Initiatives

Major works undertaken by the Nova Roma team and partners.

The Living ArchiveCommunity members exploring a large-scale visualization of connected projects and contributors

The Living Archive

Cross-generation collaboration that preserves context, enables knowledge succession, and sparks awe for young people entering complex organizations.

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Engineers and trainers at a digital manufacturing demonstration

Industry 4.0 Coalition

A multinational partnership for portable credentials and workforce training on Industry 4.0—building societal resilience through long-term vertical integration and economic sovereignty.

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Facilitators mapping services on a whiteboard

Crossing the Chasm RX

Helping mainstream institutions adopt emerging technologies that have gained traction and update their processes and people to adapt.

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Facilitators arranging cards and maps on a workshop table

Ecosystem Mapping

Mapping resources, actors, and flows between them within innovation ecosystems, plus a game deck to teach ecosystem literacy and spark networking.

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Open studio with sketches and prototypes on tables

Innovation Sanctuary

A protected space for career innovators, founder, and entrepreneurs to prototype ideas, find collaborators, and ship small bets before scaling.

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Lecture notes and photographs arranged on a studio table

Capturing Waynism

A memorial project collecting unfinished works and alumni memories from Wayne Chang’s lectures, and advancing research in work-integrated learning inside innovation practice.

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Workshop participants collaborating at laptops

AI-Native Workforce

A work-integrated learning model that bridges post-secondary training and emerging technology adoption through problem research, process mapping, and agentic system design.