Historically Labelled Living Labs
Since its formation in 2006 ENoLL has labelled 440+ Living Labs. See the full list of Labelled Living Labs who are not active members of the network.
MIND-LAB is a living-lab (LL) dedicated to high quality research and innovation, committed with the concept of Open Innovation to address existing and emerging social and health care needs. It is specialized in co-design, co-development, assessment & validation of technological products and services, mainly for people suffering from mental health disorders, older adults and people with disabilities.
MIND-LAB was formally opened in 2012, when it joined the ENoLL community, and it represents an initiative of INTRAS Foundation (MIND LAB founder). This lab is built on a quadruple helix innovation ecosystem in Castilla y León and also coordinates a cross-border innovation ecosystem initiative so called Integr@tención, that encompasses the Castilla y León and North Portugal Region border area. Integr@tención was recognized as Reference Site of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, being awarded with 4 stars, what puts into value its trajectory combining relevant R&D&i projects and a solid model of integrated care into a scaling-up strategy, and its potential regarding good practice exchange and knowledge transfer to other EU regions.
MINDLab is contributing to different SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), especially:
One of the INTRAS/MINDLab core commitments and specialization target the situations of loneliness due to the social perceptions of illness and disability, working for innovating in assistance, holistic and integrated approaches that involve social integration. Loneliness and social isolation in vulnerable people is a first order priority once is a risk factor increasing the probability of events that compromise physical and psychological health, social participation and generate consequences that affect the feeling of belonging leading to a significant loss of quality of life.
MIND-LAB predominantly focuses its multiple activities in the Castilla y León Region (north-west of Spain) in order to improve social-health care and facilitate independent living of older people and people in a situation of autonomy loss through co-creating innovative solutions. Also it aims to foster the regional development, looking for greater sustainability and cost-effectiveness of care provision. It is worth highlighting that its focus is not limited to this local territory. International cooperation activities are greatly fostered at this Living Lab.
The main research and innovation lines of MIND LAB are oriented to the following fields:
MIND-LAB features the implementation of different theoretical and practical methodologies and the involvement of end users throughout all the innovation cycle. Therefore, the Living Lab seeks a strong user & stakeholder-driven approach and commitment to iterative design, test and validation of solutions.
INTRAS counts with a multidisciplinary team (compound by research, clinical professionals and technologists) expert in Living Lab services and participatory methodologies. Of greater value is the experience in user-centric approaches, in constituting stakeholder’s networks and Groups of Experts by Experience for requirements elicitation, experience in developing and implementing co-creation approaches involving real users (e.g. elderly with cognitive impairment), validation in ecological settings, and experience in co-developing solutions for rehabilitation, transition in care and smart environment for AHA.
Several technological solutions in the field of mental health and ageing have been designed, developed and tested:
Some of our current and last projects related to our living lab activities are:
It is worth to mention some relevant awards and recognitions that the Living Lab has recently achieved:
Since its formation in 2006 ENoLL has labelled 440+ Living Labs. See the full list of Labelled Living Labs who are not active members of the network.