LV LAB is the State Library of Victoria’s new prototyping and innovation lab, launching in early 2025. SLV LAB’s purpose is to experiment and test ideas using advanced technology, to open and enable access to Library collections, data, and spaces.   

In this talk, Ana Tiquia (Head of Digital Strategy, Research & Insights, State Library Victoria) focuses on how SLV LAB centres the prototype. They will discuss the role of the prototype, its value, and how prototyping processes and thinking can help us realise more diverse technology futures in the cultural sector.

Sharing examples of SLV LAB prototypes and proof-of-concept projects, we will consider the potential impact of GLAM Labs as a whole, from a diverse futures lens. In exploring how cultural organisations can prototype the application of new and existing technologies, Ana will discuss how cultural practitioners are uniquely placed to shape our digital technology futures.

Ana Tiquia is Head of Digital Strategy, Research & Insights at State Library Victoria. With a background as an academically trained futurist, strategist, artist and cultural producer, Ana has worked at the intersections of art, technology, design and research for over 15 years in the UK and Australia. Ana is passionate about public participation in future imagining. They love using participatory methods to conduct research, develop strategy, and foster expanded thinking around data and technology futures.