Reimagining connection to build the future, together.

We’ve spent the last six years designing away from the big tech business models that dominate the digital connectivity space.

Communities drive change — in both the physical and digital world.

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Driving Positive Impact

Changing the world

Community Lab's mission is to create the conditions for change by providing free, open access to a digital platform that empowers the individual, encourages collaboration, and drives positive impact.

The platform is crafted for engagement, not attention.

We encourage healthy, safe, and sustainable interactions — prioritising features that remove friction and drive meaningful interactions.

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Meet the Team

Designed in Scotland, for the world, with love.

Our team is a diverse blend of community facilitators, designers, system thinkers, software developers, and business builders — all focused on delivering a platform you’ll love.

Andrew Barrie

Founder

David Steyn

Head of Business Development

Lewis McLachlan

Head of Community Development

Ewa Grabowiecka

Product Manager

Michael Hayes

Developer

Angus Rogers

Creative Designer

FAQs

How is Community Lab different to other community platforms?

Most community platforms are organised from the top-down: an organisation creates a space and invites members under the conditions that they behave in a certain way and conform to prescribed practices.

In the majority of cases, the individual loses control of their data and they become a commodity that is “used” by the organising party.

Community Lab supports the polar opposite approach: empowering individuals from the bottom up to create peer-to-peer associations.

A group is a collection of individuals (all of whom own their individual data) and these collections of individuals can be further organised via clustering.Every individual’s experience of Community Lab is unique.

‍You choose what you see and what you don’t. You choose how you behave, what practices are accepted in certain spaces, and what content others see.

Who owns Community Lab?

Currently, Community Lab is 100% owned by its Founder, Andrew Barrie. Andrew is a social entrepreneur, social impact investor, and committed advocate for Scotland’s business ecosystem.

The long-term vision is for the platform to evolve into a community-owned entity with decentralised decision-making and a shared ownership model.

How will my personal data be used?

Community Lab will never sell your personal details to advertisers. As outlined in our Privacy Policy, we will always have a lawful basis for using personal data, in accordance with the 2018 Data Protection Act.

Is Community Lab free to use?

Community Lab’s base platform will be free for everyone to use, forever.

For organisations or projects looking to access additional features for scaling their impact, reducing administrative burden, or maximising the impact of their work, we have paid plans.

Our pricing packages and additional features can be found here.

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