A COOPERATION THAT PAYS OFF
The innovation ecosystem around Park Central is committed to the open innovation philosophy. This allows you to make fast and resource-focused progress in your future-oriented projects.
- Within our labs, you will find collaboration partners with whom you can tackle specific issues and develop solutions together.
- You will receive support in finding experts and implementation partners as well as in the necessary innovation methodology.
- An inspiring on-site setting and exciting events and workshops complement our offering.
SERVICE PACKAGES
Our service packages allow you a customized use of the park. Core members leverage the on-site setting, with their teams using space, workstations, and our network to address daily innovation challenges. Active members advance projects through regular Lab sessions in the park. Basic members stay up to date by participating in events and our news. Start-ups benefit from preferential conditions.
ESPECIALLY FOR START-UPS
Are you looking for market access for your MVP? Need access to funding and methodological support for your innovation journey? Or are you looking for an inspiring home and fertile environment that will help your startup grow? Do you want access to a network consisting of partners from research, industry and the public sector?
Then become a member of Switzerland Innovation Park Central now and benefit from our tailor-made offer for start-ups. Contact us now without obligation by phone or e-mail or make an appointment to visit us in the park.
NETWORK ACCESS
Switzerland Innovation Park Central is a joint initiative of business, science and the public sector. Participants include the six cantons of Central Switzerland, leading companies from the region and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the NEST, the FH Ost and the CSEM. Of the more than 80 members, a large proportion come from industry – a first in Switzerland.
We are a strong innovation network in the construction and energy sector with partners from business, science and the public sector. Participants include the six cantons of Central Switzerland, leading companies from the region and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Empa with NEST, ETH, FH Ost, FHNW and CSEM. With our community platform we offer you direct access to all partners and their Open Innnovation projects.
WORKSHOP AND EVENTS
We offer various event formats with impulses around the energy and construction sector, innovation and collaboration. The formats provide topics for discussion, offer suggestions and serve as inspiration for forward-looking projects.
OUR CO-CREATION PLATFORM JOINTCREATE
Our co-creation platform jointcreate.com makes organizations, teams, challenges, projects and events easily visible and accessible. This allows you to efficiently find the right partners, people and relevant information. In addition, the platform allows you to post problems and collect solution ideas from the community. If you have your own Open Innovation projects, you can submit them to ongoing calls for financial support and gain access to experts.
METHOD SUPPORT
The right path from idea to innovation is a crucial factor in transforming new insights into marketable solutions. We will help you to walk the path better and faster. Our innovation expertise helps you identify relevant topics, start projects with partners and explore themes. Marketable concepts are created through rapid prototyping and customer-oriented testing. This allows you to introduce new products and services to the market more quickly.
With tailor-made workshops, we offer you methodological support and take you further – be it project initiation, ideation by means of design thinking, business model innovation or innovation strategy. Contact us now.
OUR FIVE LABS AS WORKING VESSELS
We see ourselves as an innovation ecosystem and are convinced that better solutions emerge faster through joint innovation. With our Labs, we cover the ecologically, technologically, economically, digitally and socially relevant aspects in the context of the built environment.
Our labs serve as working vessels in which we bring different stakeholders together thematically. Regular lab sessions provide for exchange and set impulses with the aim of launching joint projects. The Lab teams provide methodical support in the early phase and accelerate activities in the innovation process.
ENERGY LAB
Driving the energy transition forward together.
SOCIAL LAB
Creating space for people and society.
DIGITAL LAB
Creating digital solutions.
CIRCULAR BUILDING LAB
Promote circular construction.
IPD LAB
Revolutionizing collaboration in the construction industry.
BOOK INSPIRING SPACES
Modern workshop rooms, co-working workplaces and various lounges for individual meetings are available to members and partners on 1,500m2 of space. The creative setting offers (thinking) space for all phases of the innovation journey – from idea to market launch.
ARENA
The Event Space ARENA is well suited for larger workshops and events. Thanks to the seating stage and lounge areas, the room is also well equipped for smaller meetings and group discussions.
IDEE
The workshop room IDEE is ideal for interactive workshops and meetings. The standing tables with whiteboard surface, the Surface Hub and the Serious Play help to visualize ideas and concepts quickly and easily.
FOKUS
The FOKUS meeting room is ideal for meetings and workshops. The tables and chairs are all equipped with wheels and can be easily moved if necessary.
EICHE
The workshop room EICHE is ideal for meetings with up to 10 people. The large wooden table radiates a pleasant atmosphere.
