Out of the Box Week

From the 30^th of November to 9^th of December, Out of the Box International is organizing a week dedicated to innovations and networking in the field of Internet, educational, social entrepreneurship and youth policies.

Out of the Box Week is taking place in Brussels, in three different locations, bringing together experts, entrepreneurs and educators, different organizations, from more than 20 European Countries. It is our annual event with the idea to bring together experts who share innovative ideas and provide them with the time and space to exchange those and co-create.

The weekly programme starts with a final meeting of the Strategic Partnership Project, and working groups on Education, Internet and Social Entrepreneurship and Training of Out of the Box Expert Pool. It will also include a study visit of 10 youth organizations from Europe to the European Institutions discovering the practices of cross-sectoral policy development, an Advocacy visit for Civil Rights Organizations from Moldova and kick off of the long term project dedicated to higher education curricula.

Offering a place for networking with other Brussels based stakeholders, on 03^rd and 4^th of December, Workshops, Discussions and networking sessions will take place in Lodzkie House and La Valetta House, offering to policy makers, business sector and civil society in Brussels to learn more about the Out of the Box idea in policy and education.

The ‘open’ programme is composed of three main elements that include, movie projection, discussion, workshops and networking events.

03^rd of December | Lodzkie House | Square Marie Louise 2 | 14.00-16.00

Inclusion and Solidarity – European Dream or Nightmare? | Projection of the movie: “We are like Oranges” followed by discussion with the author Cecilia Garding (Moderated by Gabriella Civico)

03^rd of December | Lodzkie House | Square Marie Louise 2 | 17.30-21.00

Workshop “Data protection and freedom of speech” by Triin Adamson
Workshop “Innovative Out of the Box Policies” by Marko Paunovic
Workshop “Inspiration and Motivation in Social Entrepreneurship” by Bogdan Glogovac
Workshop “Innovative local inclusive policies” by Mantas Jurgutis
Networking event & cocktail

04^th of December | La Valetta House | Avenue d’Auderghem 289 | 17.30-21.00

Workshop “Management of Expertise today” by Out of the Box International
Workshop “Antigypsyism Training Curricula” by Adem Ademi
Workshop “Visual facilitation for more quality education” by Ela Jakubek
Workshop “Quality of non-formal education for more inclusive Europe” by Jasmin Jasarevic
Networking event & cocktail

To join the open programme and learn more about the activities and events of Out of the Box Week follow the live updates on the Out of the Box Facebook Page. Due to limited places registration for open part of the programme is required. You can register on the following link;

The Out of the Box week is organized with the support of European Commission “Erasmus+ Programme”. Programme parts are organized in collaboration with the Lodzkie House in Brussels, European Project Association and Malta Business Bureau

Why Out of the Box International

The seemingly ever-lasting depression of European economies has shaken the very foundations of many European societies. The shear rate of unemployment in Europe and the omnipresent environmental crisis coupled with the often frustratingly slow process of decision making in the EU, are calling for civil society actors to step in and fill the void.

In the aftermath of the 2008. economic crisis, the apprehension of falling under the spell of apathy of economic depression across the continent has not been easy to shake off. However, pinpointing the culprits for the current state of affairs on any particular EU decision maker is not the answer. Nonetheless, the fact remains that the current approach to the economic and environmental crisis hasn’t yet shown the affected citizens the light at the end of the tunnel.

As representatives of the civil society we feel the need to make our voice heard in the midst of the current debate on economic crisis. Being a social enterprise we offer new and feasible ideas in education and community work, creative cross-sectorial cooperation among different actors and strong networking coalitions to turn these dire economic challenges into possibilities through social entrepreneurship initiatives which aim at benefiting wide range of citizens, particularly vulnerable groups and those affected by the economic crisis.

Social entrepreneurship is a simple concept that has been put into practice by civil society actors for the benefit of a specific social group or people, and this is precisely what we want: to create projects and initiatives with fresh ideas in different policies, educational programs or tools, support businesses, empower cultural initiatives and offer different solutions to individuals, corporate bodies, everybody who believe that we can have more Creative, Innovative and Cohesive Europe.

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