creativelab 2016

Training course organized by Jugend- & Kulturpoject e.V. (Germany), in cooperation with othernessproject (Denmark), Creativity Platform & YET (Greece), CESIE (Italy), Stowarzyszenie Moje Marzenia Spełniają Się MMS (Poland), Stichting Caracola (the Netehrlands), Biznosova (Serbia), Kulturno Izobraževalno Društvo Pina (Slovenia) and GoEurope (Spain), subsidized by the EU.

Time: April-September 2016:

1. Dresden and Berlin – training and study visits;
2. Thessaloniki – training and study visits;
3. Dresden – reflections, further planning.

• creating a platform of experiences, best practices and knowledge of entrepreneurial and social innovation activities;
• understanding the structural differences between Dresden, Berlin and Thessaloniki concerning the environment for startup ventures;
• developing entrepreneurial attitude and practical skills;
• fostering intercultural and interdisciplinary cooperation;
• developing an international network of creative entrepreneurs.

From othernessproject: Pil Josefine Nielsen and Rita Sebestyén.

Project coordinator: Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi

Representative of the orgnizer: Stefan Kiehne

1. session: Dresden/Berlin, Germany – 29.03 – 06.04.2016

Trainers: Peter Schmiedgen and Toni Kiel.

Facilitator: Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi.

• innovative businesses that solve social problems;
• creative and co-working spaces based in former
  abandoned buildings
• cross-sectoral cooperation.

2. session: Thessaloniki, Greece – 10.06 – 17.06.2016

Trainer: Dimitra Zevraki

Facilitators: Olympia Datsi & Myrto-Helena Pertsinidi.

Project development:

• marketing research and strategy
• design thinking
• customer development and management
• communication with partners and establishing an international network
• using social & traditional media
• product and service development.

3. session: Dresden, Germany

• fundraising and pitching
• creating an international network
• final presentation of the results of the work
• evaluation of the meeting.

Main topics: Entrepreneurship, Creative Economy & CCIs, social innovation, urban development, cross-sectoral cooperation.