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The Centre For Cultural Futures Canada

  • Cultural Innovation Labs

    Cultural Futures is exploring the use of Cultural Innovation Labs as a vehicle for bringing together diverse perspectives and fields of expertise to develop creative solutions tailored to the unique challenges of Canada’s cultural sector. Designed to foster innovation and practical application, these labs would bring together diverse perspectives in an environment that encourages experimentation, problem-solving, cross sector dialogue and collaboration with otherwise unexpected partners. 



What IS A Cultural Innovation Lab?

A Cultural Innovation Lab is a collaborative space designed to address complex challenges within the cultural sector by fostering creative solutions for partner organizations that can applied to others across Canada. Drawing inspiration from social innovation labs, it brings together diverse voices—artists, cultural leaders, historians, policymakers, and community members—to co-create strategies that address systemic issues. These labs focus on reimagining how culture, arts, and heritage can be preserved, adapted, and shared in ways that resonate with contemporary society while honoring our shared pastst.
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How The Centre's Lab Works

PROPOSING A PROCESS TO SPARK DISCUSSION


Cultural Futures Canada is proposing a four phase process cultural organizations might go through when engaging with the Lab.  We welcome your feedback on the processes outlined in the slides below. Whether you are a leader in the arts, heritage, or cultural industries, your input will help ensure this lab is a meaningful and transformative resource for the community.

Next Steps

Sector Input and Feedback

We invite professionals from across the cultural sector to share their thoughts on the need for a Cultural Innovation Lab and what they envision it could achieve. Your insights are invaluable in shaping this initiative, from identifying the key challenges and opportunities within the sector to providing feedback on the processes cultural organizations might go through when engaging with the lab. Whether you are a leader in the arts, heritage, or cultural industries, your input will help ensure this lab is a meaningful and transformative resource for the community.

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Explore Program Partnerships

We also welcome potential partners to join us in building this vision. From social or tech incubators and innovation labs to shared workspaces and university-supported institutes focusing on culture, diversity, or social innovation, your collaboration could help amplify the impact of the Cultural Innovation Lab. Together, we can create a dynamic environment that bridges cultural, social, and technological innovation, driving meaningful change for the cultural sector and beyond.

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