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SOME THINGS GO WITHOUT SAYING.
We live in times of crisis and opportunity. Systemic global challenges, such as global warming and social cohesion, are attracting ever more specialised talent
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and knowledge. And yet isn’t the scale and complexity of global problems calling for a different kind of innovation? We have come to recognise that big, messy issues are the result of multiple interdependent factors. So it follows that any solution has to be equally multidimensional - conceived and designed through an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. The world is craving innovation that is crosscutting and systemic in both approach and impact. But where does this kind of innovation happen?
WHERE DO YOU GO TO START WORLD-CHANGING IDEAS?
Schools, hospitals, criminal courts and job centres. These are the monuments of the welfare state. Yet something big is missing. Where do you go to start
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world changing ideas? There is no shortage of innovative ideas for the world. All that is missing are the spaces and conditions for making them happen and aggregating their impact. So it’s not about just any kind of space. Infrastructures and experiences are at the crux of this. Access to resources, knowledge, talent and investment comes as standard. What matters most is the experience. That's where the radical innovation and magic happens. When people and ideas collide to achieve more than the sum of their parts. Networked space, social space, collision space. Welcome to The Hub.
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global hubs local hubs
A FAMILY OF HUBS community hubs virtual hubs
WHAT’S THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REALISING IDEAS?
HUB PROFESSIONALS a network of professionals offering specialised
HUB SPACES for meeting, learning, working, and playing.
HUB TALENT an internally and externally facing
business support expertise. HUB DINNERS
Space i i i i i i i+ i talenti i i i i i i + i knowledge i i i i i i i + i investment HUB LABS rapid
prototyping labs
bringing together
unlikely allies and collaborators.
HUB+ an online space for connecting,
network of
pioneers and
collaborators.
HUB MENTORING a peer-to-peer framework for learning and support.
inter-disciplinary conversations
around crosscutting practice.
HUB PRODUCTIONS imaginative public programming fusing films,
collaborating and
exhibitions, and
trading.
lectures.
HUB CURRENCY an internal trading platform for time, knowledge and ideas. HUB FINANCE access to grant, debt and equity finance for business development and growth.
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WHAT’S THE BUSINESS MODEL?
Hub Membership four time based monthly membership tariffs for accessing hub spaces Hub Passport monthly virtual membership and global roaming access to meeting spaces Hub Fellowship annual membership with access to the hub bar with invitations to hub dinners and hub productions
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Hub Corporate annual institutional membership Hub Scholarship complimentary membership and services for fledgling talent Hub Guest one-off complimentary guest invitation for visitors to hub spaces Hub Ventures large scale multi-sector projects involving the hub leadership team Hub Talent small commission based fee for attracting and supporting market-facing opportunities for our members Hub Productions imaginative events and experiences to inspire and stimulate members innovations Hub Finance small commission based fee for securing investment for hub member initiatives Hub Partners three-year knowledge sharing partnerships
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WHAT’S BUBBLING?
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The Hub is expanding to create a global network of spaces. Our intent is to be in every major world city. By attracting such a diverse, global membership we
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create a unique network of pioneering talent able to respond in unusual ways to pressing global concerns. Hub Infrastructure will serve to create visibility of people and ideas in far off places, offer tools to support inter-disciplinary global collaborations and enable our members initiatives to scale easily around the world. Our primary ambition is to create the conditions to enable diverse perspectives and disciplines to drive joined-up initiatives around intractable global challenges.
WHAT IS IT YOU PLAN TO DO WITH YOUR ONE WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE?
futures@the-hub.net +44 20 7841 8989