At Edge City, we’re creating popup innovation villages (see: 
I’ve been asked to explain what exactly these are meant to be. And I think these four metaphors capture it well:
- Playgrounds for Adult Innovators Edge City's pop-up innovation playgrounds are like playgrounds for adult innovators. Post-college, the opportunity to think playfully and experiment with ideas in a carefree manner often diminishes. These playgrounds reignite this spark. They encourage adopting a 'day one' mindset, reminiscent of a beginner's eagerness and openness to learning. Here, playfulness in thought and action isn't just allowed – it's celebrated.
- Primordial Soup of Groundbreaking Innovation Think of Edge City Denver Innovation Playgrounds as the primordial soup for groundbreaking innovation. Just as life emerged from the primordial soup, innovative ideas and groundbreaking technologies emerge from these playgrounds. We bring together brilliant minds from various fields – tech, culture, society – to share knowledge in an environment rich with potential. Through knowledge-sharing sessions, ideating sessions, and build-a-thons, we foster an ecosystem where groundbreaking innovations can emerge organically.
- Courage Generating Machines Our playgrounds are courage generating machines. They are environments filled with encouragement, belief in human potential, and a shared vision of a golden age fueled by collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation. Here, people are not just encouraged to share and collaborate, but also to push each other towards doing their best, most impactful work. These playgrounds act as catalysts for courage, inspiring individuals to believe in themselves and their ability to contribute meaningfully.
- Laboratories of Experimentation Edge City Innovation Playgrounds serve as laboratories for experimentation, particularly for ideas and new technologies that are too nascent for commercialization or wider product launches. Filled with individuals eager to build and test products on the cutting edge, these playgrounds provide a unique environment for real-world applicability testing. By encouraging regular testing and iteration of each other’s products, we aim to solve real-world problems faster and more efficiently.