VREEMDLAND Social Lab Days On the future of co-production, social innovation and social labs

What could the future of co-creation between residents and migrants look like? VREEMDLAND shares inspirational practices of social innovation in the Netherlands and Europe, working towards new scenarios or co-production. VREEMDLAND will be a podium of innovative case studies, as well as a playground of new ideas to help people address today's societal challenges together.

VREEMDLAND Social Lab Days is a 3 day co-design event that blends presentations, discussions and workshops. Focused on co-production, social innovation and social labs, each day we work on specific topics and challenges presented by our team of hosts. This event is also a live demonstration of how we envision social labs: as a platform for local communities, creatives, entrepreneurs and governments to co-create innovative solutions to today’s societal urgencies. We invite you to join our journey to address these challenges together.

The event will be hosted in English.

Social Lab Day 1 (Oct 25 Wednesday 14:00 - 19:00)
Hosted by De Voorkamer and Plan Einstein (municipality of Utrecht)
Community sourced meeting spaces

We, as social designers, researchers and creative facilitators, use participatory design as a starting point to create new inclusive spaces. The role of design here is to encourage exchange and stimulate participation - both crucial ingredients for equality and integration. We invite you to join us and engage in the dilemmas and challenges of designing new community-sourced spaces in today’s individual society.

14:00 Welcome
Welcome to VREEMDLAND social labs by Bron van Doen
Recipes of Hope by The Welcome Tent

15:00 Introduction & Presentation
Introduction De Voorkamer & Plan Einstein
Presentation: De Voormaker DNA as a reflection tool

16:30 Co creation session
Hosted by De Voorkamer

18:00 Conclusion & Drinks
Round-up & Networking
Start Melting-pot dinner & cultural programs (Suriname evening)

Social Lab Day 2 (Oct 26 Thursday 14:00 - 19:00)
Hosted by Hans Sauer Stiftung, Daniel Kerber, Conor Trawinski
Designing Futures - Social Labs & Paths of Integration

What role do social labs play in stimulating societal change? What problems should they work on? And on what scale? How can we address integration on a local and (inter)national level? Can independent projects support one another? Based on several frameworks and case studies we are working on, we invite you to join us in an engaging discussion and workshop to answer these questions together.

14:00 Announcement
Call for the Hans Sauer Award for European Social Labs

15:00 Co-design workshop
Hosted by Hans Sauer Stiftung
Develop tools and concepts for De Huiskamer

18:00 Conclusion & Drinks
Round-up & Networking
Begin Melting-pot dinner & cultural programme (De Voorkamer evening)

Social Lab Day 3 (Oct 27 Friday 14:00 - 19:00)
Hosted by Het Jongerenhuis, Uit de Buurtfabriek, Jeanne van Beers, Ron Krielen
The Future of De Huiskamer - a social lab for locals and newcomers

Eindhoven is a diverse and creative city, and we believe De Huiskamer has an important role to play in its continued development as a cultural hub - by becoming a social lab for locals and newcomers. Upon existing practices of co-production and what we have learned from VREEMDLAND, we invite you to join us in imagining the future of De Huiskamer and social innovation labs in Eindhoven.

14:00 Introduction & Presentation
Het Jongerenhuis, Uit de Buurtfabriek, Refubikes, Buro-kato, De Huiskamer stories

16:00 Co-design workshop
Hosted by Bron van Doen
Create future scenarios for De Huiskamer

18:00 Conclusion & Drinks
Round-up & Networking
Begin Melting-pot dinner & cultural programme (The Welcome Tent evening)