DATE & TIME

1 October 2025, 15:45 – 17:15

TRACKS

TRACK 4: Living Labs for Business and Emerging Technology

TRACK 5: Living Labs Operations, Methods, Tools, and Impact

ROOM 
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Description

This workshop, rooted in the LAUDS project Horizon Europe, addresses the European challenge of enhancing urban and creative factories to support a transition to more local sustainable production. Participants will explore how linking art, technologies and living labs supports NEB values and collaboration in their innovation ecosystem. The aim of the workshop is to bring together different communities (creatives, artists, makers, practitioners, public actors and researchers, etc.) to reflect together on the needs and opportunities in terms of acceleration, mentoring and scaling-up towards a transformation for localised & urban manufacturing.  

Agenda

Timeslot
Item
15:45 – 15:55 Introduction to the WS & LAUDS Project 
  • Overview of the LAUDS project and its role in supporting urban and creative factories  
  • Introduction to the New European Bauhaus (NEB) and its alignment with the workshop’s objectives  
15:55 – 16:10 Contextual Exploration 
  • Participants explore their territories and transition dynamics using simplified approaches (e.g. PESTEL)
  • Discussion of urban transition and the role of urban factories in fostering sustainability   
16:10 – 16:40 Collaborative Diagnostics & Design 
  • Participants use self-assessment tools to evaluate their collaborative innovation spaces’ physical infrastructures and collaboration readiness   
16:40 – 16:55 Concept Design: Opportunities & Challenges 
  • Identification of opportunities and challenges  
  • Definition of potential for scaling up   
16:55 – 17:05 Implementation: Acceleration & Mentoring  
  • Introduction to European networks, mentoring opportunities, toolkits, and acceleration pathways for sustainable growth   
17:05 – 17:15 Wrap-Up 
  • Overview of workshop takeaways  
  • Participant feedback and contact for follow-up mentoring  

Facilitators

Fedoua Kasmi

Research associate at the University of Lorraine

Laurent Dupont

Senior researcher at Université de Lorraine

Anaëlle Hily

Research engineer at Université de Loraine - ERPI

Serena Cangiano

Senior Researcher at the Design Institute, founder & Head of FabLab SUPSI

Robert Mies

Research associate at TU Berlin