Future Arts, Science and Technology Laboratory
RAPID (Research And Project Innovation and Development)
Devised and developed by FASTLab Founder Professor Paul Egglestone, RAPID was established to foster collaboration between academics, industry partners, and communities. It aims to create projects delivering tangible outcomes to real-world challenges. It empowers teams to apply their problem-solving skills to assist partners in finding innovative solutions.
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ETHOS
Aligned with FASTLab’s spirit, RAPID focuses on discovering meaningful problems and exploring value opportunities through playful experimentation. Unlike the ‘fail fast, fail often’ approach, RAPID projects encourage an iterative model for innovation.
FAST
Your business will Partner with researchers from several disciplines alongside any external partners you wish to include (e.g., government agencies, communities, businesses, or NGOs) to develop innovative solutions to localized, real-world problems in research ‘sprints’ lasting 3-6 months.
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This shorter timeframe ensures solutions are industry-relevant and fit-for-purpose.
