Artists are experts in radical change and dealing with uncertainty. Arteconomy brings this expertise into the worlds of policy & innovation.
Cross-Innovation Compass
Wed, Nov 12
|Lier
Are you curious mind from higher education, policy, business, culture, the arts, or (young) professional eager to explore how artistic thinking can fuel innovation and change? Be the first to discover our open-source toolkit, that allows you to navigate the landscape of art-based cross-innovation.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Lier, Berlaarsestraat 31, 2500 Lier, Belgium
About the event
13:00 Doors open
13:15 Introduction to the toolkit
13:45 'Journey through the wormhole': our role-playing boardgame that immerses you into the cross-innovation landscape.
15' break
15:00 Translate the toolkit into your professional practice: hands-on parallel sessions (*):
(a) how to implement cross-innovation in higher education
(b) how to implement cross-innovation as a young graduate (in the arts or other sectors)
16:00 Plenary wrap-up
16:30 Networking reception
17:30 End (*) A few days before the workshop, you will get access to the content of the toolkit so you can already scan it and come prepared. But even if you don't, we will give you time do do so as the first step during this session.
Cross-innovation compass is a project by Arteconomy (Belgium) and De Structura (Estonia), supported by the European Union Erasmus+ Program.