The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

Bridging Research and Practice: INNLocal Engages PhD Students at the University of Minho On 27 February, the INNlocal was featured in the Seminar Course Unit of the PhD in Public Administration at the Universidade do Minho. The session, entitled “INNlocal – Between Scientific and Local Governance Practice,” explored how active research methodologies can effectively connect…

INNLocal Highlights Participatory Innovation and Co-Creation at the XXIV National Meeting of Public Administration Students at the University of Minho The INNlocal project participated in the XXIV National Meeting of Public Administration Students (ENAAP), organized by the Centro de Estudos de Administração Pública and hosted by the Universidade do Minho in Braga, from 25 to…

The INNlocal project participated in AgoraEU 2025, held on 5–6 December at Fórum Braga, bringing together beneficiaries of European programs, including organizations, volunteers, multipliers, and ambassadors. At the event, INNlocal had the opportunity to present its Innovation Journey card game, allowing attendees to explore the Innovation Scenario, Action, and Challenge card decks, along with dice…

On 8 December 2025, the Faculty of Public Policies at Silesian University in Opava hosted the third workshop using the dialogical card game Innovation Journey, organised within the INNlocal – Innovation in and through Local Governments project. This session was specifically designed for students and focused on strengthening innovation-oriented thinking in public administration. Feedback from…

Innovation Journey presented at the II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference in Opava. On 18 September 2025, the INNlocal Project – Innovation in and through Local Governments showcased its dialogical card game – Innovation Journey – during the II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference, hosted at Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. For the first…

INNlocal is pleased to announce that the submission deadline has been extended to 24 March 2026 for both abstracts and prototypes! The extended deadline provides an additional opportunity for scholars and practitioners to submit work aligned with the III European (Local) Public Innovation Conference’s thematic framework. Contributions are expected to engage with the core priorities…