The Idea

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The transnational youth initiative “Open Up Urban Spaces” supported by the "Youth in Action" Programme of the EU,  aims...

> ... to strengthen intercultural exchange of participatory methods by combining the theory of Open Space Technology with its possible applications in urban spaces,
> ... to provide a one year training course on Open Space Technology and further participatory methods,
> ... to create awareness on a European level about the main issues concerning urban contexts today,
> ... to establish a network of young Europeans and to strengthen their professionalisation in the field of participatory
       methods.

Project Design

17 young Europeans from GER / FR / IT participate in a one year training programme (2010)  that consits of 5 meetings, which will take place in Berlin, Turin and Lille. In a first phase, participants work on their proper training design and get in touch with local organisations working on urban development topics by using Open Space Technology. The role of the participants is intended to progressively shift from being external observers, to participants of an Open Space meeting and thus get trained, to finally becoming facilitators themselves. This final stage connects the learning outcomes of the training to a real setting. Participants will organise and facilitate an Open Space to enhance active participation within their urban and social environments and promote alternative methods to classical decision-making processes.

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