The avalanche starts from the top of the hill. Nothing can stand in its way, as it sweeps everything away. Here at Well-being Living Lab Nagykovácsi, we decided to give the first push to sweep away the discomfort caused by the virus, by establishing our well-being group. Prosperity is not a purely material issue, and we are aiming to get the community back on their feet again, with positive stories, heart-warming initiations, and the hope to find blooms amidst the snow-covered peaks.

The Well-being Living Lab Nagykovácsi is the member of an international consortium consisting of over 20 participants called VITALISE (Virtual Health and Welfare Living Lab Infrastructure). supported by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The VITALISE project implements research and innovation that builds new services to improve health and well-being, based on the infrastructure and knowledge of living labs. One of the main areas of development is the “environment of everyday life”. Since living labs operate using open innovation, we jumped at the opportunity to involve end users right away into the developmental phase, all in the name of well-being! And we are getting recognition for sure, with already 250+ members joining in less than 2 weeks! (The group is a local initiation for the community; thus, the contents are predominantly written in Hungarian.)

Anyone is freely permitted to join who accepts the group’s policies and share ideas, suggestions related to the development of virtual welfare services, or just simply wishes to enjoy the activities in the group for their well-being.

Time to put the seatbelts on, there is no stopping from here! The avalanche starts!

The team of Well-being Living Lab Nagykovácsi