WHAT WE OFFER

Co-working

As soon as you step into the Trico Changemakers Studio, you are in a shared space, where student changemakers and social purpose community organizations work alongside - and with - one another, building on an already vibrant community of changemakers in Calgary.

These organizations span the spectrum of nonprofits focused on prosperity to commercial businesses focused on social good; the common thread is that they are making a positive impact. 

SOCIAL LABS & COLLECTIVE IMPACT

The Studio is actively engaged in social R&D* through social innovation labs focused on:

  • Dementia
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  • Seniors Housing
  • Healthy Eating Environments in Recreation Settings

*Social R&D is comprised of “complementary and reinforcing activities that unleash continuous process, product, policy, service, structural, and systems innovation across society” (http://www.sigeneration.ca/social-rd/). These activities may include ethnography, leveraging small, big and open data, prototyping, aggregating and sharing lessons from successes and failures.

SPACE RENTALS

For questions about the Studio and to book the space, please contact tricostudio@mtroyal.ca

PERKS & AMENITIES

Amenities:

  • 8 private offices, 16 dedicated desks, 16 hot desks
  • 2 workshop spaces for up to 6-8 people
  • 1 large boardroom for up to 24 people
  • 1 lounge space for impromptu collaboration or small events
  • 2 phone booths with whiteboards for solo imagining or private calls
  • A fully equipped kitchen
  • Complimentary WIFI and high-speed internet
  • Printing station

PERKS:

  • Caffeinate at Barrow Espresso and Tea — the award-winning, student-run cafe
  • Dive deep into conversation with one of MRU’s brilliant faculty members
  • Find moments of quiet and contemplation by the pond and amphitheatre
  • Re-energize at the recreation centre (where there is a 40% discount for Studio members)
  • Access thousands of resources available at our state-of-the-art Riddell Library and Learning Centre
  • Take in an artistic performance at the breathtaking Bella Concert Hall