The Happenstance Project involves placing six technologists into three arts organizations for two 5-week residencies to understand how technological innovations can become embedded in arts organizations and lead to organizational change. The residencies aim to deliver products, services, knowledge and skills as well as research outputs comparing the structure/culture of participating organizations and different modes of innovation. An interdisciplinary team includes representatives from each arts organization, the residents, researchers and a technology provider to make the project happen and learn lessons that could benefit the cultural sector. The project is currently two weeks into the first residency period.