The COVID-19 pandemic changed the framework of activities in many areas of our lives. Among other things, it pushed organisations and communities to rediscover themselves. Quarantine restrictions greatly affected the work of creative hubs, which faced the urgent need to adapt to new realities trying to find ways of work, manoeuvring between offline and online.
Digital Lab – an online laboratory focused on capacity building. It brings together the Ukrainian creative hubs managers in order to jointly develop practical solutions and share experiences. Digital Lab is also the place to learn about the European approaches and models of hubs management presented by the EU and the UK experts.
Key focus of Digital Lab: Creative Hubs Managers
- Create space to exchange experiences and jointly search for solutions;
- Present case studies from the EU, the UK, and Ukraine;
- Forge connections between programme participants;
- Form a high-quality and meaningful space for online interaction.
As of May 2022, we have organised three editions of the online laboratory. We propose you have a look at their topics:
For whom?
This programme is for you, if:
- You are a manager of an existing Ukrainian creative hub, holding a decision-making role. We also welcome creative hubs managers who participated in the two previous editions of Digital Labs
- Your creative hub works with any/several sector(s) of creative industries
- Your creative hub operates offline or online. No matter the format, essential is its existing community and contribution toward the development of Ukraine’s creative economy at the local/regional/national level
- You are interested in the new knowledge/skills/models and willing to connect with colleagues from Ukraine, the EU and the UK.
Your creative hub may be located in any city/region of Ukraine. We would be happy to see a mixture of big, medium and small cities represented among applicants. Programme participants need to hold Ukrainian citizenship.
How does the Digital Lab run?
- Digital Lab accommodates 20-25 participants
- Digital Lab consists of six online sessions (sessions take place in the second part of a day and last three hours)
- Each session features a presentation by the EU/UK speakers, case studies section, and group work around a key topic. The programme starts with the introduction and networking session
- Working language – Ukrainian. During all sessions, the online simultaneous translation from English to Ukrainian and vice versa is available.
What do the participants get?
- Opportunity to work with a group of peers representing different types of creative hubs from all over Ukraine
- Tools to analyze the operational model of a creative hub
- Ideas for a better understanding of the activities
- Opportunity to think about the long-term goals of a creative hub and its impact
- Recent examples of creative hubs work from the EU, the UK and Ukraine, as well as personal recommendations from Ukrainian hubs managers
- Inspiration to create new products and services
- House of Europe alumni status (it provides access to alumni community, events and grants).
Partners
Digital Lab: Creative Hubs Managers is delivered together with the NGO “Insha Osvita” under the EU-funded House of Europe programme.
Questions
In case any questions appear, please, do contact us via ce@britishcouncil.org.ua.