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Rennes - Redesigning science policy

[ENGLISH] Convinced of the added value of collaborative approaches, in December 2022 Rennes Métropole launched a participative (re)design of its public policy in support of Higher Education and Research (ESR)... [read more]

[ENGLISH] Convinced of the added value of collaborative approaches, in December 2022 Rennes Métropole launched a participative (re)design of its public policy in support of Higher Education and Research (ESR)... [read more]
URBACT CITIES – WHY EXPERIMENTING MATTERS

[ENGLISH] “Experimenting before deploying”, “testing to verify hypotheses”, this is the logic behind the Small Scale Actions (or Testing Actions) that have been integrated into the URBACT method. As a... [read more]

[ENGLISH] “Experimenting before deploying”, “testing to verify hypotheses”, this is the logic behind the Small Scale Actions (or Testing Actions) that have been integrated into the URBACT method. As a... [read more]
Collecting citizens' voices in Brussels (BE)

Post by Christophe Gouache 2021 is the centenary of the fusion of the former communes of Laeken, Neder Over Hembeek and Haren to the City of Brussels (Belgium). For this... [read more]

Post by Christophe Gouache 2021 is the centenary of the fusion of the former communes of Laeken, Neder Over Hembeek and Haren to the City of Brussels (Belgium). For this... [read more]
Cité Educative Lyon 8e

Education is a vast and complex sector. There are hundreds of stakeholders from the national education ministry to each school, of all different levels of education, from nurseries to kindergarden... [read more]

Education is a vast and complex sector. There are hundreds of stakeholders from the national education ministry to each school, of all different levels of education, from nurseries to kindergarden... [read more]
Active Citizens for greater participatory democracy

To download the publication, click on the picture below or go to the bottom of the page to get the link. Citizen’s participation in small and medium EU cities The... [read more]

To download the publication, click on the picture below or go to the bottom of the page to get the link. Citizen’s participation in small and medium EU cities The... [read more]
Inventing Marcoussis 2038 with citizens

Imagining the future of a village together with citizens by Christophe Gouache How can you build and plan the future development of a village if you don’t involve citizens in... [read more]

Imagining the future of a village together with citizens by Christophe Gouache How can you build and plan the future development of a village if you don’t involve citizens in... [read more]
Territorial agri-food policy - BIOCANTEEN

Info coming soon !

Info coming soon !
VILCO - Co-creating urban resilience

[english] How could the local power and citizen organizations better collaborate to foster resilient local dynamics in favor of the environnement? Many citizen initiatives have taken place in the Brussels... [read more]

[english] How could the local power and citizen organizations better collaborate to foster resilient local dynamics in favor of the environnement? Many citizen initiatives have taken place in the Brussels... [read more]
Design of public services at INET

[english] Training people to apply the design approach to the public action field, in a classroom-like setting, is quite a challenging wager which often leads to frustration. On the contrary, exclusively... [read more]

[english] Training people to apply the design approach to the public action field, in a classroom-like setting, is quite a challenging wager which often leads to frustration. On the contrary, exclusively... [read more]
Innovation Action-based training at SMEDAR

[english] Thanks to this on-field application this training is trully action-based – contrary to standard classroom training. Together with SMEDAR and the city of Rouen’s mixed syndicate for waste disposal,... [read more]

[english] Thanks to this on-field application this training is trully action-based – contrary to standard classroom training. Together with SMEDAR and the city of Rouen’s mixed syndicate for waste disposal,... [read more]
NATCONSUMERS - Reducing residential energy through natural language feedback

How could we be more reasonable consumers? How could we adapt/modify our behaviors towards more responsible and sustainable use of energy in households? Energy saving is not a very sexy... [read more]

How could we be more reasonable consumers? How could we adapt/modify our behaviors towards more responsible and sustainable use of energy in households? Energy saving is not a very sexy... [read more]
A game to teach design thinking to kids

ChangeMakers created Empatheia, an innovative computer learning game that can be easily implemented in formal and non-formal education settings. The main goal of the game is to help children develop... [read more]

ChangeMakers created Empatheia, an innovative computer learning game that can be easily implemented in formal and non-formal education settings. The main goal of the game is to help children develop... [read more]
COMPASS - Responsible research and innovation

Responsible Innovation COMPASS is an EU-funded H2020 project that supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) from emerging technology industries to manage their research, development and innovation activities in a responsible and inclusive... [read more]

Responsible Innovation COMPASS is an EU-funded H2020 project that supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) from emerging technology industries to manage their research, development and innovation activities in a responsible and inclusive... [read more]
Public innovation lab SPW Wallonia

[english] “The gap between what our administration preached as general executive manager of economy, employment and research and it’s actual ability to innovate, kept on growing.” says Isabel Quoilin, DGO6’s... [read more]

[english] “The gap between what our administration preached as general executive manager of economy, employment and research and it’s actual ability to innovate, kept on growing.” says Isabel Quoilin, DGO6’s... [read more]
Evaluation of sustainable policies

[english] Why don’t we assess the executed public policies of our inlands? What is preventing it from happening? Why does it never/hardly ever happen? How could we ensure that the... [read more]

[english] Why don’t we assess the executed public policies of our inlands? What is preventing it from happening? Why does it never/hardly ever happen? How could we ensure that the... [read more]
Zero Carbon Universities - Campuses of the future

[english] What is a zero carbon campus? What does it mean ? What does it look like ? How is that different from a traditional campus? What is better in... [read more]

[english] What is a zero carbon campus? What does it mean ? What does it look like ? How is that different from a traditional campus? What is better in... [read more]
CIMULACT - Citizen and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020

CIMULACT: Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future Citizens to provide concrete and unique input to the European Union’s research and innovation agenda CIMULACT stands for... [read more]

CIMULACT: Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future Citizens to provide concrete and unique input to the European Union’s research and innovation agenda CIMULACT stands for... [read more]
Action-research on Juvenile justice in Guadeloupe

Participatory action research for the staff intervening with minors entrusted by a court decision both in the public sector and the voluntary sector and concerned with the care of violent... [read more]

Participatory action research for the staff intervening with minors entrusted by a court decision both in the public sector and the voluntary sector and concerned with the care of violent... [read more]
Reuse of vacant spaces – REFILL – Urbact project

More info coming soon.

More info coming soon.
Social innovation in cities – Urbact capitalisation

URBACT II (2007-2013) is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable and integrated urban development in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It enables European cities to work... [read more]

URBACT II (2007-2013) is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable and integrated urban development in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It enables European cities to work... [read more]
Visions+21 toolbox

To enable local authorities to build upon the national working group reflections on “Rio+20 and after : The future of Agenda 21″ and lead a prospective exercise of their own Local Agenda 21, a... [read more]

To enable local authorities to build upon the national working group reflections on “Rio+20 and after : The future of Agenda 21″ and lead a prospective exercise of their own Local Agenda 21, a... [read more]
Sustainable food in urban communities [urbact]

  The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint,... [read more]

  The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint,... [read more]
Agenda 21 France / Rio+20 : the future of Agendas 21

How can we (re)design local governance to facilitate local sustainable transformations?

How can we (re)design local governance to facilitate local sustainable transformations?
CORPUS Sustainable Street 2030

Walking on a street of a sustainable city in 20 years from now…

Walking on a street of a sustainable city in 20 years from now…
Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 (SPREAD)

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will a sustainable future mean for the way we live, move, and consume? How do we know if our lifestyles are sustainable or not?... [read more]

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will a sustainable future mean for the way we live, move, and consume? How do we know if our lifestyles are sustainable or not?... [read more]
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