Community-led STEM, open technology, and citizen science
Create Innovation is a community-led initiative expanding access to science, technology, and hands-on learning. We help people apply digital skills to real-world environmental and social challenges through learning-by-doing, open tools, and collaboration.
Create Innovation works at the intersection of community learning, technology, and the environment, including:
- STEM education
- Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)
- Environmental technologies, using low-cost open hardware
- Citizen-science and community-based monitoring (CBM)
- Maker movement advocacy
Our focus is on practical skills, open knowledge, and shared learning—supporting communities to understand, build, and improve the systems around them.
Our philosophy: learning by making
We believe learning happens best when people make things together.
Our approach is grounded in:
- Learning by doing through iterative design
- “Do-It-Together” and just-in-time learning
- Open-source tools and transparent processes
- Curiosity, critical thinking, and responsible technology use
Rather than delivering finished solutions, we work alongside communities to test, adapt, and learn in real-world conditions.