EUGLOH Tromsø Idea Camp 2024

What precedes an idea? How can trust be established in a co-creative setting? These questions, coupled with intensive, playful teamwork and an authentic Arctic winter experience, will be explored in Tromsø's Idea Camp. The workshop aims to equip students with human-centered, ludic/playful methodologies and mindsets, fostering innovative thinking, problem-solving, and the generation of new ideas and solutions.

This event will take place both virtually and physically. The virtual component, scheduled for January 24, 2024, will be an online masterclass featuring a case of ludic/playful innovation for patients with anorexia. In the physical aspect, from February 7th to 9th, students will immerse themselves in the needs and experiences of volunteers and/or users at Vardesenteret in Tromsø — a meeting place for cancer patients and their next of kin. This will serve as a starting point for the development of new ideas.

About the speaker

Led by Gerd Berge, Associate Professor in Medical Biology at UiT, this course is co-taught by Bruno Giesteira, Professor with habilitation in the Design department at the University of Porto, and Dr. Viviane Peçaibes, Researcher at ID+, HEAD – Health + Design Lab, where Giesteira serves as a coordinator.

Learning objectives

Acquire practical insights and experiences in human-centered design methodologies. The workshop's culmination, a 'low-fidelity' prototype, will be evaluated by a panel of experts at its conclusion.

• Knowledge into action
• Creativity & problem solving
• Communication & collaboration

Additionally, the participant will receive a Handbook encompassing the methods and experiences from the workshop, including the case presented in the virtual masterclass, other supplemented materials, and the physical Tromsø Idea Camp in February.

Requirements

• Selection strategy: Participant selection will be on a 'first come, first served' basis, following the following priority list. Additionally, all applicants are required to submit a motivation letter.

• PhD candidates in health sciences.
• Master students in health sciences.
• Scientific staff in any field.

• Number of participants: 21 (Two from each partner university & five from UiT).
• Certificate/ECTS: Certificates will be issued for those who attend the full event.
• Language: English.

This activity is part of Work Package 3.