Open Innovation Processes for the New European Bauhaus: From Participation to Impact
NEB Festival Satellite Event hosted by STARHAUS
Join STARHAUS and the sister projects: FABRIX, YouRban ans LAUDS on 12 June 2026, at 15:00 CEST, for the NEB Festival Satellite Event “Open Innovation Processes for the New European Bauhaus: From Participation to Impact.”
The event will take place in a hybrid format, both online and in person at the SINTEF Brussels office, Rue Guimard 9, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
Coordinated by the STARHAUS project team, the session will bring together representatives of NEB sister projects, technical partners, guest speakers, and participants interested in open innovation, participation, sustainability, inclusion, and long-term impact.
The event will explore how open innovation processes can move beyond consultation and participation, becoming practical pathways for generating impact across communities, institutions, project ecosystems, and local production environments.
Event details
| Date | 12 June 2026 |
| Time | 15:00 CEST |
| Format | Hybrid |
| In person | SINTEF Brussels office, Rue Guimard 9, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium |
| Online | Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86324535049?pwd=absevL84gTkYJ8kQ2sqNNWVbXpHaIu.1 Meeting ID: 863 2453 5049 Passcode: 893026 |
| Registration form | https://forms.gle/WFBiMBLcGmdh2Nas5 |
Why join?
The New European Bauhaus has created a powerful framework for connecting sustainability, inclusion, beauty, creativity, and place-based transformation. First-generation NEB projects have tested different ways of working with communities, makers, institutions, technical partners, local ecosystems, and citizens.
This STARHAUS satellite event will open a reflective exchange on how these processes work in practice: how participation becomes knowledge, how co-creation becomes implementation, and how project-based experimentation can generate lasting value.
The discussion will focus on open innovation processes such as co-creation, open calls, Living Labs, community facilitation, cross-sector collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Together, participants will reflect on how these methods can support more inclusive, sustainable, creative, and impactful innovation ecosystems.
Indicative programme
15.00-15.15 Welcome from the STARHAUS Management Team and from the European Commission
Opening remarks and framing of the session.
15.15-15.40 Part I — Open Innovation as a Process
A short introduction to first-generation NEB projects, their impacts, and the key questions guiding the discussion.
Sister projects and project contributions
Short contributions from STARHAUS, FABRIX, YouRban, LAUDS Factories and invited project representatives, focused on results, expected impact, and lessons learned.
15.40-16.10 Part II — Process Lab: Reflective Exchange
A facilitated discussion on how different open innovation processes can support inclusion, creativity, sustainability, and long-term impact. The exchange will look at processes such as co-creation, open calls, Living Labs, community facilitation, and cross-sector collaboration, asking how these approaches can help translate participation into concrete outcomes.
Guest speaker contributions
Short reflections from invited guests on NEB innovation processes and the role of institutions, communities, and project ecosystems in supporting meaningful and durable impact.
16.10-16.30 Part III — Shared Synthesis and Knowledge Sharing
The session will close with a shared synthesis and an invitation to continue the exchange through project channels.
We look forward to welcoming you
Whether you are part of a NEB project, a community initiative, a research or innovation ecosystem, a public institution, or simply interested in open innovation and participatory transformation, we warmly invite you to join the discussion.
The STARHAUS project team
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