What is the Finance Lab?
The Finance Lab is an initiative designed to take practical action to stimulate transformational change in the financial system so that it serves society and the environment.
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What have we done so far?
Scenario Planning Workshops
Identify domains of the financial system where innovation will lead to significant change.
We held a series of workshops in July that brought together people with different roles within the economy. Lead by Oxford University Said Business School Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, we identified domains within the financial system where innovation will lead to significant change. These areas will be the focus of activity for the Open Innovation Lab starting in Autumn 2009.
What are the next steps?
The Open Innovation Lab
Create initiatives that when scaled will stimulate transformational change in the financial system so that it serves society and the environment.
The Lab will bring together 36 people to design and implement between five and seven individual initiatives. Participants will come from finance, business, government and civil society. They will learn build relationships and take action to create initiatives that when scaled will stimulate transformational change in the financial system.
Can I help? How do I get involved?
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Funders who are looking for new investment opportunities and a chance to fund real change in the financial system.
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Participants from finance, business, government and civil society who want to take action to change the financial system so it takes account of the needs of society and the environment.
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Faculty who are experts in finance, business, innovation or sustainability who will support lab participants through the Lab process. They will provide in-person and/or telephone consultation to lab participants as they create and prototype innovation initiatives.
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Who are the founding partners of the Finance Lab?
The Finance Lab has been founded by three partners: the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF-UK, a global conservation organisation whose mission is to ensure that people live in harmony with nature; the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the largest professional accountancy body in Europe; and Reos Partners who create innovative change in complex social systems.
How do I find out more?
If you are interested in finding out more about the Finance Lab contact Jen Morgan at j.morgan@thefinancelab.org.