Explore how CBPR can support open innovation processes for sustainable production and consumption patterns by integrating local stakeholders in designing products and services. The workshop will draw upon methodological lessons learnt from SciShops partners and case studies.

Science Shop projects seek to have an impact on society and the civil society organisations they involve. Planning impact and project outcomes, and how you will measure them, at an early stage of a project is therefore important. This session will look at how to evaluate impact and use impact indicators to assess the success of a CBPR project. Are there general indicators? How and when should you undertake impact assessment? Through group work and case studies, we’ll explore together.

An important role of many Science Shops is matchmaking – finding the right researchers / students to work with on projects with civil society organisations. So what are the keys to a successful match and how can you create the right conditions to ensure the partnership runs smoothly?

Each community has its own culture and social structure, a web of relationships, history, strengths and weaknesses, that is important to understand in order to uncover relevant needs and contribute to community wellbeing. In this session, we will explore tools – stakeholder analysis, design thinking workshops – aimed at identifying local needs and assets that can help understand, using an evidence-based approach, how to address the community’s needs and utilize its resources.

Participatory action research, science shops, community-based participatory research, community research and citizen science, there are a lot of methods to engage with the public. During this workshop you will discover what defines citizen science and the benefits of using it. Plus one of the most important aspects: what motivates citizen scientists and how do you keep them engaged?

Discover the secrets to effective communication and what makes a great presentation. You’ll learn what to think about when delivering different styles of presentations such as elevator pitches, TEDx talks and Pecha Kucha, tips for creating slides, and also get the chance to develop your own pitch.

In this session we will explore similarities between Science Shops and different types of Social Enterprises. We will furthermore learn about innovative business models and how to make them work in the long term for the benefit of the society and to sustain our CBPR activities.

In this session that celebrates learning from our mistakes, we take a look at why context is important, in a hope to inspire positive and creative solutions. Science Shops come in many different shapes and sizes so finding the right way in your context can be hard. We’ll be sharing some stories from setting up Science Shops from across the SciShops project to highlight common pitfalls, and how we overcame them. You’ll have a chance to share your experiences to create a shared troubleshooting guide, and together we’ll learn to love mistakes.

In this session we will highlight tools and methods for designing interactive co-creation workshops and ways to engage stakeholders to achieve specific outcomes in a fun and creative way.