What is a Popup Village? | Blog | Edge City
What is a Pop-up Village? A popup village is a month-long gathering where people advancing science, technology, and culture live and work together. It brings together curious, kind, high agency people to build, learn, and explore new ideas in a real-world setting. Think of it as a cross between a college campus and a small town, but one that only exists for a month. Our goal is simple: create the best possible environment to connect, learn, collaborate and experiment.
A popup village is a month-long gathering where people working at the frontiers of science, technology, and culture come together to reimagine how we live and work. These villages last 1–2 months and bring together 1,000 people to live and collaborate, with roughly 200-300 of those being full-time residents. Think of it as a cross between a college campus and a small town, but one that only exists for a month. Our goal is simple: create the best possible environment to connect, learn, collaborate and experiment. A current example: Edge City India Edge City India brings the popup village…
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