Innovation Labs
Since 2017, UNLEASH has hosted Innovation Labs in Denmark, Singapore, China, Greenland and India. In 2023, we will host the Innovation Lab in Rwanda.
Read more about each of the Labs below!
UNLEASH Rwanda 2023
For the first time in UNLEASH’s history, the next Innovation Lab will be hosted on the African continent! The next UNLEASH Lab will be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, from December 2 – 8, 2023.
Young passionate changemakers will immerse themselves in a human-centered design thinking process to create a sustainable future, with Kigali – Africa’s leading start-up hub – as a backdrop to inspire radical innovation.
During the week, Talents will also have the opportunity to explore the natural wonders of Rwanda, the country of the thousand hills, to uncover new perspectives and encounter new experiences.
UNLEASH India 2022
Our last Global Innovation Lab was hosted in India, in the Infosys’ Mysuru Campus.
Over the week, 1,000 young changemakers from +100 nationalities immersed themselves in the UNLEASH Methodology, which resulted in 175 solutions for 7 SDG-related thematic tracks.
To keep the creative juices flowing during the innovation process, Talents also explored the city of Mysore and got a taste of the Indian culture.
UNLEASH Greenland 2022
For the first time in UNLEASH’s history, we hosted our first Regional Innovation Lab in Nuuk, Greenland, from August 20-27 in 2022.
The Lab focused on addressing sustainability challenges in the Arctic, and was anchored in the Greenlandic context thanks to our local partners and inspiring stakeholders who introduced the 200 Talents to Greenland’s culture.
UNLEASH China 2019
The UNLEASH Innovation Lab took place in the vibrant city of Shenzhen from November 6-13 in 2019.
UNLEASH Singapore 2018
In May 2018, UNLEASH invited 1,000 Talents from all over the world to Singapore, where they created real, scalable solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNLEASH Denmark 2017
The first-of-its-kind UNLEASH Innovation Lab took place in Copenhagen in August 2017. Talents spent one week in Danish high schools, getting to know an alternative educational system to ignite their creative thinking.
Solutions from previous Innovation Labs
“I met wonderful people during the Lab and came up with the idea for Permalution, a start-up focusing on fog and cloud water harvesting technology, tackling the world’s challenges in water access and drought.”
– Tatiana Estevez Carlucci,
UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2017,
Denmark
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“During the Lab, I was surrounded by people who were truly passionate about solving the challenge we focused on: sustainable fashion. My solution is the digital wardrobe app Whering, which allows you to manage your wardrobe from your device.“
– Bianca Rangecroft,
UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2019,
Shenzhen
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“At Test At Home Pte. Ltd., we are now developing ‘Lollipop-like’ and ‘Chewing gum-like’ devices and technology to enable easier, convenient, cheaper, accessible, and home-based healthcare testing.”
– Vivek Manoharan,
UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2018,
Singapore
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“OneDay Health launches sustainable health centers in remote Ugandan communities which previously had no access to quality healthcare. It is amazing how far both our team and OneDay Health had come during the Lab.”
– Nicolas Laing,
UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2017,
Denmark
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