Multi-Actor Labs
Co-creation and multi-actor engagement are at the heart of GRANULAR’s approach. GRANULAR adopts a multi-actor model that emphasizes the cross-exchange of diverse types of knowledge, enabling rural actors to co-produce insights, test tools, and actively influence the design and assessment of rural policies.
GRANULAR works with a network of 7 Living Labs across Europe (France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) and 9 Replication Labs (Albania, Finland, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia).
Together, these Labs capture the diversity of rural Europe, showcasing their unique strengths and challenges. This diversity allows GRANULAR to test whether tools and approaches remain meaningful across contexts –and where adaptation is required– providing a valuable foundation for drawing insights and lessons, which can benefit a wide range of communities.
GRANULAR Multi-Actor Labs actively produce knowledge, interpret results, and propose solutions that are grounded in lived complexity and local priorities.
What do GRANULAR Labs do?
- Validate indicators and datasets against local realities
- Highlight inequalities within rural areas
- Identify trade-offs
- Shape how rural proofing is applied to concrete policies