Learning Lab Basic Track on Living Lab Fundamentals and First Steps
The Basic Track is designed for newcomers, local learners and participants who are beginning to explore how to set up or apply a Living Lab approach in their own ecosystem. Participants will learn the fundamentals of Living Labs, explore what meaningful participation looks like, and start translating Living Lab values into practical design choices.
Time
09:00 – 17:00
Room
Industrious
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 |
Welcome Marta De Los Ríos White & Isabelle Couture (ENoLL) |
| 09:30–11:00 |
Understanding Living Lab Basics and Core Principles – Part I Isabelle Couture & Romane Caparros (ENoLL) This session introduces the essential foundations of the Living Lab approach. Participants will explore what a Living Lab is, what it is not, and how real-life experimentation, co-creation, active user involvement and multi-stakeholder collaboration come together in practice. The session will help participants understand the core principles that distinguish Living Labs from other innovation formats, such as projects, testbeds, consultations or isolated co-creation activities. |
| 11:00–11:15 | Brew & Build (connections) |
| 11:15–12:45 |
Designing the Foundations of a Living Lab Isabelle Couture & Romane Caparros (ENoLL) This practical session supports participants in translating the Living Lab concept into their own context. Participants will begin shaping the purpose, real-life setting, stakeholder ecosystem, governance considerations and first activities of a potential Living Lab. Through guided reflection and applied exercises, they will start identifying the key elements needed to move from an initial idea towards a more structured and purposeful Living Lab approach. |
| 12:45–13:30 | Lunch & Talk |
| 13:30–15:00 |
Building Equitable Citizen Participation Through Creativity and Everyday Innovation Clara Collett (KWMC – Bristol Living Lab) This interactive session explores how Living Labs can build deeper, fairer and more meaningful forms of citizen participation by recognising the innovation already taking place in neighbourhoods, workplaces and communities. Drawing on the experience of Knowle West Media Centre, participants will explore how creativity, care, digital arts, making, storymaking, cultural placemaking and digital inclusion can help communities move from being consulted to actively shaping and owning change. |
| 15:00–15:15 | Brew & Build (connections) |
| 15:15–16:45 |
Connecting Living Lab Values to Visible Change Marta Martorell i Camps (i2cat – Colaboratoris Catalunya) This session explores how Living Lab values can be included in the way impact is assessed and understood. Participants will reflect on how values such as openness, inclusion, trust, collaboration and co-creation can be translated into practical questions, evidence and learning points. The session will help participants think beyond outputs and consider whether their Living Lab practices are also reflecting the values they aim to promote. Participants will also be introduced to practical approaches, including Key Value Indicators (KVIs), to make Living Lab values visible and measurable throughout innovation processes. |
| 16:45–17:00 |
Closing Isabelle Couture & Romane Caparros (ENoLL) |
Trainers
Marta De Los Rios White
Head of Capacity Building & Research, ENoLL
Marta De Los Rios White
Head of Capacity Building & Research, ENoLLMarta De Los Rios White is the Head of Capacity Building and Research at ENoLL. She is a Process Engineer with a Master in Sustainable Cities with international project management experience. She is a professional with more than 10 years of experience in sustainable and participative process improvement and transformation, co-creation of solutions and Capacity Building. With proven abilities in strategic and systemic thinking, leadership, and teamwork, her work has focused mostly on project management and capacity building. She is an experienced project manager with experience supporting the implementation of international cooperation projects for different donors and specially for the European Commission.
Isabelle Couture
Deputy Head of Capacity Building, ENoLL
Isabelle Couture
Deputy Head of Capacity Building, ENoLLIsabelle Couture is the Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Research at ENoLL and has more than 12 years of experience working in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to develop and implement successful programs and engagement strategies. Her previous work experience covers a range of policy research projects and partnership-building activities in Canada and abroad. She previously worked at the Smart Prosperity Institute and The Natural Step Canada where she led the implementation of programming aimed at accelerating the transition to a sustainable society.
Romane Caparros
Capacity Building Assistant and Trainer
Romane Caparros
Capacity Building Assistant and TrainerRomane Caparros is ENoLL’s Capacity Building Assistant and Trainer. With a strong foundation in International Relations and a keen interest in humanitarian law and international justice. Romane’s previous roles at NGOs such as Civitas Maxima and B8 of Hope in Geneva involved supporting peacebuilding initiatives and advocating for the rights of victims of war crimes. These experiences, combined with her academic background, have honed her ability to navigate complex legal and geopolitical landscapes.
Clara Collet
Head of Fundraising and Impact, KWMC
Clara Collet
Head of Fundraising and Impact, KWMCClara Collett is the Head of Fundraising and Impact at KWMC – Bristol Living Lab. Clara is a socially engaged practitioner with over 10 years’ experience specialising in working with young people and the community. Clara is a reflective practice advocator and champions data collection and embedding creative evaluation in programme design. Passionate about accessibility in the arts, tech and digital sector and ensuring participants voices are amplified throughout the programmes at KWMC and beyond.
Marta Martorell Camps
Director of Digital Society Technologies, i2CAT
Marta Martorell Camps
Director of Digital Society Technologies, i2CATis the Director of the Digital Society Technologies (DST) research group at i2CAT and a Member of the Council of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL). She drives a people-centred, ethical, and rights-based approach to digital innovation. Her work focuses on Living Labs, digital social innovation, and impact assessment through Key Value Indicators (KVIs), promoting inclusive, democratic, and human-centric digital transformation. She leads European and international projects addressing the digital and green transitions, social inclusion, and the development of open innovation ecosystems.