ECHN Workshops 2025 - it's time to vote!

The applications for the ECHN Workshops took place, and this year we were happy to receive 10 applications! 8 of the participants had the chance to pitch for their proposal on an Online Session, which you can watch here. 

Now, the ECHN community has the chance to vote for the best workshop proposal, the most voted will receive a €10.000 grant to implement a capacity building workshop addressed to ECHN hub managers and beyond!

Click HERE to view all proposals 

We have put together all written proposals, presentations and video from the pitches - please take some time to go through them carefully!

- You have time to vote until Friday, 26th Sept 23:59 CET.

- The poll is open only to hubs with a regular or associate ECHN membership - you must login first to be able to vote

- Every hub can vote only once.

- You can vote on the proposals according to the defined criteria. The combination of these scores % will determine the winning proposal.

• 1 Pertinence (15%): To what extent does the proposal offer pertinent topics to capacity building for hub managers?
• 2 Originality (10%): To what extent are the format and the content of the proposal original and creative?
• 3 Planning (10%): How well structured and organised is the proposal?
• 4 Impact (15%): How likely are the learnings to be implemented in other Creative Hubs and how much do these skills help develop new ventures?
• 5 Quality (15%): How good is the overall quality of the suggested program?
• 6 Knowledge (10%): What is the Hub’s background experience in the theme of focus?
• 7 Digital (10%): Does the project involve meaningful content in the digital skills and does it effectively leverage new skills that enhance the hub managers’ toolsets?
• 8 Relevance (15%): How likely is it for you to apply to participate in this workshop? 

Thank you all in advance for your participation and a big applause to the hubs that submitted their interesting proposals.

Presentations (order of appearance in the video)

1. Pixel to Product, by VORN - The Berlin Fashion Hub 04’50’’

2. The Maker’s Mindset, by Craftopia 10’45’’

4. From Code to Kiln, from Pixels to Pigment, by FarmLab 40’10’’

5. Low-tech communication from the village, by Sende 16’30’’

6. New Social Business Models for Creative Hubs, by C*SPACE Berlin 22’30’’

7. ECHN Digitalisation Workshop, by New Order of Fashion and Leigh Works 46’40’’

8. Creative Hub's Micro Credential for CCIs Launchpad, by Creative Spark 28’30’’

9. From Visitors to Neighbours, by Rooral 34’50’’

10. Cultivating Creative Oases, by Aradia - La casa nel Parco / Associazione Zoe (no pitch)

11. Smart Up Your Hub!, by CRU Creative Hub (no pitch)

And now, good luck to everyone!