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WHo We are?
Two complementary entities
Energy Living Lab @HES-SO
Main activities: Research & Development
The HES-SO research team works on applied research, methods and tools to further develop the knowledge on applying Living Lab methods in the energy field. Designing research projects, publishing scientific articles, developing a network of researchers, teaching living labs, open innovation and social innovation are our main activities within the Energy Living Lab @HES-SO.
Energy Living Lab Association
Main activities: Scale-up & Dissemination
The Energy Living Lab Association (ELLA) has been created in 2020 as a spin-off to replicate, disseminate and communicate living lab approaches in the energy field. It supports an ecosystem of actors in using the methods and tools and invites People & Institutions from the Public, Private, Governmental, Academic sector and civil society to co-design solutions for Energy Decarbonisation
What we offer
Our main services

Interactive
Workshops
- Event organisation & communication
- Facilitation and animation
- Support and consulting
- Talks and discussions

Tools
& Methods
- Principles inspired by the Design Thinking and Living Labs approaches
- Co-design with stakeholders
- Serious Games & Gamification

Project development
& coordination
- Coordination of national programmes (see Projects)
- Project management
- Ecosystem and stakeholder management

Access
to community
- Energy and Living Lab network in CH & EU
- Creating governance and a shared vision
- Access to best practices
Interested in collaborating?
Join us as a member
What are the benefits?
Contributing members have access to :
- services offered by the Energy Living Lab Association
- mandates issued by the association and may participate in mandates via the association for a third party
- our network, which includes experts, private and public bodies and academic organisations in CH and EU
- events organised by the association
- our Capacity Building Programme
- national and international R&D projects
What are the requirements?
Each member has to pay an annual contribution of CHF 100 per year (CHF 50 for students, unemployed people, pensioners).
A percentage of the total invoiced amount of mandates carried out through ELLA is deducted to cover administrative and quality control management costs.
Meet The people
An interdisciplinary team

Anastasia Ponomareva
#InnovationManager #R&D #StrawberriesAddicted

Fiona Zimmermann
#PlanificationWizard #MethodologyPolice #Irish
Partners who trust us
Supporting partners

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Feel free to contact us.