Station Narva Youth Lab's next seminar on the topic of digital and technology to take place in kood/Jõhvi on 28 January
The Station Narva Youth Lab was launched with the support of the Just Transition Fund in August 2024, with an aim to grow into the next generation festival team with a strong regional identity. So far, the youth team has participated in a seminar on the basics of festival organisation, undergone mentoring, and contributed to the Station Narva 2024 festival activities. Exciting projects, initiated by the youth team, are also in the works and will come to life over the next year, including during the 2025 edition of Station Narva.
The next Youth Lab meeting will take place on January 28 at kood/Jõhvi (Tartu põik 5, Jõhvi). The seminar will be led by designer, developer, and creator of digital experiences Raik Ilves, who will provide an overview of design and design thinking. He will demonstrate how technology and design shape and influence both the digital and physical environments. He will explain how design can help better understand what’s happening in the world and show through practical examples, how to use various technological tools in work or everyday life. Additionally, he will discuss how to apply digital solutions and technological innovations in event management, sharing examples from the Station Narva and Tallinn Music Week festivals.
The seminar is open to all Station Narva Youth Lab participants, volunteer team members, and kood/Jõhvi students. The session will be conducted in English, and pre-registration is required! You can register here.
Topics covered in the seminar:
- What are design and design thinking?
- The impact of technology and design on the environment
- How to view products and services around you with a user-centered approach?
- What accessibility in products and services means and how to identify and apply it in development?
- The digital components of a music festival
- Practical tips on using technological innovations in everyday life and work
Event schedule:
14:45 Gathering and welcome coffee
15:00 Welcome speeches by Helen Sildna, Director of Station Narva, and Kadi Lääts, Community Manager of kood/Jõhvi
15:05 Introduction of Station Narva
15:20 Introduction of kood/Jõhvi
15:30 Training: Technology and Design in Event Management and Everyday Life, by Raik Ilves
17:30 End
The training is open to all Station Narva Youth Lab participants, volunteer team members, and kood/Jõhvi students. The session will be conducted in English, and pre-registration is required!
The Station Narva Youth Lab introduces creative entrepreneurship as a future career option and is building the next generation festival team with a strong regional identity.
The core participants of the Youth Lab are predominantly 18-30 year olds from the Ida-Viru region who will be involved in the organisation of the 2024 and 2025 festivals. The programme offers young people the opportunity to take their first steps in event management, enabling them to become a driving force for the next generation of festivals and the region’s creative sector. Individuals aged 14 and over are welcome to apply to join.
The Youth Lab provides training and practical opportunities in sustainable event management, guided by experts from the Station Narva and Tallinn Music Week teams, the technology school kood/Jõhvi and the creative incubator OBJEKT. The youth team will participate in the organisation of the Station Narva festival and create a new digital channel for the event, bringing their dreams and ideas to thousands of people.
The two-year Station Narva Youth Lab project is co-funded by the European Union’s structural funds via the Just Transition Fund. Project partners include the Station Narva festival, the creative incubator OBJEKT, and the technology school kood/Jõhvi, in collaboration with digital development specialist Raik Ilves.