open.

INCUBATION & COLLABORATION
ON BOLD OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
THAT ADDRESS OUR PLANET'S GRAND CHALLENGES.

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an open innovation lab

We develop and incubate open source and disruptive projects that seek to address the most pressing big picture challenges. To navigate such an ambitious mission, we combine interdisciplinary frameworks on holistic thinking to understand complex problems, propose and build solutions designed to catalyze transformational change. We leverage emerging technologies in systems that can harness the power of human collaboration.

2018-2020 RESEARCH: Climate & energy transition
TECH TOOLS: Blockchain, IoT, VR
FRAMEWORKS: Resilience, systems and design thinking, social innovations

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- HIGHLIGHTED EVENT -
 
OPEN CLIMATE COLLABATHON
 

OPEN CLIMATE COLLABATHON
EARTH DAY LAUNCH 2020

Hear the event dialogues with climate & technology experts and re-live the virtual sessions with the global community.

UPCOMING COLLABATHON EVENT: NOVEMBER 9-23, 2020

 

projects: 2020

 
 
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OPENSOLAR:
BLOCKCHAIN & FINTECH FOR SMART SOLAR FINANCING

Deep dive into how blockchain can facilitate financing of community solar projects and microgrids to drive energy democracy. Find out how you can be part of an ongoing project in Puerto Rico’s community cooperative or Rwanda’s off-grid schools.

Learn more >

 
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OPEN CLIMATE:
BLOCKCHAIN & IOT FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE ACCOUNTING

Collaborate on foundational steps towards building an open-source global climate & Earth ledger. Join our resident team, participate in design sprints or hack with us at the decentralized climate collabathon .

Learn more >

 
 
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we are looking for full stack developers, UX/UI designers, climate & energy researchers and blockchain engineers.
student summer interns and full-time jobs available.

 
 

HOW MIGHT WE

radically accelerate the transition
to a solar economy?

 
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 incubating
open projects.

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2019-20: TRANSITION TO A SOLAR ECONOMY

We are currently focusing on innovative projects that accelerate the transition to a low-carbon energy economy, preventing dangerous climate change and the crossing of planetary boundaries. 
 

OPEN SOURCE & FORKABLE

All of our projects are developed with the intention to open source its code, blueprints and documentation. Different participatory governance models are evaluated to harness collective intelligence. The rise of blockchain technology and a web 3.0 encourages new business models that can capture value from an open source core technology.

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY & HOLISTIC

Our project's mindset is free from fixed disciplinary structures, and rather focuses underlying cause of problems and creative solutions. We use both systems and design thinking to navigate complexity.
 

MULTI-PERSPECTIVE & CROSS-SCALE IMPACT

We recognize the nested systems involved in complex global problems, and incubate projects that span multiple perspectives:
from the Earth down to the individual self.


 
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INCUBATED PROJECTS

 

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WHETHER YOU ARE A YALE STUDENT OR SIMPLY A CONSCIOUS EARTH CITIZEN

Theglobal community can collaborate on projects published in our open source repository.
Additionally, you can partner with projects or join one of our open events.

 

YALE RESIDENT TEAM