    Lunch
  • 14:00h
    Panel Discussion with OIL Expertswith Richard & Steven
Sep 30
after event

After the Event

Produced prototypes may be published in the project partners’ printed documents or websites but only by fully crediting the originators and collaborators involved.

Read more After Oct 1