weCARElab

weCARElab brings together the physical and digital aspects of care and prevention, fostering the development of Healthy Cities – 15-minute cities with 5-minute communities.

weCARElab @ Global, 2025~2030
Keynote & Panel weCARElab @ FUTUROMONDO Foresight, Future Urban Economies Forum, Stuttgart, Germany, 3 Juli 2025
Workshop weCARElab @ FUTUROMONDO, Fraunhofer AIO, Stuttgart, Germany 4 Juli 2025

Hybrid
Care
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Prevention

Combining the best of tech innovations and digital and hybrid solutions with the spatial, social and cultural aspects of care and prevention, Hybrid Care encourages the development of innovative solutions.

Hybrid Care considers all different networks, those of the medical and nursing professionals as well as those of the laypeople caregivers and the community.

This approach not only looks for efficient solutions but takes into account also factors such as bodily intuition, non-verbal communication, and empathy.

Hybrid Care is a constituent element in the development of future visions for our societies, cities, and regions.

weCARElab

weCARElab is a flexible and dynamically growing project with an integrated approach, bringing together the physical and digital elements and dimensions of care in order to identify, develop and test innovative solutions in prevention and care.

weCARElab is a Living Lab embedded in the city. It balances the best elements of technological innovation and rapidly evolving digital solutions with the physical and socio-cultural dimensions of prevention and care, such as the qualities of the physical environment, of the home and neighborhood, the local GP and care facilities, the social embeddedness, and the neighbors and their interactions.

weCARElab’s conceptual framework encompasses a multidisciplinary approach to urban and neighborhood development – from the perspective of health. The lab’s methodology integrates contemporary concepts, such as circularity and community-based citizen participation, into the development of prevention and care strategies.

As an interdisciplinary project, weCARElab brings together experts from a variety of fields, including prevention and care, digital healthcare, social design, urban development, healthy and green city, circular economy, participation, gaming and AI. In collaboration with local governments, medical and healthcare institutions, and citizens, the project aims to develop and to test new ideas for prevention and care in the city and the region.

Starting in a medium-size city and its region in the Netherlands, the project evolves into an international transdisciplinary longer-term innovation project, which approaches health and well-being in a holistic way. By integrating the more specialized expertise of other Care Labs, WeCareLab generates more inclusive, integrative trans-sectoral solutions.

weCARElab’s formats and elements range from symposia and conferences, workshops and Living Labs to the long-term development of knowledge and education institutions and Life-long-Learning offerings in a Care Innovation Center with an international reach.

We are bringing together the physical and digital aspects of care and prevention, nurturing healthy cities and communities!