Web Lab is dedicated to supporting innovation on the Web. In our efforts to foster experimentation and creative ideas, we think we've come up with a few good ones of our own.


    

Crossover: our newest idea
Small Group Dialogue Technique
Web Development Fund
Community of Practice

Crossover

Crossover is Web Lab's strategy to create groundbreaking "new media" projects that combine the storytelling skills and sensibilities of independent filmmakers with new kinds of "interactivity" that enlist the audience as active participants rather than passive consumers.

Bringing together a carefully selected group of independent film and video makers with new media creators, Crossover will create a hothouse environment where participants can re-imagine and re-shape digital media to fully explore their power to engage millions of people, not just as consumers of information and entertainment, but as active participants and even creative partners in a world rich with new experiences and ideas. Learn more...

If you'd like to be kept informed of developments, and be notified when we're accepting applications, please send us your name and e-mail address (and, if you like, a few details about yourself and/or your interest in participating). We'll keep you informed of developments, and let you know when we're accepting applications.

Small Group Dialogue Technique
Web Lab's groundbreaking model for meaningful online dialogues was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most innovative ideas for creating value and relevance in online conversation". (full story) Web Lab sets up simultaneous small discussion groups which encourage "dialogues across differences" -- in-depth exchanges between people with varying backgrounds and perspectives. Participants are encouraged to shape the direction of their conversations and develop a sense of ownership that is both powerful and unique among the Web's standard asynchronous dialogue practices. (Learn more....)

Web Development Fund
Our first and most visible project, the Web Development Fund (WDF) provides funding and support services for innovative sites proposed by independent producers. The first two rounds of the WDF were conducted in association with PBS ONLINE, which has also hosted WDF sites. Web Lab has recently created a Web Development Fund Partnership Program that will allow a range of organizations - from foundations to technology companies to non profits - to support innovative and unique special projects on the Web. (Take a look....)

Community of Practice
A forum to connect those who are interested in innovation on the Web where they can experiment, critique, collaborate, commiserate, celebrate and expound on ideas and trends, tools and approaches. We call it a Community of Practice. Practice, as in try and try again. Practice as in makes perfect. Practice as in what you preach. (Give us your two cents....)

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