Festivals as Social Innovation Incubators
In this EU-funded project, experts on festivals and youth work have joined forces to create a tailored suite of resources, so that festivals can realize their potential as platforms for social innovation. FUSION enables young people/organizations to use festivals as a steppingstone to implement their own ideas, products and technologies for the benefit of society.
Festivals can act as social innovation incubators that empower young people to realize their potential to change society and inspire them to tackle social issues in innovative ways beyond the scope of the event itself. FUSION helps festivals and youth organizations to collaborate and unlock their potential for social innovation by providing them with a tailored suite of resources. These include a good-practice guide, a toolbox for project development including online educational resources, as well as alliances and action plans focused on social innovation at festivals.
Take a Stand is one of the six project partners, while YOUROPE supports the project as an associated partner. YOUROPE member Roskilde Festival is also part of the project team. YOUROPE members Superbloom, Ruisrock, We Love Green, Sziget, Exit and Pohoda are featured in the resources.
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