Innovation Lab

Visiting Innovators Program

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Visiting Innovators

Since the Bryan Lab's opening in 2013

The Bryan Innovation Lab’s Visiting Innovators program brings real-world experts to Steward’s campus and provides educational opportunities for our students and families that they would likely not have anywhere else.

The program proudly features national and local experts who are leading thinkers and change-makers in their fields. While on campus, these innovators help students, faculty, and the Richmond community develop a deeper understanding of world issues. Visiting Innovators share their expertise in a variety of ways that highlight thinking “outside the box” — speaking to our students, working with classes on relevant issues, making presentations that are open to the Richmond community, and conducting workshops for families. We often maintain long-term relationships with previous Visiting Innovators, as they continue to make strides advancing their missions to empower others to make the world a better place.

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Matthew White, Spacebomb Studios

Matthew White, Spacebomb Studios

About the Visit

Each year, the Bryan Innovation Lab brings real-world experts — scientists, artists, writers, creators, change-makers — to campus to share their time and talent with students and families.

This year marks the launch of the Innovator in Residence program, an initiative that invites creative professionals to collaborate with the Steward community over an extended period. Unlike short-term visits, this residency model allows for deeper, more targeted work with smaller groups of students and faculty—building lasting connections between innovation, collaboration, and learning.

Our first Innovator in Residence, Matt White, founder of Spacebomb Studio, leads an ongoing exploration of the connections between sound, nature, and human creativity. Together with students and the broader Steward community, Matt is capturing the voices, rhythms, and ambient sounds that define daily life on campus—transforming them into musical and artistic expressions that reflect the spirit of Steward.

As the work unfolds, Matt collaborates with students and faculty across multiple disciplines, including the Entrepreneurship program and the Bryan Innovation Lab, to bring creative ideas to life. The project will culminate in a community-made album composed entirely of Steward-sourced sounds and performances—an evolving portrait of what it means to learn, create, and connect through sound.

Our Supporters

Special programming is often available to the Richmond community, and we value partnering with other schools and organizations that are interested in gaining expert perspectives to foster innovative education and insight into a variety of topics.

We thank our sponsors and partners for helping support innovative programing. We believe that our pursuit of innovative education should be collaborative and inclusive; support for our programming helps support sharing this amazing resource with our community.

If you are interested in supporting innovative programming for our community, please contact development@stewardschool.org .