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From Idea to Reality: Our Structured Approach to Social and Educational Innovation

Analysis

we start the analysis process with a holistic approach, by immersing ourselves in the individual narratives of people and communities. Through in-depth socio-educational surveys, we explore perceptions, experiences and specific needs coming from these stories. Every piece of collected data, every interview and survey, contribute to shape a detailed picture of the educational and social challenges present in the context. This rigorous and sensitive process allows us to gain an in-depth understanding of the context, creating a solid and informed basis for the following design phase.

Design

from the gathered and processed data and insights, innovative ideas and targeted solutions come to the light. The multidisciplinary team comes together, by combining sociological, pedagogical and psychological expertise, to design interventions that meet the emerged needs. Collaborations with local and European partners, educational institutions and professionals, as well as with the participants themselves, ensure that each project is a mosaic of strategies, activities and resources, designed to be effective and sustainable in the long term.

Implementation

once the plan is well defined, the team brings ideas to life by transforming them into concrete actions. Through a synergetic process with all stakeholders, we strive to promote profound and transformative social and educational innovation. The activities we implement are guided by an experimental approach, aimed to anticipate and address emerging challenges through the adoption of cutting-edge educational and social practices, thus promoting a lasting and meaningful impact on people and communities.

Assessment

 in a continuous journey of discovery and reflection, we carefully examine the results of our work. Through qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies, we explore the effects of the actions in close cooperation with individuals and organizations involved in the previous activities. The collected data not only provide us valuable evidence of change and growth, but also guide us in new directions for further improvement. This constant process of exploration and sharing enriches our knowledge base, turning every challenge into an opportunity for growth and inspiring ever more tangible, profound and lasting impact.

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TEAM

Our team is composed of highly qualified professionals with extensive experience in innovative instructional design, learning evaluation and coordination of educational initiatives. We have been working closely with educational institutions, non-governmental organisations, public institutions and other stakeholders to develop and implement innovative projects that answer to the emerging needs in education and training. Our approach is based on interdisciplinarity, experiential learning and active learner participation to promote inclusive, equitable and high-quality education.

Iole Marcozzi: sociologist, Phd researcher. She has been working in several national and international projects as a researcher, trainer and learning facilitator. She has over fifteen years of experience in the field of socio-educational design and research. Over the latest years she took part to several projects in the areas of quality in education, tackling of early school living, social inclusion, validation processes of learning outcomes in non formal education, employability and people empowerment.

Matteo Paradisi : project manager and trainer with more than ten years of experience on cooperation projects in the field of lifelong learning. In particular, he has implemented several projects on topics such as entrepreneurship, employability, game-based learning, active citizenship, working in close contact with youth organisations and public schools.

 

Desmond Sharukai: Youth advisor. He has a human rights activist background and has worked in project management, both on the funding and the implementation sides of development aid in Norway, Zimbabwe and Italy. He is an Urban Planner by training with vast experience working in Non-Governmental Organisations. His specialty is elections, democracy and governance, lobby and advocacy, education and project management.

 

 

Valentina Foscoli: Interpreter and translator, graduated in Linguistic-Cultural Mediation, and then specialised in Interpreting and Translation with Italian, English and Arabic as working languages. She mainly deals with social issues, education in various fields, immigration and international cooperation. In Empirica she works as trainer and project manager by participating in transnational meetings and in training activities related to Erasmus+ cooperation partnerships.

Graziano Della Loggia: IT professional with over ten years of experience in training for public bodies (schools, universities, municipalities) and private companies. In addition to his work as a specialist in IT solutions and project manager in the field of CyberSecurity, he has had numerous experiences as a lecturer on topics such as: the need for digital transition in public and private bodies; continuous training of workers from a digital perspective; the dangers of the digital world for the new generations.

 

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