A-Lab

Why? Systemic change

A-Lab fills a critical gap in the innovation landscape, providing a forum for strategic problem solving to drive systemic change.

What? Tools + approaches

A-Lab uses a structured innovation process that leads a diverse range of people and their ideas through a best practice innovation methodology.

There are three types of A-Lab events and working sessions:

• Ideate events are used to generate new ideas for projects that address systemic change
• Incubate working sessions provide a structured, focused space for teams to develop project ideas with support from industry experts
• Accelerate workshops are collaborative, facilitated processes intended to support the co-design of large, multi-stakeholder ARENA funding programs

Who? A diverse network

Broad participation ensures diverse perspectives are included in the process and improves reframing of systemic challenges.

More than 500 people from hundreds of organisations have participated in A-Lab events.

Objectives

A-Lab has three core objectives:

OBJECTIVE 1:
Projects driving systemic change – through our process we will enable the design of new projects, initiatives and businesses that accelerate the transition to clean energy.

OBJECTIVE 2:
Collaborative community – to deliver systemic innovation we will foster collaboration across a diverse group of participants, representing all parts of the energy system.

OBJECTIVE 3:
Building innovation capability – we will empower our participants with new skills and capabilities to creatively solve the industry’s biggest challenges.