Utopia in Practice - Corinna Krome & Kerstin Blumberg / Utopia

Communicorn - Episode 02

Co-working and community-oriented entrepreneurship have long been a reality at Utopia Lüneburg. In the second episode of Communicorn, host Frederic Penz talks to Corinna Krome and Kerstin Blumberg about their passion project in the heart of the city.

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Listen to the second episode of Communicorn: “Utopia in Practice - Corinna Krome & Kerstin Blumberg / Utopia”! Language: English.

Kerstin Blumberg and Corinna Krome, two of the co-leads of Utopia, share the story from its beginnings to the present, revealing what it takes to create a space for social and sustainable entrepreneurship. Today, Utopia is far more than just a co-working space: it’s a network of around 300 members, a vibrant hub for exchange, and a creative space for social innovation. Based on the concept of Community Entrepreneurship (Bacq et al., 2022), Utopia not only fosters the creation of new ventures but also creates opportunities for knowledge transfer and intentional serendipity.

In the conversation, Kerstin and Corinna reflect on the role of diversity and trust as drivers of social innovation. They discuss how the community itself has become a key player and how the utopian vision of a social-entrepreneurial unicorn could become a reality.

Listen to the second episode of Communicorn and discover how Utopia is shaping a community that actively drives change!

The podcast is part of the Leuphana Social Innovation Community at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. We want to connect social innovations, social entrepreneurs in an innovation community setting, where we learn from each other, make knowledge and innovative ideas tangible and visible.

Episode 02

0:00 – Introduction of Kerstin Blumberg and Corinna Krome /Utopia
2:11 – Painting the picture: What does Community mean?
7:03 – From vision to the practices of Utopia
14:06 – Understanding Community
26:10 – Understanding Scaling
29:41 – Game: Enterprise, Impact or Community? 

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