Innovation Embassy is a global network of Co-working spaces, Universities, Unique Institutions and the People who support and combine efforts to create Amazing Innovations.
If you wish to apply to become an Innovation Embassy Co-working Space, click here. Note that we only allow one pr city. To see if your city is vacant, click here. If you are a student or member of faculty of a university that would like to become an Innovation Embassy University, please click here. To apply to become a Genius Circles member, click here (currently closed for application). Rules for submitting an “Amazing Innovation” article will be available shortly. Questions and inquiries can be sent to hello@innovationembassy.com. Options and opportunities are listed at the end of this article.
It’s July 2019 now and Innovation Embassy has opened with a Lean Startup philosophy meaning – we build as we go. Expect things to change and evolve. Many new features are on the way. Sign up for our newsletter and stay updated.
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As move into the next phases, we’ll open up for match-making and calls for innovation.
Soon after, we will start 848’s, which are talks, introductions and tools on global initiatives and practical 80/20’s on Amazing Innovations – from the people who are doing it!
We’ll also be asking everyone about the real world problems they know of. Some of them will turn into our yearly Innovation Hell event, where we let teams of innovators gather and pitch solutions.
AR TechPlaygrounds will open up where 3D animations or scans can be displayed to show how they work and behave. Later, physical techplaygrounds will be announced. Who knows? Maybe you’ll get to try a flying car or fight lightsabers with a robot.
Our Innovation Embassy Conference will be about Amazing Innovations to provide a range of experiences and knowledge in your bridge-building efforts.
Innovation Embassy is set to become the hottest global innovation experience.
From all over the world, Co-working spaces, Universities and Institutions, connecting to the already existing innovation ecosystems. Houses of Innovation that create a network to help and support the making of amazing innovations and transformations.
Let’s face it. The world has changed and with it, how and why we innovate.
It has always been about handing an amazing transformation to a market and financial freedom to the ones who make it happen.
That’s how it should be. Innovating is not a bed of roses. It takes courage, investments and skill.
But as our climate is changing with devastating consequences for all of us along with many other global infrastructure challenges, innovating is now also about solving real world problems.
You can join Innovation Embassy and even become an Innovation Embassy if you have a Co-working space, University or a Unique Institution.
Innovation means bringing it all together from technologies, materials and designs to business, production and delivery – to make a perfect storm.
Startups that make game changers and whole new industries or larger companies that aim to redefine the value they bring to market. Or organizations and public services that innovate new infrastructures and change cities and rural areas.
Or solving real world problems.
They generate new jobs, bring wealth to communities and start new economies. They bring sustainability, empowerment and relief to people who need it.
What all amazing innovations and transformations need is access to top talent, technology, equipment, materials, funding and other resources. Tools, inspirations and insights. Accelerator and education programs combined with a host of events.
No wonder people have gathered in innovation ecosystems. Silicon Valley is famed but they are found on all continents.
Innovation Ecosystems are exactly places where we find what we need to innovate. More than that, we find a mindset and approach for innovation and collaboration – but also fierce competition.
The startups and innovators who are here experience having global reach, access to breakthrough knowledge, methods and tools and connecting to the right people and technologies.
They stand a much better chance for progress, of standing out and succeeding.
Not least because of the ones who really help to bring it all together to make “a perfect storm” – the supporters.
Supporters bring crucial value to the making of amazing innovations, often with very little effort on their part.
People such as investors, mentors or experts.
Places such as Co-working spaces, Universities and Unique institutions that can provide equipment, technologies, materials, know-how, facilitation or host events.
Imagine such places linking up and helping with match-making and collaboration, live-stream talks of Amazing Innovation initiatives and the experiences from those who did it.
And imagine such places attracting investors, sponsors, experts and others who can help and support.
An ongoing global innovation network that connects in and out of the global innovation ecosystems.
Options and opportunities:
Personally and/or professionally
You can join
Apply to become an Innovation Embassy
For Co-working spaces owners, students and/or faculty members of a University or the heads of Unique Institutions.
There are several levels and requirements to becoming an Innovation Embassy but it starts with a desire for innovation and
Applying means
- Stating what innovation and transformation your house wants to support. It could be the house tenants or a local community but it can be anything.
- What you are bringing to the network. Feel free to list one or several things. It might be a seat or equipment or a type of event or what you believe will bring value to the network.
- That you and your house will learn a specific tool called CoCreationCards. It takes ten minutes to learn. This tool is designed for helping many innovators at once to bridge from an idea and to the specifics of an
action plan and the “shopping list” tominimise risk on execution. And as a common language of innovation between all Innovation Embassies.
Please note: Becoming an Innovation Embassy or joining Innovation Embassy does not mean replacing what you are currently doing or obliging you to use any Innovation Embassy tools or methods. The idea is you already have your edge and strength. Tools and methods should be seen as optional add-ons. Specifically about CoCreationCards: it’s a tool that breaks down a project or an idea to an action plan plus the “
Houses can use the Innovation Embassy tools and methods
To bridge your house to corporate partners for workshops or other events. To tailor acceleration programs for tenants or education programs for students or tech-transfer programs or any other use of value to houses. Houses can also join forces to create innovation programs between houses, they then can offer to corporate clients or public service institutions.
In this phase 1 “building the network”, houses start at the free entry level. Houses can communicate being an Innovation Embassy and will gain access to methods and tools.
Your Co-working space
will be featured on the Innovation Embassy website and you can submit stories of innovation from your space.
You can hold 848’s, announce innovation challenges and offer tailored accelerator programs/events for your tenants. Please follow this link to read more and apply.
Universities
can be hosted by a student and/or faculty member. Students have the option for education, participating in or stating challenges or creating “ground crews”. Please use the form in the link above to apply and ask for further details.
Unique Institutions
can be any type of institution that can
Satellite Innovation Embassy
A special type of Innovation Embassy, anyone can apply to hold, is a Satellite Innovation Embassy. In essence – it could be a tent on a field. But by linking up to Innovation Embassies and supporting organizations from around the world, it can at least access – if not physically hold – the resources needed to do something – amazing.
If you’d like to read more about Innovation Embassy, please follow the links below.
About Erik Micheelsen.
Astrophysicist, founder of Innovation Embassy and Genius Circles. Erik has 15+ years of hands-on experience with innovation.
He has worked in startups, been a Technology Officer ant Coloplast A/S, responsible for a
During this time, Erik has been actively involved in innovation at
The idea of Innovation Embassy came to him after being at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and CERN as a high-energy
