Imperative

People’s experience

Places prosper when they understand and design for the needs of people. Connected Places Catapult has access to a range of capabilities which help partners to understand changing needs and to design for experience.

What's new

Articles

Inclusive Innovation championed in the West Midlands

Twenty small businesses fronted by a diverse range of entrepreneurs in the West Midlands have been lined up to take part in the DIATOMIC Inclusive Innovation programme.
Articles

Medical drone delivery trial takes to the skies over Scotland

Partners on the CAELUS drone project gathered in Edinburgh in August to watch medical samples lift off the ground, bound for the Scottish Borders.
Road construction workers in reflective gear repair a section of highway at night using heavy machinery and shovels under bright lights.
News

National Highways announces winners of roadworks innovation competition

A trio of winning ideas are to be trialled with National Highways which will use the latest technology to help ease the pain of roadworks for drivers, businesses and local communities.

Projects, opportunities & Case Studies

A group of nine smiling adults, including one person in a wheelchair, is sitting outdoors on a sunny day in front of modern buildings and trees.
Projects

Homes for Healthy Ageing

The Homes for Healthy Ageing programme demonstrates the role that innovation, collaboration and a human-centred approach can play in accelerating the development of healthy, age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods.
Station Innovation Zone
Projects

Station Innovation Zone

Bristol Temple Meads has been established as UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’, trialling new technologies designed to upgrade passengers’ experience.
A waterfront scene along the Mersey with docked boats, historic red brick buildings on both sides, and a view of an ornate cathedral in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.
Projects

Moving on the Mersey

The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast