Plain English

What are Berlin “Zukunftsorte”?
(Explanation in Easy Read English)

1. The idea in one sentence

The Zukunftsorte are eleven special places in Berlin where people work on ideas for a better future.

2. What happens there?

  • Researchers, start-ups, and big companies sit next to each other.

  • They share offices, workshops, and labs.

  • New ideas can move quickly from the lab into everyday life.

  • This teamwork creates new jobs and products “Made in Berlin.”

3. Main topics they study

  • Clean energy and smart use of heat and electricity

  • Health and medicine, for example new therapies

  • Digital tools like artificial intelligence and sensors

  • Green transport and eco-friendly factories

  • The “city of the future” – smarter buildings, traffic, and recycling

4. Where can you find these places?

Some well-known examples are:

  • Adlershof

  • Berlin-Buch

  • Siemensstadt Square

  • Urban Tech Republic (the old Tegel Airport)

  • EUREF Campus in Schöneberg

There are more sites across the city.
Each site has its own focus, but all of them stay connected.

5. Who supports the project?

The city government of Berlin links the sites together and tells the world about them.
This large network attracts talent and investment from many countries.

6. In short

The Zukunftsorte are places where people already work on tomorrow’s ideas – open, connected, and right in the middle of Berlin.