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Bristol Living Lab

The mission of the Living Lab is “Making fair and thriving neighbourhoods with art, tech &

The mission of the Living Lab is “Making fair and thriving neighbourhoods with art, tech & care”. Bristol Living Lab is run by Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), a UK based non-profit arts organisation with 20 years’ experience of working with communities and individuals to understand how creativity and digital technologies can be utilised to meet local needs and address system change. It is a community based ‘enabler- driven’ Living Lab: KWMC acts as a ‘broker’ between citizens and organisations, ensuring that each participant in a particular project is able to contribute their knowledge and experience. KWMC adopts an ‘action research’ approach, where continual reflection and evaluation are built into the working process, and this enables KWMC to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of partners and communities. It has a wide range of citywide, regional, and international networks that it actively works with and takes a ‘Commons’ Approach to sharing knowledge and learning.

Areas of work:

  • Circular Economy
  • Culture and Creativity (creative sectors)
  • Education and/or vocational training
  • Environment/climate change
  • SME and Start-ups
  • Soil

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