placelab™

placelab™ is rated 3 out of 5 in the category program development. Read and write reviews about placelab™. placelab™ is a global hub where thinkers, learners and doers co-create solutions that transform places for the better. We are an independent social enterprise, backed by Macquarie University in partnership with Generation Alliance, working on projects with businesses and organisations. These include multilateral agencies, companies (both large and small), start-ups, social enterprises, government agencies and local councils - to create a better future for people and places. placelab™ projects are chosen for their ability to effect a positive change on places and the people in them. We also support the personal and professional development of individuals, teams and organisations by actively transferring capabilities and sharing knowledge through our commitment to 'living learning'​. We're interested in solving real world problems like: Better places to live: Creating a sense of place for migrant communities Better living conditions in refugee camps Homelessness and affordable housing Community-building activities Better places to work: Innovation without walls - building capacity through people and networks What do our employers get right? Creating engaging and desirable employment experiences Multi-disciplinary approaches and perspectives in the workplace environment Better places to learn: Living learning - taking learning off campus and into an everyday context Enabling place leaders to respond to a fast-paced, ever changing world Future proofing - identifying emerging areas of relevance, value and connection for places of education. For a better society: Transforming underused industrial projects into lively creative hubs Building socio-economic capacity in developing countries Bringing greater value to the proposition of 'place of origin'​ for products and services.