On 26th June 2025, an intensive training session was held at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) as part of Task 2.2 of the LivingSoiLL project. Led by Professor Lívia Madureira (UTAD), the session aimed to equip the facilitators of the Luso-Galician Living Lab with practical skills and tools for co-creation.
The training brought together facilitators from both sides of the border—Galicia and Northern Portugal—and followed a full-day programme combining participatory methods with strategic planning. Activities included stakeholder mapping, empathy and problem-definition exercises, and visual mapping tools drawn from the Co-Creation Methods Toolbox (CCMToolbox).
The session strengthened cross-border collaboration and reinforced the facilitators’ role in fostering inclusive, place-based innovation processes within the Living Lab.
