15 Years of OpenLivingLab Days
The first OpenLivingLab Days event (then known as the ENoLL Summer School) was first held in Paris in 2010. Since then, every year, ENoLL organises the annual summit of the worldwide Living Lab community. OpenLivingLab Days is the flagship event of ENoLL and is hosted by a different Living Lab each year. OLLD was hosted in Paris, Barcelona, Helsinki, Manchester, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Montreal, Krakow, Geneva and Thessaloniki. Because of the global pandemic the 2020 and 2021 edition, known as the Digital Living Lab Days, were held digitally. In 2022 the event was back in its physical form in Turn, Italy. The 2023 edition was held in Barcelona, Spain, while the 2024 edition was held in Timisoara, Romania.
A look back
Timisoara, Romania 2024
Barcelona, Spain 2023
Turin, Italy 2022
The 2024 event was held under the theme “ LIVING LABS FRONTIERS: Driving systemic change through Soci(et)al Engagement, for real impact”.
The 2023 event was held under the theme “Living Labs for an Era of Transitions. How human-centric innovation is changing our lives.”
The 2022 event, back in its physical form, was held under the theme “The city as a Lab, but now for real!: Re-working open innovation environments for inclusive, green and digital transition through emerging technologies”
Digital Living Lab Days 2021
Digital Living Lab Days 2020
Thessaloniki, Greece 2019
The second Digital Living Lab Days was organised under the theme “Change the future together: Co-creating impact for more inclusive, sustainable & healthier cities and communities”.
Digital Living Lab Days its the digital version of the event held online, due to the health & safety restrictions and travel banes experienced globally in 2020. Theme of the digital edition was:”Connection people & technology towards the citizen-centred digital future”.
We welcomed a record number of participants to the 10th edition of the OLLD. Mayor of Thessaloniki welcomed the participants. For the second year, the Scaling-up Challenge was organised and newly established ENoLL’s Action Oriented Task Forces presented their objectives and expanded their reach. Picture Highlights
Geneva, Switzerland 2018
Krakow, Poland 2017
Montreal, Canada 2016
In the city of the United Nations, the OLLD focused on Sustainable Development Goals. We had the honour to welcome Under-Secretary General of the United Nations as a keynote speaker. Picture Highlights
The Living Lab community migrated to Krakow, where the OLLD was hosted in the impressive venue of Krakow Technology Park under the theme “Multiple Helix Innovation Without Boundaries”.
As the Living Lab community expands, the OLLD event grows with it and moves to another continent. The theme of the 2016 edition is “Citizen Driven Innovation: Developing the innovation system that empowers everyone to innovate”. Picture Highlights
Istanbul, Turkey 2015
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2014
Manchester, UK 2013
Basaksehir Living Lab and Basaksehir Municipality hosted the sixth edition in the largest Turkish city. Picture Highlights
OpenLivingLab Days hosted in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. First parallel session within OLLD for the francophone living labs led by F2L. Picture Highlights
ENoLL, together with the Manchester City Council (MDDA), organised the 4th European ENoLL Living Lab Summer School in August 2013.
Helsinki, Finland 2012
Barcelona, Spain 2011
Paris, France 2010
Laurea Living Lab hosts the third summer school in Helsinki.
Second Summer School takes place in Barcelona hosted by CitiLab.
ENoLL Summer School kicks-off in Paris providing an opportunity for the Living Lab community to meet and exchange best practices.