The journey of COLIN

By Håkon Ege, Founder

It all started with a vision of driving innovation and progress through collective consciousness, diversity, and collaboration. I saw a need for a place where people and organisations from different sectors and backgrounds could come together to co-create solutions to complex socio-economic challenges. And so, in 2019, COLIN was born in Oslo as a purpose-driven organisation.

Since then, COLIN has been on a mission to foster and drive innovation to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all and to provide products, services and spaces that facilitate connecting, learning, sharing and developing. We have worked with a diverse range of organisations, bringing together passionate people from various fields to work towards common goals through our initiatives and projects.

The story of COLIN is just beginning, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

COLIN intents to achieve the following goals:

Fostering a culture of innovation

aiming to create an environment that encourages and supports innovation; and helps individuals and organisations to develop and test new ideas.

Facilitating learning, sharing, and co-creation

aiming to provide services and spaces that allow individuals and organisations to learn from each other, share knowledge and expertise, and co-create solutions to complex problems.

Driving innovation to address socio-economic challenges

aiming to use its collective efforts to drive innovation and support SDGs, such as good health and well-being, quality education and climate action.

Fostering a culture of innovation

aiming to create an environment that encourages and supports innovation; and helps individuals and organisations to develop and test new ideas.

Facilitating learning, sharing, and co-creation

aiming to provide services and spaces that allow individuals and organisations to learn from each other, share knowledge and expertise, and co-create solutions to complex problems.

Driving innovation to address socio-economic challenges

aiming to use its collective efforts to drive innovation and support SDGs, such as good health and well-being, quality education and climate action.

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Our Locations

In addition to its cozy main office in the heart of Oslo, COLIN is located in Igloo Innovation at Snøbyen, which is the center of Norway’s business community, innovation, and inspiration.

COLIN offers the technological tools and equipment that can be utilized in the competency development workshops that it organizes so that young people can have a touch of diverse technologies. These include cutting-edge VR headsets, drones, AR-enabled tablets, cameras, microphones, and other audio-visual content creation tools.

We enjoy discussing ideas and projects in which we can collectively make a meaningful impact.