Social innovation training in makerspaces with the new DOIT approach

Information and communication technologies, digital design and fabrication technologies are valued as driver for developing social innovations. This conference contribution addresses the question of how to stimulate social innovation skills in makerspace settings. The European H2020 DOIT (2017-2020) investigates the yet “closed box” of how to coach a young person in his/her social innovation learning journey. The consortium is jointly developing the pedagogical concept, co-creation methods and specific training material for a programme that enables young learners to develop social innovation ideas, product or service prototypes, and new social practises and projects in makerspace settings. The DOIT programme will be trialled and scientifically evaluated with more than 1000 young learners in 10 European countries. The contribution describes the theoretical background, the conceptual elements of the DOIT programme and discusses open issues.