ametanoia lab
Nonprofit Organization Management - Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
ametanoia lab Employees
ametanoia lab Details
Our mission is to provide access to the tools, the knowledge and the financial means to educate, innovate and invent using technology and digital fabrication to allow anyone to make (almost) anything, and thereby creating opportunities to improve lives and livelihoods around the world. Community organizations, educational institutions and non-profit concerns are our primary beneficiaries.Our focus is on the empowerment of communities that suffer with poverty. We give them the power of knowledge and the tools necessary for success.The main ways we can help empower communities:- Multi-disciplinary teaching, learning, research, and entrepreneurship Centrally managed a.metanoia lab at universities can be a platform to connect disciplines across universities, industries, and users to implement research and incubate prototypes. Based on the strength of the universities and local needs, this approach can be applied to industries including energy, medical and pharmaceutical, furniture, leather, garment, agriculture, and more. - Moving up the value chainAccess to digital modeling and design tools such as 3D printer and laser cutter can unleash creative talents in Brazil. This could help the garment, furniture, and leather industries move up the value chain from assembling and sewing to designing and producing better products. - Prototyping and joint research with IndustriesWe could strengthen and expand university-industry partnerships through prototyping joint research or products with digital fabrication machines.
