An open lab for water stewardship and systemic restoration.

Bringing together research, education, and design practitioners working across the full water cycle, with frameworks, projects, and partners committed to shifting our collective relationship with water from extraction toward regeneration

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Projects

Active and emerging projects. Tools, platforms, and programs being built in the open.

24 Hour Water Challenge

A one-day reset. Drink only water for 24 hours and observe what shifts in attention, energy, and relationship to the everyday.

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Hydrosonic

Five immersive expressions of water, each combining video and sound designed to be felt rather than just watched.

_CAMPAIGN

Water Awareness Toolkit

Practical guides, resources, and strategies for translating water awareness into meaningful daily action.

_TOOLKIT

Water Stewardship Framework

A practical guide built on four pillars (Drink, Think, Learn, Preserve) for becoming an active water steward.

_FRAMEWORK

The Global Water Challenge

A six-session co-creation series with 40+ participants from across the globe exploring systemic water challenges.

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Commons

A growing library of frameworks, tools, templates, and resources for water stewardship.

Toolkits

Water Awareness Toolkit

^{By Open Water Lab}

Practical guides and resources for active water stewardship.

Guides

Hydration Basics

^{By Open Water Lab}

Fundamentals of daily water intake for health and dehydration prevention.

Guides

What is Water Awareness

^{By Open Water Lab}

A primer on understanding responsible water use, conservation strategies, and its impact on ecosystems.

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Tools and practice for the people stewarding our relationship with water.

Open Water Lab brings research, education, and design together to grow a practice of regeneration across the full water cycle.

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Open Water Lab

An open practice for water stewardship and systemic restoration.