👥Fab City Hub Voices

How to set up a webinar series about FCHs

What is it about and why is it relevant ?

Webinars such as Fab City Hub Voices is a series of webinar created by Volumes during the CENTRINNNO project with the specific purpose of collecting and disseminate inspiring experiences from the ground to learn about the challenges of activating Creative and Productive Hubs and to cater virtual spaces to discuss the opportunities they open up for local innovation ecosystems with a global community of interested people.

The first edition of these webinars invited experienced hub managers of well-established CPHs to talk about opportunities and challenges they faced in setting up innovative hubs.

These interviews and the articles that followed are published in the CENTRINNO blog page and they form part of an evolutive on-line curated resource called Online Journal. It aims to via CENTRINNO communication and dissemination platforms.

During the second sprint and third sprint of the , from March to October 2022, Volumes decided to run a special edition of FCH Voices, inviting as speakers the 9 CENTRINNO Pilot cities.

This second edition responded to two main objectives:

1) a general one oriented towards understanding what a FCH is directly from the voice of its protagonists;

2)a second one, more operational, to extract tools and good practices from pilots’ experience to recurrent challenges toward FCHs.

To that end Pilots cities initially shared a presentation about their progress in the local context followed by a semi-structured interview conducted by Volumes questioning pilots actions and their impacts through the lenses of the 5 Key concepts and the 10 principles.

Step-by-steps guidelines for application

Find here a list of fundamental steps to take into consideration if you want to design and implement a Fab City Hub webinar series :

Identify Topic & Audience

Define the primary goals of the webinar series, such as collecting and disseminating inspiring experiences, discussing challenges, and exploring opportunities for activating Creative and Productive Hubs (CPHs).

Target a global community interested in local innovation ecosystems, including experienced hub managers, local practitioners, and stakeholders in the CENTRINNO Pilot cities.

Plan the Webinar Structure

Define a structure for the webinar, the duration and the type of format.

Decide of a calendar of recurrent session, one every two months , on wednesday at noon.

Curate Content and Prepare Speakers

Scope inspiring experiences and case studies from the ground.

Contact and invite relevant speakers, check their availability at least one month before.

Guide speakers to prepare presentations and provide them with clear template and guidelines .

Design the session with a clear script template

Develop a semi-structured interview format to explore speakers' actions and impacts through specific lenses, such as the 5 Key concepts and the 10 principles of CPHs.

Assign moderators to conduct and facilitate the interviews, ensuring they remain focused and insightful.

Publish and Disseminate Content

Publish the interviews and articles on dedicated blog pages. Contributions may be be part of an evolutive online curated resource, such as the Online Journal.

Use communication and dissemination platforms to share the published content widely with global communities .

Evaluate and Iterate

Gather feedback from participants and the audience to understand the impact and areas for improvement.

Use the feedback to refine the webinar format, content, and delivery for future editions, ensuring continuous improvement and relevance.

Main Purposes

→ To gather and share practical experiences and insights from successful hub managers, about the challenges and successes in activating Creative and Productive Hubs (CPHs).

→ To create virtual spaces for discussions about CPHs, encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing among a global community of interested people.

→ To gain a deeper understanding of what an FCH is and its challenges and opportunities

→ To identify and disseminate practical tools and good practices from Fab City Hub's initiatives

Summary Table `

CHARACTERISTICS	DATA
Purpose	share practical experiences and insights from successful Fab City Hubs
Difficulty	Medium
Duration	-
Facilitator | Participants	2 - 2
Setting	Online & Offline
Contact	[e-mail]
CENTRINNO Tagging system	#Build&GrowYourCommunity, #Socialinclusion, #InnovationSpace