6 projects of Lux Gov Jam 2023
It’s been already a week ago since we have completed 4th edition of Luxembourg Gov Jam! This year Global Gov Jam brought a super important topic on the table: our #legacy, our impact, our footprint. In Luxembourg, 6 teams had 24 hours to elaborate the theme and come up with prototypes of public services related […]
Luxembourg Gov Jam coming soon!
1.5 day of creativity, cooperation and action to solve common problems. Do you want to get involved and support with your skills and knowledge? Come and join Luxembourg Gov Jam 2023, where together with other participants you will have the opportunity to create a new solutions for services in the public sector. By participating in […]
Future of Banking Workshop
If you work in banking sector and want to dive deeper in excellent #customer#service for a bank of tomorrow- join the training offered by Digital Learning Hub Luxembourg on 22nd November. Together we will check how #servicedesign tools might help you build a resilient customer service strategy for your clients of tomorrow, dive deep into […]
Urban Health and Design Thinking
Discover EU is an European project that allows young people to travel with inter-rail across Europe and meet their peers from other countries on so called Meet-ups. Together they have a chance to work on interesting topics like Urban Health- our favourite topic to discuss with youth! But discussion would not be enough… so we […]
Our Impact raport 2022 is ready!
In Art Square Lab we are proud of our social impact. Please have a look at the report describing our commitment to development of fair society where citizens have a chance to use their creativity for common good. Download the report here: Report 2022 (ENG) Report 2022 (FR) In case of questions, please contact magdalena@artsquarelab.net
Luxembourg Impact Days!
First Luxembourg Impact Days behind us! 2 days of exchanging experiences, meetings and discussions about social economy, change and the support needed for the social economy to grow. For us this is a very important topic and we are very happy to have been part of the first Luxembourg Impact Days. We believe that we […]
Welcome Sonia!
Welcome Sonia in Art Square Lab SIS! Sonia joined us for her 6 weeks internship. We are happy to have you in our team and support us- we are happy, when we can collaborate with young people! Such a great new energy:) Why Art Square? “Hello, I am Sonia, a student in graphic design at […]
Talking about the value of neighbour relations at GRESIL
This week we had a chance to participate in a biannual meeting of communal representatives – GRESIL, Group of Exchange and Support in the field of Integration at the Local Level (GRoupe d’Echange et de Soutien en matière d’Intégration au niveau Local). The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region, […]
Événement de bienvenue à Mertzig
Cette semaine, nous avons eu la chance de nous rendre dans une des communes participant à notre projet WËLLKOMM pour co-organiser l’événement de bienvenue pour les nouveaux arrivants. Nous avons invité les participants à prendre part à des ateliers autour de quatre thèmes liés à notre vie commune au Luxembourg : la citoyenneté active, la […]
Événement WËLLKOMM à Sanem
L’événement de bienvenue pour les nouveaux arrivants dans les municipalités est une excellente occasion d’échanger des informations, mais aussi d’entamer un #dialogue avec d’autres citoyens, de faire connaissance avec les voisins et de planifier un #engagement futur dans des activités locales. Le week-end dernier, notre projet WËLLKOMM a collaboré avec Pakt vum Zesummeliewen du Ministère de la Famille, de l’Intégration […]
Thinkathon in ECG!
L’Ecole de Commerce et de Gestion (ECG – Luxembourg) a acueilli un thinkaton organisé par Art Square Lab SIS dans le cadre du projet européen Erasmus+ “Imaginarium – Creative Youth for Sustainable Future”. 200 étudiants répartis en 20 groupes ont imaginé des solutions créatives en réponse au 5 Objectifs de Développement Durables (ODD) suivants : […]
Fit4Service avec l’Atelier Kräizbierg
En tant que consultant pour le programme Fit4Service de Luxinnovation GIE, nous aidons les entreprises à développer les meilleures expériences clients possibles. Ces dernières semaines, nous avons eu la chance de collaborer avec une équipe de l’Atelier Kräizbierg pour identifier les points qui posent problème et les points positifs soulignés par les clients qui achètent […]
Comment mesurer la créativité ?
La créativité est évoquée comme l’une des compétences futures (et difficilement reproductible par les ordinateurs !) mais comment la mesurer ? est-il facile de s’auto-évaluer comme créatif ? Si vous êtes éducateur et que cette question vous dérange, nous avons une bonne nouvelle ! Dans le cadre d’Imaginarium – Creative Youth for Sustainable Futures, nous avons développé […]
WËLLKOMM project: Time to co-create again!
After interviewing more than 20 newcomers we moved to sense making and formulating How Might We Questions. Last week we had a chance to host a second Design Thinking session with the citizens and representatives of the municipalities (see the post about first session organised ing December here). This time we were happy to share […]
Personal Assistance with LISER
Personal Assistance is an important project piloted by the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Intégration et à la Grande Région and Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). We were glad to assist both actors in preparation of the participatory workshops and the conference to facilitate constructive #exchange between all the important actors. Next steps of the project coming very soon!
Welcome Margot!
