This document discusses building an innovation culture and learning how to innovate through living labs. It recommends a pan-European initiative called "You Can Learn To Innovate" to teach innovation skills, especially to small businesses and youth. Next steps proposed are a summer school in Barcelona to share best practices of innovation cells, learning by developing models, fabrication labs, and digital orchards. The summer school will also generate new approaches like ethnographic trips for small businesses and a "Laborlab" for project-based learning about new jobs. The overall message is that innovation is a learnable skill that can be taught through hands-on learning in living labs.

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3. “Market for innovations
as the central driver”
(Aho report 2006)

4. “This needs actions on regulation,
standards, public
procurement,intellectual property
and fostering a culture that
celebrates innovation”

5. November 2006

6. Yes,
but how can
I build a
a Living Lab?

8. The
“You Can Learn
To Innovate”
Initiative

9. Basic ideas
! 1. We live already in a digital society but not yet
in an innovation society.
! 2. Creating an Innovative Europe is even more
needed in the middle of current crisis.
! 3. Innovation is a culture, it is a learning
process.
! 4. But our education and innovation systems
don't talk each other.
! 5. We urgently need a pan-European initiative
You Can Learn To Innovate, specially for SME
and youth.

10. Next step
! II Summer School on Living Labs. Barcelona.
Citilab. August 27th-Sept 2nd. 2010.
! Collecting Best practices
Innovation Cells, (UPC-i2cat).
Learning by Developing Model, (Laurea University)
Fablabs, Fabrication Labs. (IAAC).
Digital Orchard, EPL, (Citilab, Value Creation).
! Generating New Ones.
Ethnographic Trips for SMEs (i2cat-ESOCENET)
Laborlab: PBL for new jobs (Citilab).
“You Can Learn to Innovate” Partnership.

12. By learning
how to innovate!!

13. Grazie mille.
artur.serra@i2cat.net