Intensive Study Programme Estonia 2018

Participants of the 2018 SELC workshop in Estonia

Social Innovation for the Lahemaa National Park

The third and last Intensive Study Programme of the Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change ERASMUS project took place from May 9 – 19, 2018, hosted by the Estonian University of Life Sciences in Tartu (EMU) and the Estonian Social Enterprise Network (SEV) in close cooperation with with the Kolgaküla Village Association. The workshop was attended by 30 students from the five partner universities and supported by 20 staff members and local experts. Focus area was the Lahemaa National Park, more precisely the Lahemaa pensinsula, at the northern Baltic Sea in Estonia, about one hour driving distance east of Tallinn. Workshop locations were on site in the national park and at EMU in Tartu.

Lahemaa Challenges and Focus Areas

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Group Foto SELC Workshop 2018

Posters of the Business Ideas

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  Merekalda Bed & Breakfast by Cornelia Moarcas, Tabea Klein, Katharina Görke, Catalina Gomez Putzer, Leonard Vellend; Original file:https://bit.ly/2HdPrD2
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  Lahemaa Elixir by Ina Fischer, Aneta Girlovan, Manuel Singh, Rashad Gasimov; Original file:https://bit.ly/2HdPPBu
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  Kolga Estate Enterprise by Stefan Scheer, Jorge Lehmkuhl, Oana Miruna Craciunescu, Teodor Mihai; Original file:https://bit.ly/2LRptJ2
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  The Lahemaa Experience by Martijn Nettenbreijers, Peter Lanting, Tosca Haselberger, Carsten Kaiser, Waithira Gichiri; Original file:https://bit.ly/2ssw8RS
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  HARA Mission by Jort Dijkstra, Elena Duicu, Simon Leberl, Luuk van der Meulen; Original file:https://bit.ly/2HaGme9
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  Enterprise Development Center by Adrian Ciobanu, Freek Wiltvank, Gloria Nalule, Claudia Bostan; Original file:https://bit.ly/2HcT7VD
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  Enterprise Development Center Version 2; Original file:https://bit.ly/2kGNPJd
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  Smart Lahemaa by Daniela-Veronica Racoviță, Septimiu Simion, Adrian Gunter, Olivia Pawlak; Original file:https://bit.ly/2sAdl6z

Impressions

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  Our local team: Andry Padar, Tarmo Pilvin and Roger Evans
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  Exploring abandonned buildings from the Soviet period: the Pärispea military base
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  The Lahema coastline was largely inaccessible during the Soviet period which is one of the reasons for its low use intensity
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  The former Soviet research centre as one potential area of intervnetion
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  Local coordinator Kaisa Linno explains about problems and potentials in the town of Loksa
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  Workshop participants listen to local stakeholders
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  At the former Soviet Hara submarine base, a spot with high potential for alternative futures
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  The Kolga Manor is currently abandonned. A splendid house surrounded by a large landscape garden.
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  Welcome and lunch at the NGO Kolgaküla Village Association.
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  Kaisa explains the system context of the Lahemaa National Park
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  Roundtable discussions with local stakeholders from different sectors
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  Explanations about the challenges for nature tourism
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  Staff meeting with design thinking briefing at the Vinistu Art Hotel
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  Frist business plan 'warm-up' exercise with role play pitch
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  Group formation around related topics
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  The project monitoring process
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  Design Thinking Day 1: Finding 'What if' questions
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  Analysing the system context of ideas
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  Review session with supervisors
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  Estonian evening with local folk dancing and singing group
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  Design Thinking Day 2: Prototyping
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  Pitching the prototypes (1)
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  Pitching the prototypes (2)
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  Reviewing feedback
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  Moving to the second workshop location: Tartu
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  Additional theory lectures: Shahrazad Hadad on marketing
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  Staff review session
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  Working with the business model canvas
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  Specifying the product
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  Final presentation: rehearsing role plays
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  Final presentation: group presentations
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  Final presentation: audience with local stakeholders
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  Final presentation: group presentations
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  Final presentation: poster session with local stakeholders (1)
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  Final presentation: poster session with local stakeholders (2)
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  Finished
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  Local major announces the most suitable project as selected by the local stakeholders
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  The local line dance group performs for the workshop participants
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  Local stakeholders are thankful for the ideas generated
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  Great finish with the SELC cake: Thank you!

Funding Programme ERASMUS+

The strategic partnership ' Social entrepreneurship for local change' has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant no.2015-1-DE01-KA203-002161. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.