DATE & TIME
2 October 2025, 9:00 – 10:30
TRACKS
TRACK 1: Living Labs for Grand Societal Challenges
TRACK 5: Living Labs Operations, Methods, Tools, and Impact
ROOM
IGNIS
Description
The aim of the workshop is to increase the understanding of gender in LLs and provide practical ways in which LLs can become more gender sensitive.
‘Gender’ remains a complex issue, with many simply dismissing it as simply a woman’s problem or not relevant to their work. The workshop aims to put this right, through
- A short presentation with examples of how gender is relevant to all LLs.
- Scenario-based activities in which participants will work in teams to discuss everyday gender related problems faced by LLs and select from a series of tools and methods developed by GILL project, which can be used to alleviate them
- Action learning sets to develop Gender Action Plans for their LLs
At the end of the workshop, all attendees will:
- have co-designed a ‘gender action plan’ to implement in their LLs;
- receive a certificate in gender competence.
Agenda
Timeslot |
Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Rapid introductions and admin |
| 09:05 – 09:20 | Important gender definitions for Living Labs |
| 09:20 – 09:50 | Scenario based learning in teams. We provide a set of typical gender related problems that are experienced in LLs – you have to select, form a car dec, the most appropriate Gender Responsive Smart Innovation Tool to use |
| 09:50 – 10:20 | Developing Gender Action Plan (GAP) for your LL in Action Learning Sets (ALS) – in small groups you will discuss one gender/diversity issue in your LL and then make a GAP which you can implement in your LL which you will share with your ALS |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Handing out of Gender Competence Certificates |
Facilitators
Andree Woodcock
Professor of education ergonomics and design at Coventry University & Member of Coventry City Lab
Andree Woodcock
Professor of education ergonomics and design at Coventry University & Member of Coventry City LabAndree is professor of education ergonomics and design at Coventry University, and a member of Coventry City Lab. She has led and contributed to a number of EU funded projects in the areas of mobility and gender and British Council grants to support research development in Pakistan. Her work focuses on user centred design and encouragement of design research methods. She is leader of the WG in Gender and Innovation.
Nicola Marsden
Professor of Social Informatics, Heilbronn University
Nicola Marsden
Professor of Social Informatics, Heilbronn UniversityNicola is Professor of Social Informatics at Heilbronn University, Germany, where she leads the Lab for Social Informatics. Her research focuses on gender-responsive innovation, inclusive technology design, and the socially responsible development of AI. Using participatory and living lab approaches, she works with industry and society to address bias and foster human-centered innovation. She serves as an expert for several national and international bodies on gender, technology, and AI.
Sheena Laursen
Programme Manager at the Danish science centre Experimentarium
Sheena Laursen
Programme Manager at the Danish science centre ExperimentariumSheena Laursen is a Programme Manager at the Danish science centre Experimentarium. With a background in teaching and a master’s degree in ICT and Learning, she has specialised in science learning projects, and strategic development. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion within science communication, promoting equitable opportunities for all. Sheena has been the lead on organisational change towards a more inclusive environment and inclusive science communication at the Experimentarium.
Barbara De Micheli
Head of the Social Justice Unit in Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini
Barbara De Micheli
Head of the Social Justice Unit in Fondazione Giacomo BrodoliniBarbara De Micheli has over 25 years of experience in on the field research on social policies, fundamental rights, diversity inclusion and gender related issues. Since 2019, she is the Head of the Social Justice Unit in Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini. In the last ten years, she has coordinated complex multiannual and transnational projects at the ‘Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini’, concerning the analysis, assessment and elaboration of the Gender Equality Plans, both grounding on qualitative and quantitative research methods; she has coordinated the development and implementation of the GEPs of Institute Pasteur, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Toscana Lifescience. Her work includes coordination of research projects funded by European Commission, FRA, Eurofound, DG Reserach and DG EMPL. In addition, she is involved in training services to different institutions and private companies. She is particularly focused on diversity and inclusion issues as the designer and coordinator of the Master in ‘Gender Equality and Diversity Management’.
Andra Tanase
Programme Manager, Transilvania IT Cluster
Andra Tanase
Programme Manager, Transilvania IT ClusterCurrently serving in the management team of Transilvania IT Cluster and engaging as programme manager, expert, trainer, mentor and coach, Andra's passion is to create projects and environments of personal, organisational and societal sustainable, innovative, strategic and systemic learning and development always working in pioneering fields. She gathers experience from working in international, multi-stakeholder environments (civil society, policy makers, businesses, academia, media and citizens) on topics related to green and digital transformation, conflict transformation, development cooperation and non-formal education. Her motto characterized by her realistic idealism is "be the change you want to see in the world".
Gabriella Quaranta
Head of Network, ENoLL
Gabriella Quaranta
Head of Network, ENoLLGabriella works in EU funded projects since more than ten years, working with multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders. She also served as one of the Italian National Contact Point (NCP) for Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, in the fields of transport and security. Throughout her career, she coordinated numerous EU-funded projects, not only overseeing project management but also leading dissemination, communication, and stakeholder engagement activities. This experience has enabled her to develop deep expertisein these areas. Additionally, she delivered dozens of training sessions on project management issues, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, helping to build capacity across the R&I community. After a long period in APRE, the Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research, and two years at EMSO ERIC, the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory, she enthusiastically joined ENoLL as Head of Network Unit and Senior Project Manager. In this role, she also coordinated the EU-funded project GILL - Gendered Innovation Living Labs.
Arianna Marucci
Project Manager, ENoLL
Arianna Marucci
Project Manager, ENoLLArianna is a Project Manager at ENoLL. She is part of the Projects Unit and the Proposals Writing team. In her role, Arianna was part of the coordination team for the GILL (Gendered Innovation Living Labs) project, where she has gained valuable experience in the coordination of EU projects. Arianna is the SPOC of the ENoLL Gender in Innovation Working Group, which explores the intersections between gender, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Living Labs.