idrops is a digital innovation agency focused on the cultural, creative, and social sectors, aiming to stimulate digital innovation with social impact. The agency collaborates with various stakeholders to address contemporary social issues through innovative solutions and projects, such as an online platform for learning Dutch. Upcoming events include mini-labs and hackathons across multiple cities, highlighting the need for technological tools in the social sector.

1. WE ARE NOT JUST CREATIVE, WE
INNOVATE AND BRING YOUR IDEAS
TO LIFE!

2. WHAT
ABOUT IDROPS
iDROPS is a digital innovation agency
for the cultural & creative industries
and the social sector.
By bringing together representatives
and experts from the social sector and
the cultural and creative industries
together with creative people, software,
gaming, web developers and end-users
we stimulate digital innovation with a
social impact and economic value.

3. THE CREATIVE AND
CULTURAL FIELD
THE SOCIAL FIELD
where we look for digital
answers for contemporary
social issues such as
healthcare, aging, poverty and
employment.
INTERNATIONAL
CONTEXT
WORKING AREA
where we work with museums,
galleries, documentary
filmmakers, the book and fashion
industry.

4. HOW
By idea creation, concept deepening
and coaching we generate growth
and development on the personal
and organizational level, but also
create new projects and businesses.

5. EXAMPLE
digiTAAL offers an online and
mobile video platform for
foreign speakers where they can
practice their Dutch at all times
with a native speaker.
digiTAAL is the
winning project
of the Social
Innovation LAB

6. LABS
WEBDOX
Conference : May 6 - Leuven
DocJam: May 7 – Leuven
TECH LAB: May 8 & 9 – Leuven
Doc Hothouse Development LAB: June 19-21 – Ghent

7. DIGITAL FASHION
Digital Fashion LAB – May 18 – London

8. BOOK LABS
Creative LAB: May 26-28 - Antwerp
Creative LAB: June 30, July 1 & 2 - Amsterdam
Development LAB: October 7-9 - Brussels

9. SOCIAL INNOVATION LAB BE

10. WHAT
Digital
innovations
for poverty &
social
exclusion
Cross-
fertilization of
ideas
Kortrijk, Ghent,
Leuven,
Antwerp, Genk,
Brussels, Mons,
Liège &
Charleroi
I.C.W
Technocité –
Mons 2015

11. WHY
The social sector needs innovative
solution methods, technologic
tools and web applications. We
believe that internet and
technology are powerful tools that
can lead to specific, efficient and
rapid changes in the lives of
societal vulnerable populations.

12. TRAJECTORY
1 Idea
Generation
Phase
3 Coaching
Phase
2 Co-creation
Phase: Hack
For Good
Phase

13. WHEN
1. The mini-LABS take place
in September and October
2013 with a Kick Off
September 19th.
2. The hackathon-weekend
takes place in November
2013 – spread over the
different provinces.
3. The coaching trajectory
takes place from january to
june 2014
WHERE
Kortrijk, Ghent, Antwerp, Leu
ven, Genk, Brussels, Mons, Li
ège & Charleroi

14. Follow us on:
facebook.com/iDROPSlabs
Twitter: @idropslabs
iDROPS group LinkedIn
www.iDROPS.be