The Barcelona statement

ekip helps policymakers, creatives, and ecosystem actors design better innovation systems—starting with culture and creativity.

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If you work in culture, creativity, or across sectors—yes. We include designers, artists, researchers, museums, start-ups, public agencies, and more.

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Our personas page helps you find your role within the innovation ecosystem. Whether you're a policymaker, cultural practitioner, researcher, or city stakeholder.

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In ekip, open innovation means starting with collaboration, not competition. We focus on early-stage, cross-sector work where diverse actors (including creatives) frame problems, test ideas, and shape policy together. It's not about keeping solutions proprietary—it's about building ecosystems where innovation grows through shared knowledge and trust.

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Whether you're shaping policy or leading a project, ekip gives you practical tools, stories, and tested methods to support inclusive, cross-sector innovation.

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Learn from real-world innovation ecosystems across Europe; from cities to labs to creative sectors. Discover tested strategies, policy recommendations, and examples of what works (and what doesn't) in building inclusive, cross-sector innovation.

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Our Knowledge Bank collects case studies, tools, and practical guidance you can apply to your own context.

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Check our real-life examples from cities and labs to see what innovation policy actions and interventions have already been tested, and what impact they had.

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Start with our Policy Lab and City Prototyping guides—tested methods for working with creatives in local innovation.

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ekip tools and labs are co-created by experts across Europe. You can follow their methods,or connect with our community.

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Our Community space is open to collaborators, creatives, and policymakers. Register to take part.

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You can share resources, ideas, or event opportunities directly in our community or get in touch with the team.

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A policy lab is a co-creation space where diverse actors shape practical innovation policy ideas together.

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It's how ekip tests policy ideas in real local contexts—through workshops, experiments, and collaboration.

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