Designing Impactful Living Labs and Consortia

This webinar is part of a dedicated series aimed at supporting applicants preparing proposals for the 2025 Living Lab topics under the EU Mission Soil. The session focuses on deepening participants' understanding of Living Lab principles and providing practical guidance on forming effective project consortia.

The webinar will explore the core concepts and approaches behind Living Labs, explaining how to ensure the multi-actor approach and co-creation methodologies. Experienced Living Labs will share their insights on how they were set up, offering practical examples to help participants understand what makes a Living Lab effective, participatory, and aligned with Mission Soil objectives.

SOILL experts will offer guidance on building a strong project consortium, including the lessons learned from the succesful funded Mission Soil LLs. This segment will provide practical examples of how to structure a competitive consortia aligned with Mission Soil priorities.

Participants will also hear from 2024 Mission Soil Living Labs, offering lessons learned, implementation experiences, and tips for applicants.

A Q&A session will follow, and we invite participants to share their questions in advance through the webinar registration form to allow the speakers to answer during the webinar. *Please note that questions related to specific project applications will not be covered. If you need coaching services on your Living Lab or application ideas, we invite you to reach out to your national mentors. 

10:00-10:05 | Welcome & Introduction
  • Brief overview of the webinar series
  • Quick recap of previous webinar
  • Objectives and structure of the session

Speaker

lorenzo labellarte
Lorenzo Labellarte

CIHEAM Bari
SOILL-Startup

10:05-10:30 | What is a Living Lab? Key concepts and approaches

Speaker

Agnieszka Włodarczyk-Gębik
Agnieszka Włodarczyk-Gębik

Krakow Technology Park
SOILL-Startup

Nikolaos Toumasis
Nikolaos Toumasis

Cranfield University
SOILL-Startup

10:30-10:45 | Consortium Building

Analysis of the consortium of the winning project from the D5.2 

Speaker

Jo Bijttebier
Jo Bijttebier

ILVO
SOILL-Startup

10:45-11:10 | Insights from Mission Soil Living Labs

Mission Soil Living Labs

11:10-11:25 | Q&A session

Moderator

lorenzo labellarte
Lorenzo Labellarte

CIHEAM Bari
SOILL-Startup

11:25-11:30 | Wrap-up & Conclusion

Speaker

lorenzo labellarte
Lorenzo Labellarte

CIHEAM Bari
SOILL-Startup