This open access book summarizes research being pursued within the SISCODE (Society in
Innovation and Science through CO-DEsign) project funded by the EU under the H2020 programme
the goal of which is to set up an analytical reflective and learning framework to explore the
transformations in initiatives and policies emerging from the interaction between citizens and
stakeholders. The book provides a critical analysis of the co-design processes activated in 10
co-creation labs addressing societal challenges across Europe. Each lab as a case study of
real-life experimentation is described through its journey starting from the purpose on the
ground of the experimentation and the challenge addressed. Specific attention is then drawn on
the role of policies and policy maker engagement. Finally the experimentation is enquired in
terms of its output transformations triggered within the organization and the overall
ecosystem and its outcomes opening the reasoning towards the lessons learnt and reflections
that the entire co-creation journey brought.
