DATE & TIME
30 September 2026, 15:45 – 17:15
ROOM
Peacock 2
TRACKS
TRACK 5: Living Labs Operations, Methods, Tools, and Impact
Description
This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore participatory foresight methods for designing impactful Living Lab events. Through creative exercises, participants gain hands-on experience with futures thinking-based co-creation approaches that support engagement and learning, and lead to concrete actions. They are also equipped with practical tools they can apply in their own Living Labs.
Agenda
Facilitators
Raija Kaljunen
Service Designer, Facilitator and Trainer, Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Raija Kaljunen
Service Designer, Facilitator and Trainer, Laurea University of Applied SciencesRaija Kaljunen is a Service Designer, Facilitator and Trainer at Laurea University of Applied Sciences. She works in EU-funded R&D projects, applying Living Lab principles to support sustainability-driven and participatory development in real-life settings. She also contributes to teaching at Laurea. Raija has extensive experience in designing and facilitating co-creative and futures-oriented processes that help diverse stakeholders build shared understanding and develop actionable ideas and concepts. She is particularly skilled in creating spaces for meaningful dialogue and collaborative learning, drawing on a strong background in communication.