Know-Hubs

Project

The KNOW-HUBs project aims to explore how knowledge centres may contribute towards addressing the local needs and demands of rural communities and regions by bridging for the first time the "3M: Meeting point, Mediator, Motor" approach with user centred Design Thinking techniques.

KNOW-HUBs products target:

young marginalised adults (with lower educational level, unemployed, low skilled, low qualified, disadvantaged and those with migrant/refugee background)
adult educators, trainers, mentors

Objectives

- to combine the "3M: Meeting point, mediator, Motor" approach with Design Thinking techniques (co-creation)
- to train volunteer mentors to promote the involvement and participation of marginalized young adults, adult educators, trainers, enterprise and political representatives
- to bridge the gap between knowledge and skills, demands of rural communities and individual needs
- to build coherent and relevant learning paths for adult learners in need.

Outcomes

Within KNOWHUBs the following innovative tools will be developed:
- E-BOOK: KNOWLEDGE CENTRES AS ‘3-MS; Meeting point, mediator, Motor – a tool which will develop the theoretical background of the project, by exploring activities of knowledge centers and comprising information for other similarly working centers.
- TOOLKIT TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT ADULT CENTRES TRAINERS AS 3M MENTORS – a toolkit which will aim to train adult centers’ mentors as 3M (Meeting point, mediator, Motor) mentors, helping them in becoming mediators, pro-activity and employment facilitators as well as social supporters.
- KNOW-HUBs B-MENTORING PROGRAM AND VIRTUAL SPACE – a blended mentoring programme using human-centred Design Thinking techniques (co-creation), alongside an Exploitation and Sustainability Recommendation Paper with conclusion and recommendation for marginalised groups' empowerment through blended mentoring.
- A technical Mentors' Toolkit will be similarly elaborated in order to support long-term users of the platform.
- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAINSTREAM THE PROJECT RESULTS IN OTHER NATIONAL AND EU ORGANISATIONS - a policy package that will provide specific guidelines to the regional policy makers to integrate the KNOWHUBs results in order to enrich and adapt adult centers using the 3M approach.