Assignment: Strategic consultancy for the enhancement of the “Centro Servizi Giovanni XXIII” complex, current headquarters of ASP Città di Bologna, with the aim of opening the spaces to the public, prototyping hybrid models of management and allocation of the spaces and improving property management performance, including from an economic and financial perspective.

Activities:

• Economic and functional feasibility study
• National and international benchmarking
• Identification of 3 strategic scenarios for the reactivation of the spaces
• Phasing of interventions
• Business modeling
• Proposals for governance and participatory management

L'articolo How can a senior centre become an open, connected and vibrant place for the neighbourhood? proviene da LAMA.

Development and implementation of the data campaign “Climate Justice is Gender Justice”, promoted by Oxfam Italy, aimed at raising awareness of the intersectional link between the climate crisis and gender inequalities.

Development and implementation of the data campaign “Climate Justice is Gender Justice”, promoted by Oxfam Italy, aimed at raising awareness of the intersectional link between the climate crisis and gender inequalities.

L'articolo Oxfam – Climate Data Campaign proviene da LAMA.

Assignment: Specialist support to phase two of the “Fuori dal Comune” project: analysis, stakeholder engagement and co-design on 2–6 refurbished municipal properties; training on the job and guidelines to strengthen internal capacities of the Public Administration in the management and assignment of public assets.

ACTIVITIES

• Analysis of territorial supply/demand and proximity needs
• Stakeholder mapping and engagement (third-sector bodies, companies, civic networks, universities/schools, districts, municipal offices)
• Open days / site visits and listening and co-design workshops
• Facilitation of public meetings, transparent feedback and communication support
• Training on the job for public officers
• Application scenarios for the use/management of the properties and regulatory support

L'articolo Genoa: how can public buildings be repurposed and allocated? proviene da LAMA.

ASSIGNMENT: Design and coordination of a participatory listening, co-design and communication process – as part of and in support of the “Piazza dei Popoli 2025” festival – aimed at building a more cohesive and aware community and generating shared cultural initiatives.

Activities:

• Design of participatory strategy and methodology
• Preliminary mapping of local needs, actors and resources
• Preliminary mapping of local needs, actors and resources
• Brand identity and communication strategy aimed at engagement
• Online and offline communication campaign

L'articolo Piazza dei Popoli – how can a festival be made truly participatory? proviene da LAMA.

ASSIGNMENT: Management and implementation of participation, consultation and co-design activities supporting the design of the “Community Hub of the former municipal bakery”, aimed at identifying partners, functional layout and contents of the future hub, as well as defining experimental scenarios for use, governance and sustainability, with the direct involvement of third-sector organisations and citizens.

Activities:

• Stakeholder mapping and territorial listening; overview of the local ecosystem
• Structured participation and co-design process and public moments aimed at integrating the physical project with community needs
• Experimentation with temporary uses and prototypes to test operational scenarios and modes of use
• Modelling of management and governance scenarios: definition of partnership and sustainability options for the future hub
• Development of a first temporary narrative and visual identity for the Former Bread Bakery and communication tools for the process

L'articolo Naples: how can a former bakery be transformed into a community hub? proviene da LAMA.

Assignment: Strategic consultancy and methodological support for the analysis of potential intervention scenarios and for defining the role of the bank in civic and social regeneration processes – specifically in the “La Bella Piazza” project in Naples and in relation to the possible activation of the bank’s own spaces in Southern Italy.

Activities:

• Qualitative research on the solidarity ecosystem and the dynamics of the “La Bella Piazza” project
• Engagement and facilitation of local and institutional stakeholders through focus groups and targeted interviews
• Context analysis of the Piazza Garibaldi area to support the strategic orientation of interventions
• Design of potential uses for bank-owned spaces/assets for civic infrastructure and services
• Benchmarking and comparative analysis of national and international good practices in social regeneration, including governance models and community-support tools
• Final strategic document: “La Banca nei luoghi” (The Bank in Local Places)

L'articolo Intesa Sanpaolo: What role can a bank play in civic and social urban regeneration? proviene da LAMA.

Assignment: A real laboratory of urban experimentation that connects ideas, people, and unused spaces to generate new economic, social, and cultural opportunities. A social brokerage service, an engagement and involvement process, and a physical communication and information space where ideas seeking a home can be matched with opportunities. Developed in collaboration with Codesign Toscana.

