Discipline: innovation

New ideas, methods and emerging technology.

Matthew Moran

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I’m Head of XR Studios and New Learning Technologies at The Open University.

The Bear Path Project

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The Bear Path Project creates intentional community experiences where people connect, create, and belong through facilitated creative making. We use hands-on activities like textile craft, wreath making, painting as the vehicle for genuine human connection, measurable stress reduction, and authentic community belonging across care homes, corporate organisations, schools, and community settings.

Ground Resistance

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Exploring the interaction between technology, culture and society, Ground Resistance was a two part installation for MK International Festival 2016 which focused on the concept of the ‘smart city’ and how Milton Keynes appears through the data it generates. In centre:mk, a projected representation of Milton Keynes formed the heart of an immersive installation where … Ground Resistance

Makilo

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Makilo can construct visual identities, build creative strategies, and design/develop both complex and necessary digital services. We also optimise existing projects and focus as and agency on digital as a tool rather than a ‘solution’.

Stitcht

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Stitcht is a fan engagement agency using its own technology to activate fans of brands to provide video content at scale. We then turn videos from fans into brand storytelling that we distribute into the brand’s channels, which drives growth in acquisition, engagement or monetisation. We are the pioneers of Fan-Generated Content.

John Luke Hodgkins

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Entrepreneur and founder of multiple companies at the forefront of CGI visualization and immersive technologies. Driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation, I build businesses that redefine how brands, artists, architects, and industry leaders communicate, captivate audiences, and transform visionary ideas into unforgettable visual experiences.

MK:Smart

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MK:Smart is a smart-city research and innovation programme that has made Milton Keynes a leading UK Smart City since 2014. Led by The Open University with Milton Keynes Council and a range of partners, it builds smart-city infrastructure and citizen-focused innovation across data, IoT, energy, mobility, health and the environment — including work on 5G/advanced … MK:Smart

Protospace CIC

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In their words: Protospace CIC is a not-for-profit initiative to support, connect, and grow technology and innovation in Milton Keynes; an interface for innovation, a connector, convenor and catalyst for curious minds. Company number 16837169 (England and Wales).