Living Labs are user centred, open innovation places. An environment where two important concepts are joint: space and people. This combination finds a way of interrelation in the co-creation approach, integrating research and innovation processes in real life communities and settings.
ln summary, a living lab employs four main activities: Co-Creation: co- design by user and producers; Exploration: discovering emerging usages, behaviours and market opportunities; Experimentation: implementing live scenarios within communities of users; and Evaluation: assessment of concepts, products and services according to socio ergonornic, socio-cognitive and socio- economic criteria.
