A Living Laboratory for Mountain Innovation

MountMed adopts and implements Territorial Living Lab as a space-based laboratory grounded in the principles of collective learning, local knowledge, and social innovation, where integrated sustainability transitions are designed, tested and refined under real environmental, socio-economic and governance conditions. 

TLL acts as a mediating space where different actors (local actors, researchers, public institutions, citizens) meet to co-produce knowledge and solutions. Through experimental processes:

• the link between knowledge and place is restored as innovations are developed in real-life conditions (in vivo)

• territorial anchoring is strengthened, i.e., the integration of innovation into local heritage, local values and relationships, and the tangible and intangible infrastructure of the place

• territorial capacities are produced, i.e. the community's ability to learn collectively, coordinate actions, self-organize, and self-determine its development path

To support the operation of the TLL and the dialogue between local actors, stakeholders, and experts, a specific participatory and interactive methodology is required, as well as the development of a territorial information system, an integrated and dynamic framework for the collection, analysis, and visualization of spatial and socio-economic data.