Do you have a dynamic and engaging workshop idea that aligns with the theme of Living Labs, Living Labs for regenerative futures connecting local and global innovation ecosystems? The OpenLivingLab Days (OLLD) is inviting proposals for workshops to be held at its annual conference in Andorra, between 1-3 October 2025.
Key characteristics
We are looking for workshops that will:
- Engage participants actively and equally
- Facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration
- Equip participants with solutions they can apply in their work
- Produce tangible outcomes for participants
- Be fun and goal-oriented!
How to understand if your proposal is a workshop or a session?
OLLD workshops are highly interactive and hands-on. Participants actively engage in exercises and discussions, not just with workshop facilitators but also with fellow attendees. The OLLD workshops focus on skill-building and knowledge exchange.
Key elements of OLLD workshops include
- Interactive and practical approaches, avoiding purely theoretical or one-directional formats.
- Active and equal participation from all attendees
- Fostering knowledge exchange, including peer-to-peer learning.
- Delivering real value, equipping participants with actionable solutions applicable in their Living Labs
- Generating tangible takeaways, ensuring participants leave with concrete insights and outcomes.
Sessions prioritize knowledge and information sharing through formats like panel discussions and roundtables. The goal is to actively engage participants in meaningful discussions, introduce thought-provoking ideas, and share new insights. OLLD sessions should not only involve panelists in discussions but also encourage interaction with the audience, fostering a dynamic exchange of perspectives.
To summarise, OLLD25 workshops proposals must be highly interactive and skill oriented.
Deadline - 29 April 2025
Key Information
Workshop Duration
Number of Participants
Submission requirements
- Short video (max. 1 minute) explaining your workshop’s goal and value
- (Optional) Additional audiovisual materials to support your proposal (e.g., other videos already published that present the workshop – if already held in other contexts).
Your workshop proposal should address
- Short description: Short, detailed description of what your workshop is about
- Conference track and Relevance of the topic: How your workshop connects to the conference theme and track(s)
- Concept, Goal, and Focus: What your workshop leading questions and objectives are
- Challenges addressed: What challenges your workshop addresses
- Expected Outcomes and Value for Participants: Knowledge, skills, solutions, or experience gained by participants
- Methodology: Which format the workshop follows, what interactive elements it includes, how participants will be engaged, and what the workshop flow is planned to be
- Audience: Which target groups are addressed and who should attend your workshop
- Workshop Agenda: Detailed agenda that identifies all different blocks and timing for each of them, as well as the list of all speakers.
- Value for replicators: What the value of your workshop is for others beyond OLLD25.
- Workshop facilitators: List of the workshop’s facilitators/speakers & Short bios for each of them.
Tracks
Benefits of organizing a workshop
- Share your expertise with a broad audience
- Network with other Living Lab professionals
- Reduced conference fee for workshop organizers
- To make your proposal stronger, consider teaming up with other Living Labs already in your application! You may also be contacted by post-submission to discuss the opportunities of combining similar workshops together.
Please note that, to present your workshop at OLLD25, all workshop presenters/organizers need to purchase a conference ticket. Workshop Presenters/organizers enjoy a discounted rate under the ticket category “Presenters/organizers”.
The ticket can involve only those who are indicated in the application form as organisers and/or facilitators of the workshop and are actively involved in running it.
Workshop Proposal Evaluation Criteria
The OpenLivingLab Days (OLLD) is seeking proposals for engaging and interactive workshops to be held at its annual conference in Andorra, between 1-3 October 2025. We are looking for innovative and well-designed workshops that explore this year conference’s content and theme to further position Living Labs at the centre of international discussions on hot topic .
To ensure that your workshop proposal is officially submitted and reviewed, please note that all workshops’ presenters/organizers need to include the full agenda and list of speakers and facilitators in the application. Proposals that will not include agenda and list of speakers will be consider incomplete and will not be accepted.
Workshop proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria
Does the workshop concept address a relevant and timely issue within the Living Lab domain?
Is the workshop idea well-developed, with clear goals, objectives, and outcomes?
Does the workshop promote active participation and collaboration among attendees?
Will the workshop methods effectively engage participants and foster knowledge exchange?
What practical knowledge, skills, or solutions will participants gain from the workshop?
Can the knowledge and solutions be applied and adapted to different Living Lab contexts?
Will the workshop contribute to broader advancements in the Living Lab field?
Does the workshop methodology clearly explain how participants will engage and learn?
Is the flow of the workshop well-structured, with appropriate time allocation for different activities?
- Team expertise and experience of the workshop facilitators
- Quality of the 1-minute video presentation
- Overall balance and variety within the conference program
The workshops will be evaluated by a team of 5 evaluators and the feedback will be communicated by 23 May 2025.
We encourage you to submit a compelling proposal that demonstrates the value and impact your workshop will have on participants and the Living Lab community.
For more information and to apply, please visit the online form, where you will find the different Workshop Proposal Guidelines or contact the OLLD Team at olld@enoll.org.