Toolkit Co-Creation

Co-Creation at the Core of the Creative Climate Action Toolkit

The Creative Climate Action Toolkit has been developed with co-creation as a central working method. From the early stages, the process has involved stakeholders from both the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) and Public Authorities, ensuring that the tools and models created are rooted in real needs and diverse local realities. 

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The toolkit’s design process has followed a service design approach, utilizing methods such as surveys, interviews, co-creation workshops, and pilot projects. This methodology has helped uncover valuable insights, enabling the development of practical solutions that promote climate awareness and encourage energy-saving behaviors through creative and artistic means.

The goal of the project was to provide a digital toolkit offering a flexible framework for arts- and creativity-based climate initiatives, aimed at fostering behavioural change in community energy consumption. More broadly, the toolkit serves as a resource for those seeking to collaborate effectively on climate action, helping to make such initiatives tangible and engaging for communities.

The toolkit co-creation process was led by Xamk South-East Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), with the lead of service designer Anu Vainio with support from designer Alina Viontsek, project manager Tomi Höök and research manager Heini Haapaniemi. The project lead partner Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture (NDPC) supported the work with the expertise of project lead Krista Petäjäjärvi. Partner STPLN worked with the development of specific tools in the toolkit with the capacity of project managers Bertil Björk and Farhia Nur. All additional three project partners contributed with their insights and expertise to the toolkit co-creation: From Region Skåne the team included Jenny Tingvall-Kornmacher and Maria Lindblom, from City of Kotka Tomi Purovaara, Markku Hannonen and Saara Ihanamäki, from municipality of Jurmala Edgar Razinskis and from Cursor Oy Marja Holopainen.

Project Team in Kauguri, Latvia