Gray Area is proud to partner with the Goethe-Institut San Francisco to announce C/Change, a new interdisciplinary initiative investigating how emerging technologies, when imbued with intentional design, can open up new channels for cross-cultural connection in a changing world.

The C/Change R&D Lab invites multidisciplinary individuals and teams around the globe to submit concepts for prototypes that utilize emerging technologies to enable and accelerate cultural exchange. Accepted applicants will receive up to $20,000 to develop a high-fidelity platform, tool, or experience, as well as expand their skill sets and join a community of design futurists through regular workshops and meetings, either in-person or virtually online.