Promoting open innovation as a positive change driver for business & society

Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Lift is an independent global organization that promotes open innovation as a positive change driver for business & society.

 

Lift believes in collaborations and experimentations to make the digital transformation go hand in hand with a desirable future. Since its foundation in 2006, Lift has assumed a prospective role in addressing policy making, business & entrepreneurship, education & research, and digital culture & art.

 

Lift is active in more than 10 countries where it holds various events, runs initiatives and works with organizations on their innovation challenges.

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In The Spotlight

Open Geneva
Crisis and resilience innovation fund
Lift as one of the founding member of the Open Geneva association is a proud partner of the newly launched Crisis and Resilience Innovation Fund

-Pulse Incubator HES
The new interdisciplinary instrument for all HES-SO students and alumni
Lift was proud to design the new incubator of the HES-SO Genève, -Pulse Incubator HES which has opened its doors on September 16, 2019

Lift:Lab Smart Living
The Lift:Lab Smart Living was an open innovation program designed for a dedicated delegation from Bordeaux who joined with the aim to co-create the city of tomorrow!

Open Geneva
2019
Geneva's Open Innovation Festival

Swiss-Korean
Startup Workshop
Lift was thrilled to be back once again in Seoul during the Swiss-Korean Innovation Week on May 22-23, 2019 with two events: Lift:Lab Seoul and a Swiss-Korean Startup Workshop.

World e-Parliament
Conference 2018
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) World E-Parliament conference took place on December 3-5, 2018 bringing together over 250 parliamentarians and staff members from 64 countries.

Hackathon
HES-SO Genève
The Hackathon HES-SO Geneva took place during the Open Innovation Festival called Open Geneva. It brought together participants from HEAD, HEPIA, and HEG.

Health Game Jam
3rd Edition
A Game Jam where patients, health professionals, designers & programmers build on their collective intelligence to create educational and therapeutic games and devices for respiratory disease.

Lift:Lab
Seoul
Lift:Lab Seoul was designed to foster new ideas in order to co-create, prototype and produce solutions for a better urban future.

Lift:Lab17
The Lift:Lab is a unique open innovation program designed to allow individuals and organizations to tackle business and societal challenges using collaborative innovation.

The Future of Education: What if designing failure resulted in more effective learning?
An interactive workshop about the future of education during our event Lift:Lab
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Videos In The Spotlight

Lift:Lab17 Recap
The Lift:Lab is a unique, open innovation program designed to allow individuals and organizations to tackle business and societal challenges using collaborative innovation.
Joseph Lubin - The Basics of Blockchain and Ethereum at Lift16
Joseph Lubin is a founder at Consensus Systems (ConsenSys) and Ethereum, where he is preparing the next generation economy with decentralized applications. Put on your smart cap and get to know, in-depth, what the decentralized future has to offer!
Lift16 Recap
Lift16 gathered more than 1,000 participants coming from 35 countries around the world. Spread over three days of workshops, masterclasses, interactive exhibitions, startup pitches and networking in social events, it explored the latest technology trends.
Prototyping Lab at Lift16
The Prototyping Lab at Lift16 was a gathering of innovators from around the world! During 3 memorable days, teams of participants collaborated to build the future of your products, services and business models!

Latest newsfeed

Swiss-Korean Innovation Week 2019

13.06.19
Lift was thrilled to be back once again in Seoul during the Swiss-Korean Innovation Week on May 22-23, 2019 with two events: Lift:Lab Seoul and a Swiss-Korean Startup Workshop.

Swiss-Korean Innovation Week 2019

02.04.19
Lift was thrilled to be back once again in Seoul during the Swiss-Korean Innovation Week on May 22-23, 2019 with two events: Lift:Lab Seoul and a Swiss-Korean Startup Workshop.

Call for Participants - Health Game Jam 3rd Edition - April 12-14, 2018

07.03.18
JOIN US to create games to improve access to and sharing of knowledge in respiratory health!

Gender Footprint Calculator

29.11.17
Lift hosted its own challenge about measuring and changing perceptions among the male population.

Supporting the growth of new talents!

28.11.17
We launched the second edition of the CAS Kick Off program in collaboration with the HEAD (Haute Ecole d'Art et de Design), HEG (Haute Ecole de Gestion) and AHEAD Foundation.
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