Activities:

• Set-up of a dedicated space in a vacant shop and production of narrative and graphic tools to communicate the project and enable participation
• Design and facilitation of active listening activities
• Participatory mapping of vacant premises and structured collection of needs, dreams, ideas and availability from the community
• Brand identity, visual system and communication
• Public engagement and activation events

L'articolo Temporary Agency of the Possible: How can a depopulated historic centre be reactivated? proviene da LAMA.

EURADAPT promotes local, inclusive and equitable strategies across four key areas: land use and food systems, sustainable water management, the protection of critical infrastructure, and participatory governance.

Through the shared experience of more advanced regions and those that are more vulnerable, EURADAPT supports the development of solutions tailored to the climatic and economic specificities of each territory.

LAMA supports the project by facilitating the exchange of knowledge among the partners and by coordinating communication, to make results and tools accessible, reusable and scalable. A role that reflects our vision: connecting social innovation, local development and adaptation strategies to address the climate crisis in a systemic way.

Sito web – Facebook – LinkedIn

Budget: 2,005,500 €
Duration: 48 months
Start: 01-5-2025
End: 31-07-2029

Lead Partner: Mountain Community of Valchiavenna (Italy)

Partners: The County Administrative Board of Blekinge (Sweden), Centre-Val de Loire Region (France), Dublin City Council (Ireland), Poltava Regional Council (Ukraine), South Moravian Agency for Public Innovation JINAG (Czech Republic), Directorate General Quality and Environmental Education – Valencian Regional Government (Spain), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Self-Government (Hungary)

Advisory Partner: LAMA Impresa Sociale (Italy)
Associated Policy Authorities: Regione Lombardia – National Development Centre

L'articolo How can regional climate-change adaptation policies be strengthened? proviene da LAMA.

The aim is to integrate the local industrial heritage into the city’s current offer of cultural and natural attractions for visitors, by conveying and making accessible a previously unknown cultural richness rooted in Prato’s industrial history and in contemporary practices in design, fashion, and textile production.

In collaboration with stakeholders in the sector (hotels, restaurants, site managers, tour guides, etc.), economic actors (particularly SMEs in the local Textile & Clothing industry), and civil society, the project will co-design new products that will broaden the city’s tourism offer.

LAMA is responsible for managing and coordinating the engagement and co-design process in support of the Municipality of Prato. It also contributes to the development of the DMO (Destination Management Organisation) led by the Municipality, to the definition of the monitoring and evaluation system, and to the development and testing of new tourism products and services centred on the local textile industry, with the aim of promoting a sustainable and inclusive tourism strategy for Prato.

EPIC Website

Budget: 5.114.000€

Duration: 42 months
Start: 01-12-2024
End: 31-05-2028

Role: Partner

Applicant: Municipality of Prato

Other partner organisations:
– Fondazione Museo del Tessuto di Prato
– Fondazione Sistema Toscana
– Consiglio Nazionale delle ricerche – Istituto per la Bioeconomia
– Eutropian Association
– Cristoforo Società Cooperativa Sociale
– LAMA Impresa Sociale
– Awhy Srl
– Flod srl
– Immerxive srl

Transfer Partners:
– Bilbao (Spagna)
– Miskolc (Ungheria)
– Pilsen (Repubblica Ceca)

L'articolo How can we create an innovative and sustainable tourism offer? proviene da LAMA.

The project is structured around three main actions:

• A training and skills development pathway designed to encourage collaboration and innovation among participants;
• Hackathon tematici: five international events where multidisciplinary teams tackle urgent challenges with the support of European mentors and experts;
• Promotion and capitalisation: a dissemination strategy designed to showcase the results and ensure their long-lasting impact.

LAMA brings to the project its experience in community engagement and social innovation, contributing to skills development and knowledge exchange among the partners. It will provide expertise on cooperative platforms and professional skills, as well as design, implement, and evaluate the mentorship programme. It will play a leading role in the inaugural hackathon in Florence, dedicated to the theme “Third Places Redefining Cities – Visualising Data-Driven Tourism Transformation”, exploring the role of data in rethinking urban tourism through third places. It will also play a key role in communication and in showcasing the results, and will host the final event in Florence, creating an opportunity for international exchange and future development for the project.

https://creaconnect.eu

Duration: 36 months

Role: partner

Partners:

pali pali (BE)
B.Creative (BE)
La Friche Belle de Mai (FR)
PAU (ES)
LAMA (IT)
Nova Iskra (RS)

L'articolo How can we strengthen the role of third places within the European creative ecosystem? proviene da LAMA.