Zentrum für Soziale Innovation
The Centre for Social Innovation, ZSI in short, is a transdisciplinary social science research institute. ZSI critically explores the social embedding and impact of all types of innovations. We also actively contribute to the design and diffusion of socially accepted and sustainable innovations to meet global challenges. The Technology and Knowledge Unit (T&W) focuses its research and development activities on the potentials and limitations of emerging technologies and their diffusion in technologically mediated settings for the benefits of society. A core activity of T&W is the impact evaluation of socio-technical projects and their interactions with social innovations. Participatory and transdisciplinary research methods and open science are key tools of the methodological repertoire of this interdisciplinary group.
www.zsi.at
Global Innovation Gathering
The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) is an international network of grassroots innovation hubs, makerspaces, and social entrepreneurs operating as a global collective that promotes open innovation, knowledge sharing, and collaboration, particularly between Europe and the Global South. With a diverse membership of more than 200 makers, technologists, researchers, and activists, GIG empowers communities through innovation, technology, and social entrepreneurship, fostering collaboration between grassroots innovators and international organizations to co-create locally-driven solutions for global challenges.
www.globalinnovationgathering.org
Fashion Revolution Germany e.V.
Fashion Revolution Germany e.V. emerged from the global Fashion Revolution campaign. To connect consumers and the industry, a unified platform was created from various projects born out of Fashion Revolution Day.
We envision a future where fashion is sustainable, expressive, and empowering. Instead of blame, we believe in inspiring and educating people to actively shape the industry's transformation. Our goal: end overproduction, embrace circularity, and encourage conscious consumption and living.
www.fashionrevolutiongermany.de
Opendot
OpenDot is an innovation hub for social impact dedicated to positive change, focusing on sustainability and circular economy, with a particular focus on health and care, food systems, circular design and fashion systems.
We work to create positive impact by developing solutions that address specific needs, by engaging and empowering all stakeholders.
OpenDot creates change through co-design methods, a philosophy that embraces the values of open source, rapid prototyping and the use of technology thanks to the internal Fab Lab.
Public Libraries 2030
Public Libraries 2030 (PL2030) is a Brussels-based advocacy organisation and hub for innovative EU projects in the European public library sector. PL2030 has curated a network of over 40 innovative ‘Lighthouse Libraries’ across over 20 European countries who are engaged in redefining the role of libraries within the themes of digital futures, sustainability, well-being, community, and democratic participation. Alongside its EU-funded projects, PL2030 collaborates with major European library organisations to advocate for policies and funding that empower libraries to contribute to EU objectives while also enhancing capacity building and access to resources for public libraries across Europe.
Ukranian Makers Association
Ukrainian Maker Association (UMA) unites makers, educators, and innovators across Ukraine to empower hands-on creativity, STEAM education, and grassroots innovation. Through projects, events, and partnerships, we promote the maker movement, support community spaces, and develop practical skills for the future. UMA builds a network where people create, learn, and grow together.
European Crafts Alliance
The European Crafts Alliance (ECA) is an independent non-profit members-driven network organization of 38 organisations from 23 countries from all over Europe, dedicated to empowering the European crafts sector and the craftspeople that create it. Our activities include advocacy, facilitation, collaboration and education. ECA supports its members and partners to promote, grow and preserve crafts as a vital part of the European economy and culture as a driver for sustainability and innovation.
Fab City Foundation
The Fab City Foundation is a nonprofit organization driving the global transition toward resilient, sustainable, and locally productive cities by 2054. By fostering collaboration between citizens, policymakers, and innovators, the Foundation supports projects that align with the multiscalar Fab City Full Stack framework. It promotes open-source methodologies, distributed manufacturing, and circular economies, empowering communities to design and produce locally while sharing knowledge globally.
Fab Lab Barcelona at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Fab Lab Barcelona is a think and make laboratory enabling communities locally and globally to harness design and technologies for collective transformation. We are situated at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Together, we bridge education and research to bring radical experiments into real-world applications, transforming ideas into material systems, building products, and urban technologies. Guided by a vision of a built environment in harmony with nature, IAAC’s initiatives contribute to a growing ecosystem of innovation, spanning advanced prototyping, product development, and action research.
