Insights from the Education Lab
This blog is our place for the stories behind the formats. We write about people who shape education, about methods that are actually tried out in everyday life and about what we learn together in the lab. Sometimes as a brief review, sometimes as a deeper look at a topic.
How We Work: Real Agency, Clear Roles, and Shared Responsibility
In his latest blog post, Jakob Detering, Managing Director of Impact Hub Vienna, explores what it takes to tackle complex societal challenges and why cross-disciplinary collaboration, shared ownership, and the ability to adapt are essential to creating meaningful change.
We are looking for: Program Manager School Development (f/m/d)
For the start of an education program in September 2026, we are looking for a Program Manager who will contribute to the professionalization of the Viennese education system in an impact-oriented manner and add another facet to the Education Lab team.
We are looking for: Program Coordinator School Development (f/m/d)
For the start of an education program in September 2026, we are looking for a Program Coordinator to strengthen the program team, who will support the smooth implementation of the program and add another facet to the Education Lab team.
We are looking for: Community Growth & Event Manager (f/m/d)
Events from inquiry to implementation: Position the Education Lab, coordinate bookings and implement events with confidence.
One year of Education Lab: Opening up spaces. Connecting people. Shaping education together.
Our first birthday party showed what the Education Lab is all about: together we celebrated a year full of encounters, ideas and developments and what becomes possible when people shape education with curiosity and attitude.
What we've learned about wellbeing at work
In his latest text, Jakob Detering, Managing Director Impact Hub Vienna, shares why wellbeing needs to move beyond a buzzword and become something organizations actively shape.
Community Crossover Day: "What makes a good community?"
From energy system architects to health start-up founders - at the first Community Crossover Day, a wide variety of members from the different labs of Impact Hub Vienna exchanged ideas.
Rethinking kindergarten
Impulses for our work in the Education Lab
ELVF: When good educational ideas are allowed to grow
The ELVF is a joint program with The Things We Learn and wirkt. and ties in exactly where it is important to think ahead, strengthen and scale effective educational offers so that they reach many children and young people.
Retention, growth, and why staying forever is not the goal
Retention as an organizational design question. Text by Jakob Detering, Managing Director Impact Hub Vienna.
Open doors, new ideas: The Education Lab full of life at the second Open House.
A review of the Open House at the Education Lab on November 10, 2025.
Opening up spaces. Connecting people. Making education visible.
A review of the Open House at the Education Lab on April 30, 2025.
Co-creation with impact: What we could learn from educators
What happens when educators are given space for exchange, ideas and co-design?
With building blocks for educational innovation
Our first co-creation session with children - and what we learned from it.
Our Education Lab Fellowship starts!
Attention education initiatives! We are looking for impactful initiatives to be the first cohort to go through our Fellowship starting this summer.
Help shape the Education Lab!
Your opinion counts! What challenges do you see in the education sector - and what solutions can you imagine?
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