Climate Change
Innoviris
Co-Creation
Facilitation
Online
European Commission
Innoviris
BE participation
TRANSFORM
NCP Belgium
Pint of Science
CitizenLab
In October 2020 Stickydot worked with Innoviris (the Brussels regional institute for research and innovation) for the Horizon Europe Mission on climate-neutral and smart cities to organise the online workshop Climate-Neutral & Intelligent Cities for residents in Brussels. The event was co-organised with BE participation, the Belgian platform for citizen participation & NCP Brussels and took place both in French and in Dutch. Daniël Termont, member of the Mission on climate-neutral and smart cities and former Mayor of Ghent, was invited to present the Mission proposal.
Around 30 residents living in 11 out of the 19 local municipalities of Brussels joined the online workshop. The participants were asked to reflect on the two overarching questions:
These two questions were discussed from the perspective of the five main topic areas in breakout groups, where each group discussed one of the following topic areas:
The choice of topic areas was based upon the Mission’s objectives (as listed in the Mission mid-term report), inspired by the outcomes of previous citizens’ consultations (Pint of Science Festival – Shaping the city of Tomorrow & the Let’s Prepare Brussels consultation) and in line with key priorities defined by the Brussels-Capital Regional Innovation Plan and Smart Specialization priorities. For the follow-up, it was recommended to disseminate the outcomes of the discussions to the 19 mayors of Brussels.
This online workshop built on the outcomes of an earlier in-person session facilitated by Stickydot at Pint of Science Brussels. Organised in collaboration with Innoviris, the TRANSFORM project and BE Participation, and in the presence of Barbara Trachte, Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region responsible for Economic Transition and Scientific Research, the event took participants through the latest research on how cities can adapt to environmental and socioeconomic challenges while at the same time working better for and with citizens. In the second part of the event was an interactive session where Brussels residents shared their ideas on how to Brussels more climate-neutral.
Annele comes from a background in Behavioural Biology and Development Studies with a major in Human Geography. She brings an interdisciplinary approach to public engagement, bridging natural sciences and social science perspectives to find creative solutions and ideas.
At Stickydot, Annele is exploring how citizens, policymakers, researchers, and civil society can co-create knowledge and shape more inclusive approaches together. She supports project coordination and research, while continuing to contribute to the team’s communications and engagement activities.