In January we are lucky to collaborate with Margot, our new Intern! “I am Margot, a student from the University College Maastricht. This month, I am doing an internship at Art Square Lab as I wish to learn more about design thinking and sustainability. I am excited about this enriching opportunity and happy to be […]
WËLLKOMM project: co-creation workshop
„How Might We allow better orientation in people, places and local resources?” or “How might we present Luxembourgish culture (visible and non visible aspects)?” were some of the questions we asked to the 15 participants of the co-creation workshop that took place last Saturday. Representatives of the commune and newcomers came to Ettelbruck to share their ideas and […]
Designing Open Badges with VOLEM
Dans le cadre de notre projet européen Erasmus+ VOLEM (VOLontariat pour l’EMployabilité), Art Square Lab SIS a organisé un événement de dissémination le 29 novembre 2022 auprès des travailleurs jeunesse. L’approche innovante des Open Badges numériques permet aux jeunes de certifier leurs compétences de manière digitale afin de les mettre en avant sur les réseaux […]
VOLEM: la conference final!
Les expériences de volontariat sont un atout pour les jeunes tant au niveau de leur évolution personnelle et que de leur chance d’insertion professionnelle. C’est le constat partagé par de nombreux professionnels et notamment les recruteurs à la recherche de profils sachant faire preuve de capacité d’adaptation, d’aisance relationnelle, de créativité et de leadership entre […]
WËLLKOMM Project in Echternach
(la version française ci-dessous) On tour with Wëllkomm Project! Last Saturday we participated in a Welcome Event organised by the commune of Echternach for the new citizens of the town. It gave us a chance to connect to the stories of the newcomers and understand their on-arrival experience. What do they expect from the welcome […]
Multiplier Event: VOLEM Project
Art Square Lab SIS a proposé un événement de dissémination le 10 novembre 2022 dans le cadre du projet européen Erasmus+ VOLEM (VOLontariat pour l’EMployabilité). Nous avons pu présenter les Open Badges numériques aux étudiants de l’Ecole de la 2e chance au Luxembourg dans le cadre du programme de formation d’Académie Digitale dispensé par Art […]
Luxembourg Gov Jam – done!
45 participants, 12 facilitators, 10 testers… 7 prototypes of public services connecting them with services… This is why we Jam! Luxembourg Gov Jam is a part of the global events bringing together citizens and public sector to co-design ideas for public services that would make our life easier! For us it is a celebration of […]
About Design Thinking in Youth Mag
In fresh Youth Mag(azine) you can read about Design Thinking methodology applied by Art Square Lab and UpFoundation in educational projects. And ! if you want to check out more about practicing design thinking in a concrete project, you can also find there an article about PLAN B, Resilience in Youth Sector Project. Have a […]
Project Wëllkomm – designing new experience for newcomers
The main goal of the Wëllkomm project is to rethink welcome experiences of those citizens who have moved into new communes in Luxembourg. In particular, we are on a mission to design an optimal welcome experience that will help the new citizens to feel at HOME.
Luxembourg Gov Jam next week!
Last days to register to Luxembourg Gov Jam- the best event in the world for people who want to try out a design-based approach to innovation on services. In a spirit of experimentation, co-operation and friendly competition, teams will have less than 48 hours to develop and prototype new public sector services inspired by a […]
Resilience Academy – Projet Plan B : Ateliers thématiques pour développer vos capacités de résilience – 16 novembre
L’année dernière, nous nous sommes habitués à entendre parler de l’avenir du travail et de l’ensemble des compétences nécessaires pour transformer des organisations fragiles en structures résilisantes capables de relever les nouveaux défis. Et qu’en est-il de l’éducation ?Comment le travail avec les jeunes a-t-il été affecté par la pandémie ? Comment les organisations de […]
Notre stand à la Foire SNJ
Le 25 octobre 2022, nous étions présents à la Foire SNJ au Forum Geesseknäppchen à Luxembourg-Ville. La Foire a été pour nous l’occasion d’écouter les différentes approches de travail dans le secteur jeunesse, de connaître de nouveaux projets ainsi que d’avoir de précieux échanges avec d’autres éducateurs. Nous avons été heureux de voir l’intérêt porté […]
Re-design your career with Design Thinking workshop is back!
After a short break but high demand, we bring this boutique workshop back to our agenda. We have seen so many ideas being implemented by our former participants who decided to finally visualise what they only kept in their journals or drawers. Bring your idea to life, to validate it and decide on next steps. […]
Focus on future competences: #imagination
“I have an impression that people do not have imagination to invent new ideas, connect the dots” said one of our clients last week. It is truth: imagination is a more and more frequent key word in our work, especially when it comes to development of future sustainable scenarios, bring new solutions, re-thinking solution that […]
We are part of the Social Business Incubator (SBI)
Since some weeks we are happy to join Social Business Incubator initiated by the Ministry of Labour in Neudorf. Together with other social enterprises and ULESS (UNION LUXEMBOURGEOISE DE L’ECONOMIE SOCIALE & SOLIDAIRE ASBL) we build a vibrant ecosystem of alternative economies in Luxembourg. On 27th September the SBI was opened by Minister Georges Engel. […]