CERN Leveratto, Luciana 10.17181/CERN.WMQQ.MR16 2025 2025 IdeaSquare is a place, a facility, an experiment. It’s a place between physics and society to connect Research & Development to societal needs, to explore novel solutions for the future of humankind. It’s a facility designed to generate new ideas in an open and collaborative environment, to promote experimental innovation and rapid prototyping for innovation-related projects. It’s an experiment exploring how we can enhance connections from inside CERN to outside and vice-versa; it is about making breakthroughs in scientific research with parallel societal challenges.