Unleash your creativity with the ITCILO Innovation Lab

Are you looking for an innovative way to learn, share ideas, and collaborate? The ITCILO Innovation Lab is the perfect place to explore new ideas in a stimulating and interactive setting.

The Lab provides three different room layouts, based on the size and objectives of your event. From high-profile speakers that bring you interesting perspectives on the world of work to interactive design thinking workshops, hackathons, and more, there’s a format for every idea.

You can also use technology as a core component of your event. We use creative methods to stimulate creative thinking about a variety of challenges and help you come up with solutions in a short period of time. It’s an ideal way to get your team together for brainstorming sessions or team retreats.

What is the ITCILO Innovation Lab?

The Lab is a unique way to facilitate learning. It takes a person-centered approach to problem-solving and innovating, with emphasis on collaboration and technology. Through this approach, the goal is to help people understand and connect their knowledge with the challenges they face in a new way.

You can choose from three main layouts:

Presentations: Invite recognized keynote speakers with exciting ideas on the world of work, and create meaningful discussions.
Collaborations: Organize design thinking workshops, hackathons, and futures foresight workshops with technology playing a key role.
Brainstorms: Host team retreats or meetings and use creative strategies to brainstorm about various challenges.

Based on your choice, the Lab will become the ideal place for organizations looking for an interactive solution that encourages personal growth and critical thinking in participants. It provides an opportunity to foster dialogue between different stakeholders, build capacity through interactive activities, and advance innovative solutions for complex problems.

Introduction to the 3 layouts

The designated areas within the Lab can be configured to fit any kind of presentation and audience size. Whether you’re looking for a keynote presentation, a collaboration session, or a brainstorming retreat, you can find the ideal format to help you reach your event objectives.

These configurations provide an inspiring atmosphere to further explore ideas, challenges, and potential solutions – allowing both speakers and learners alike to reach new creative heights.

3 Layouts

Layout 1: Presentations (Speaker’s corner)

Layout 2: Collaborations (Scenius)

Layout 3: Brainstorms (Serendipity)

Layout 1: Presentations (Speaker’s corner)
Layout 2: Collaborations (Scenius)
Layout 3: Brainstorms (Serendipity)

Presentations (Speaker’s corner)

This presentation layout offers a unique space for speakers to share their original ideas, as well as for learners to come up with innovative solutions. To increase outreach, these events will be available in hybrid format, accommodating both in person and online participation simultaneously.

Suggested events:

Flagship conferences
High-level keynotes
Technology-based events

Features:

A dedicated stage: The stage is perfect for speakers and facilitators to engage in interactive presentations, discuss new ideas or address collective challenges.
The latest technologies: Presentations will be enhanced with the latest technologies, including high-definition cameras, a hologram box, and an interactive LED screen.
Comfortable lounge areas: Relaxed seating areas provide the perfect place to allow participants to reflect and recharge.

Collaborations (Scenius)

The second configuration, Collaborations, is geared towards changemakers looking to create solutions through collaborative workshops. Our facility provides everything you need to host a successful design thinking workshop or hackathon, such as digital recording devices, virtual reality headsets, virtual whiteboards, and other immersive technologies. With these tools, participants can share their ideas in a dynamic and engaging manner.

Suggested events:

Design thinking workshops
Hackathons
Futures foresight workshops
Strategy labs

Features:

Collaboration tools and tips: Using the latest learning and training methodologies, small groups will interact, collaborate, and co-create in a space designed just for them.
Concrete outputs: While the types of these activities may vary widely, each will result in a specific product, such as a toolkit or a publication, or a service, like a strategy or policy recommendation.
Discussion tables: Furniture designed for both discussion and creativity – ideal for hosting collaborative activities.

Brainstorms (Serendipity)

Our third configuration, Brainstorms, includes a variety of creative methods to spark new ideas, including problem-solving techniques like lateral thinking and mind mapping, team-building activities, ideation tools such as gamification and storytelling, and much more. If you’re looking for an original way to brainstorm and tackle a challenge with your team, this is the format for you.

Suggested events:

Brainstorming sessions
Team retreats
Art exhibitions

Features:

A relaxed atmosphere: The Lab represents an opportunity to spend time away from your normal working environment for the purpose of reflection and learning.
Brainstorming-based technologies: You can use virtual reality technology to create immersive team-building experiences, or use gamification techniques to encourage people to work together to complete tasks.
Space for the whole team: You can invite multiple teams/departments to trigger new ways of thinking about various challenges by stimulating cross-functional team work.

How to maximize your Innovation Lab experience

The Lab can become your ultimate space for transformation, whether you are leading or participating in an event. Here are some ways to make sure you’re getting the most out of your event:

1. Choose the right layout

The first step is to decide which of the three main configurations will best suit your needs, based on the size and objectives of your event. The Presentations option is ideal if you have prominent keynote speakers with original ideas on the world of work and want to spark rich discussions among changemakers. The Collaboration option is perfect for organizing design thinking workshops, hackathons and futures foresight workshops with technology as a core component. And lastly, the Brainstorm configuration provides an ideal setting for team retreats or meetings with creative methods to trigger new ways of thinking about various challenges.

2. Get creative

Once you have chosen a layout, it’s time to get creative by exploring all of the space’s options. Make use of interactive technologies, simulations and gaming tools to motivate learners and help them engage with difficult concepts more effectively. You can also create thoughtful programming that engages all different types of learners and sparks fruitful conversations within your group.

3. Utilize experts

The Lab provides on-site experts who are knowledgeable about all aspects of learning design and facilitation - from advocating for best practices in technology-enhanced learning to helping participants get comfortable working collaboratively in virtual environments. Utilizing these experts will help ensure success for any program hosted at the lab.

Conclusion

With the ITCILO Innovation Lab, learning and innovation converge to create a powerful space for making an impact. Whether you need an opportunity for inspiration from thought-leaders, an immersive collaboration experience, or an ideation solution for a team challenge, the Lab has you covered. Its three main configurations allow you to move beyond the traditional learning environment and explore your own ideas and solutions while making use of cutting-edge design methods and technology.