Fieldlabs are emerging as a promising approach to mission-driven innovation. They bring together regional stakeholders — including business and knowledge institutes — to collaboratively experiment with solutions for societal challenges. Their effectiveness remains mixed as they face problems in scaling such innovative solutions in business ecosystems. Involving a broad, interdisciplinary consortium, Fieldlabs@Scale studies fieldlabs in agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure, and smart industry.
The project aims to develop new theories on mechanisms for collaborative experimentation and aims to create supportive tools for policymakers, regional network organizations, and fieldlabs participants.