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Join us in Riva del Garda: a hands-on citizen engagement training

Join us in Riva del Garda: a hands-on citizen engagement training

Too many innovations fail because nobody asked the right people the right questions early enough. Misaligned needs, surprise adoption barriers, a lack of trust: these are predictable problems, and they can be solved early on. That’s what our next CO-VALUE training is designed to help you do.
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7 May 2026

Through CO-VALUE, Stickydot is running a series of hands-on trainings for Knowledge Valorisation actors who want their work to land in the real world. The next session takes place on June 17 at the EBN Congress 2026 in Riva del Garda.

Dedicated to EBN members who want the ventures they support to have real societal relevance. More online sessions follow in Autumn, and those will be open to all.

These aren’t theory workshops. Built on co-creation experience from CO-VALUE pilots in Italy and Spain, they’re practical sessions where you work on your own challenges.

You’ll leave knowing how to:

  • Design a citizen engagement process from scratch
  • Feed citizen input into decisions
  • Document outcomes in ways that actually mean something to partners, investors and policymakers

Spots go to EBN Congress attendees, so if you’ve been thinking about registering, this is a good reason to do it. We’d love to see you there.

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Florence Gignac

PROJECT ASSISTANT

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“It is inspiring to contribute to a scientific research environment that remains anchored in the realities and interests of a variety of individuals. Collaborating with the public takes your scientific knowledge off the beaten track and challenges you to take a creative approach to your scientific practice. Go ahead: once you try participatory research, you won’t look back!”

At Stickydot, Florence provides support on citizen science and public engagement projects. Florence has been applying participatory approaches in the fields of environment and public health for over five years. She cares deeply about making every step of a scientific research project inclusive, creative and sustainable.