Local Co-Creation & Empowerment For Sustainable Innovation
6 sections - 2 hours
Building meaningful collaborations with local stakeholders is essential to driving sustainable solutions to water, energy, and food challenges. Learn practical tools in stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making to co-create contextually relevant approaches within the WEF Nexus.
Understand how to engage stakeholders effectively in your WEF project
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Module Introduction
ONEPlanET Project's contribution to Africa's Energy Transition, focusing on WEF Nexus modelling and its application in the project's case studies
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Strategies for Stakeholder Engagement
Learn how to motivate and sustain stakeholder collaboration by offering meaningful incentives and practical outcomes, drawing on examples from ONEPlanET’s engagement with policymakers, industry, non-profits, and researchers.
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Hackathons as a participatory methodology
Hackathons provide a collaborative space for diverse groups to co-create practical, research-based solutions, fostering dialogue, innovation, and cross-sector problem-solving.
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Stakeholder Engagement Playbook
This handy guide is designed to support researchers, policymakers, industry, and nonprofit professionals working on African sustainability initiatives, with a focus on the WEF sectors.
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Effective communication in partnerships
Acquire practical tools for building trust and inclusive collaboration in Water-Energy-Food Nexus projects, showing how open, context-aware communication can bridge cultural gaps, address power dynamics, and sustain long-term partnerships.
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Module Conclusion: Self-Assessment Quiz
Test your knowledge and understanding of local co-creation and community empowerment.
Learn about the crucial role of stakeholder engagement in WEF-Nexus projects in African contexts and how to improve your communication to make your efforts a collaborative success.
Explore Co-creation in Action
Learn about the benefits of co-creation to move beyond stakeholder consultations and towards meaningful long-term collaborations.
The ONEPlanET Academy is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners with expertise in water, energy, food systems, and integrated modelling approaches, drawing on their experience from the ONEPlanET project and beyond.
Jennifer Krueckeberg
User Research Lead at Three o'clock
Dr. Jennifer Krueckeberg is an anthropologist and research professional exploring the intersections of technology, human behaviour, and sustainability. Her work focuses on climate change and environmental protection, where she centres user voices and everyday experiences to foster climate action, strengthen citizens’ agency, and encourage environmentally responsible behaviours.
Olga Glumac
Participatory Design Lead at Three o'clock
Dr. Olga Glumac is a design researcher and practitioner specialising in co-creation, public participation, and civic engagement. With a PhD in Design from the University of Porto, she applies participatory and service design methodologies to advance social innovation and ecological transition. Her work with EU-funded initiatives focuses on co-design experimentation in innovation labs, where she fosters inclusive decision-making, knowledge transfer, and scalable solutions for urban and environmental challenges.
Esti Sanvicente
Co-founder at Three o'clock
Dr. Esti Sanvicente is an expert in energy and environmental sustainability with over 14 years of experience in urban projects and more than 20 European research initiatives. Holding a PhD in Energy and Environment and an MSc in Industrial Engineering, she has worked across academia, consultancy, and innovation, focusing on renewable energy systems, sustainable buildings, and climate strategies.
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