Visionary and Integrated Solutions
On this page you will find an introduction to the Visionary and Integrated Solutions (VIS) which we have deployed in the four pilot cities which participated in the IN-HABIT project, and which we invite you to replicate in your own cities.
DEFINITION
We define Visionary and Integrated Solutions (VIS) as innovative solutions integrating various dimensions (ie, social, cultural, natural and/or technological) to enhance health and wellbeing.
• They are visionary because they address real challenges with innovative ideas.
• They are integrated because they connect different dimensions (social, environmental, cultural, and/or technological) and are developed in coordination with other projects and stakeholders.
APPROACH
At IN-HABIT we have view cities not merely as recipients of policies, but active cocreators of change, capable of generating innovation and social inclusion.
Following this perspective, we have adopted a Co-design, Co-implementation, Co-management and Co-evaluation (CO-CO-CO-CO) approach, which guides all phases of the project, from identifying needs to assessing results.
Co-design
A collective process of identifying needs, generating ideas, and making decisions, encouraging dialogue between technical, institutional, and social actors, and recognising local knowledge as the foundation of design.
Co-implementation
Residents and final beneficiaries participate actively in the execution of actions, which strengthens commitment, builds capacities, and ensures that interventions are adapted to the reality of the territory.
Co-management
Promotes shared responsibility in the use, care, and maintenance of interventions, to guarantee their sustainability and local ownership, while reinforcing inclusive governance structures.
Co-evaluation
Results are assessed collaboratively, combining quantitative, qualitative, and participatory tools, in order not only to measure impacts but also to learn, adjust, and improve continuously.
Learn more about our methodology.
VIS TYPES
Our Visionary and Integrated Solutions can take two forms:
• Soft VIS: activities engaging the community in health-promoting behaviours.
• Hard VIS: physical interventions in public spaces
VIS DIMENSIONS
Our Visionary and Integrated Solutions integrate one or more dimensions of innovation.
• Digital and technical innovations, such as technologies that monitor wellbeing variables or health-promoting apps.
• Social Innovations, such as behavioural games or mindset change training.
• Cultural Innovations, such as inclusive spaces or creative festivals.
• Nature-based innovations, such as therapy gardens or nature trails.
EXPLORE
Explore the Visionary and Integrated Solutions we have implemented in each of our four pilot cities:
Want to discover the results of our VIS?
Inclusive Business Incubator
In parallel to these Visionary and Integrated Solutions, IN-HABIT set up an Inclusive Business Incubator which mentored and empowered a group of 50 entrepreneurs, many belonging to disadvantaged social groups, in our four pilot cities. This transversal project helped to set up 25 businesses and selected 16 replicable business models now available for all.