Climate crisis, destruction of biodiversity, energy crisis — we live in a world of multiple crises. Mastering these challenges requires radically new ideas and approaches, both technologically and socially.
Ob Share, Repair oder DIY – viele innovative Ansätze, Projekte und Ideen für ein klimagerechtes Leben im urbanen Raum bleiben klein. Nicht weil sie im Grundsatz nicht funktionieren, sondern weil sie meist verschiedene Bereiche unseres Lebens betreffen, weil es nicht einfach ist, unsere Gewohnheiten zu ändern und die unterschiedlichsten Akteur:innen mitmachen müssen bei der Umsetzung. Die Verstetigung oder Verbreitung von integrativen Ansätzen funktioniert anders als bei rein kommerziellen Angeboten. Daher möchten wir in unserem Innovation Booster ökosoziale Innovationen verstärken und skalieren, um sie im Mainstream zu etablieren.
“What concerns everyone, only everyone can solve.” Friedrich Dürrenmatt (The Physicists)
The major challenges of our time can only be overcome by working together with people from different sectors of society. That is why the booster uses an open innovation approach. Over the next four years, we will bring together key actors from civil society, science and business with city administrations, currently from Zurich, Basel and Lausanne. Together, systemic problems are researched and radical ideas for sustainable solutions are developed.
To enable and accelerate innovation, we connect cities and administrations with eco-social innovators as well as stakeholders from the private sector and science. We can financially support ideas that arise and/or are developed through the Innovation Booster Program with methodological and financial support, including vouchers for expert advice and coaching. In this way, we make it possible for promising innovations to be further developed and tested in urban areas of Switzerland. In addition, together with our partners, we are working to ensure that further implementation of the innovations after the booster is likely.
The first submission phase is over and no further projects can be submitted at the moment.
Meso Innovation Alliance
The Booster Future Urban Society is supported by Meso as a Co-Leading House and is characterized by the expertise of the following organizations:
Urban innovation is only possible through strong partnerships with cities and municipalities. That is why we are particularly proud of our implementation partnerships:
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