Station F is the world’s largest startup campus, founded by Xavier Niel in Paris. Spanning 34,000 square meters, it accommodates up to 3,500 entrepreneurs. The project’s goal was to design a 100m² room as a “CREATIVITY ROOM” – a playground where startup teams can unleash their creative minds to accelerate innovation.
DESIGN, MAKE, PLAY are the three pillars of this fun, colorful, and entirely hands-on space. The room consists of various areas, each with different furniture, tools, and equipment tailored according to the creative process. A visual wall with a storyboard and Business Model Innovation canvases helps think in pictures and sketch initial concepts. A manual workshop with creative supplies facilitates rapid prototyping to bring ideas to life. A giant LEGO wall invites you to add your creation, celebrating innovation, while a game library offers games and books on creativity and innovation. The colors and decor create a visual and cognitive break from the building’s contemporary, minimalist architecture.
In this agile room, modular tables, folding chairs, and a small storage area allow the space to be reorganized at any time. Design teams and facilitators enjoy numerous tools for collective creativity, such as LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® kits, Business Model Innovation canvases, storyboards, the Heroes wall, theater accessories, “Brain Shaker” cards, and prototyping supplies. The “CREATIVITY ROOM” lets everyone reconnect with their inner child in an instant.
