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In the frame of PATTERN project, Open Studios constitute the co-creation step in order to translate outputs at different stages of the project into concrete recommendations to policy makers and research performing institutions and possible feedback to the consecutive project actions.
The Open Studios is a technique developed to design policies in a participative way bringing together multiple expertise including user experience. The original concept by Boyer Cook and Steinberg (2011) had a duration of five days. The approach was later adopted by H2020 projects RESISTIRE and ACCTING to last 2 days.
The example of Open Studio applied in the RESISTIRE project can be viewed in this short 7-minute video.
In PATTERN, three Open Studio cycles are planned, each one combining 2 (online)+1 (physical) days of workshops, the methodology will be adapted accordingly to each cycle’s needs and feasibility to recruit the participants.
Cycle 1 (M16, April 2024) focuses on the needs and gaps in the current researchers’ training and policy landscape and will propose solutions that will feed into WP2 and WP3.
Cycle 2 (M28, April 2025) will focus on translating the pilots’ results (T3.3) into operational insights feeding back to the next PATTERN pilot training cycle.
Cycle 3 (M40, April 2026) will focus on building on the project results to co-design solutions and policy recommendations addressing both institutional and European levels.
The approach applied in cycle 1 is:
| Day 1 session | Time | Input/tools | Objective | Output |
| 1 Warmup and getting started | 9.00-9.30 CET | Overview of Open Studio ppt | Familiarize participants with each other and with the Open Studio approach. Get them thinking beyond their own experience | Examples of needs and means as well as overall long-term impact |
| 2 Inspiration I | 9.30-10.30 | Presentation of examples of policies that guide trainings and/or examples of existing training | Have participants look critically at current state-of-the-art for policies (inst./nat.). Ask them to critically assess how these could been improved, where the issues may lay | Common characteristics of RRI related policies, their shortcomings, what could have been done better. |
| 3 Inspiration II | 10.45-11.45 | Impacts (1) And policies (2) Tool: Scenarios of WP2 | What/who would made difference for the person in question What you would do in their place | Identification of additional gaps and opportunities/ ideas for action |
| 4 Wrap-up | 11.45- 12.00 | Conclusions and next steps | ||
| Day 2 session | Time | Input/tools | Objective | Output |
| 6 Voting | 13.00-13.30 | All ideas from brainstorming | Validating the ideas developed in Day 2 And voting | A selection of ideas to work on |
| 7 Co-creation | 13.30 – 14.30 and then 14.40-15.40 | Ideas voted in 6 | Turning ideas into concrete actions and recommendations | Potential recommendations for different level policymakers as well as ideas for training modules |
| 8 Conclusions | 15.40 – 16.00 | Open for conclusions | Define priorities and follow-up actions | Priorities for recommendation, pilots and training modules |
Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
Policy: https://eosc.eu/sria-mar and https://eosc.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231114_SRIA_1.2_final2.pdf (including Executive summary)
European Skills Agenda for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience
Policy: https://ec.europa.eu/migrant-integration/library-document/european-skills-agenda-sustainable-competitiveness-social-fairness-and-resilience_en and Parliamentary decision
Denmark, National strategy for data management based on the FAIR principles
Ireland, National Framework on the Transition to an Open Research Environment
Croatia, Open Access Declaration,
Policy: https://www.fer.unizg.hr/oa2012/declaration
DANS/University of Utrecht, Plan of Action Open Education
Policy: Plan van aanpak Open Education – opgemaakt 28 januari 2023 – ENG.pdf (uu.nl)
UHelsinki, Equality and Diversity Plan
Policy: https://www.helsinki.fi/assets/drupal/2023-06/UH_Equality_Diversity_Plan_2021_2024_II_FINAL2.pdf
IZTECH, Principles and Strategies Regarding Gender Equality
Policy: https://en.IZTECH.edu.tr/about/principles-and-strategies-regarding-gender-equality/