The Bezos Center for Innovation is an exhibition dedicated to the theme of innovation. The exhibition begins with the question, “What is innovation?” and explores what that means through multimedia, interactive and hands-on experiences as well as artifacts, images and oral histories through the lens of Seattle’s culture of innovation. Located within The Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), the mission behind the Bezos Center is to educate visitors about Seattle’s creative history and ignite the innovator within.
Bezos Center for Innovation at the Museum of History & Industry
Seattle, Washington
Active participation permeates the Bezos Center experience. The Idea Lab invites visitors to communally identify and solve some of today’s most pressing challenges. In We Shape our City, visitors can take self-portraits in a photo booth and add their faces and ideas to the discussion. Seattle Patent Tree provides a three-dimensional history of the Puget Sound region’s inventive spirit, allowing visitors to take away original concepts of their favorite Made-In-Seattle ideas. Go Big!—a 9’ x 12’ graphic novel—tells the history of Seattle-based organizations through five short stories about connecting, healing, working, shopping and moving, and Launch Pad encourages visitors to engage in an interactive exploration of the skills of innovation as they unleash the innovator within.
Collectively, the exhibit examines themes related to the power of place, common traits of successful innovators, what it takes to fully realize a great idea, and whether all successful innovations yield positive results.
JOEY Yorkdale
Toronto, Ontario
Cabin at Longbranch
Longbranch, Washington
Team
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Stephen Yamada-Heidner
Awards
2014
AAM Media & Technology Muse Award, Honorable Mention
AAM Media & Technology Muse Awards, Honorable Mention, Interpretive Interactive Installations
Core77 Design Awards, Runner Up, Visual Communication
Publications
2015
Gamerman, Ellen. “A Look at the Museum of the Future.” The Wall Street Journal, 15 Oct. 2015. Web.
2014
“Bezos Center for Innovation.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 10 March 2014. Web.
“Bezos Center for Innovation/Olson Kundig Architects.” ArchDaily, 9 Jan. 2014. Web.
“OKA and SAM win museum awards.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 18 June 2014. Web.