Art-science practices have been recognised with the Innovation for place-based transformations. ACTIONbook, practices and tools as tools which can help users reflect on how to do things differently and make innovation policies be part of the collective purpose-driven change necessary to achieve place-based transformations.

The publication focuses fully on implementation, on turning the new concepts that allows one to make sense of the increasing complexity and variety of the territorial problems policymakers face into policies implemented on the ground. It takes a user-oriented and operational approach and focuses on how to make policy activities more transformative. It is a result of a co-creative effort with Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI) stakeholders.

The contribution of JRC SciArt illustrates arts and creative practices as key to cultural transformations – enabling systemic shifts, as well as vibrant and socially robust knowledge ecosystems. It highlights the role of art-science collaborations as contributors to knowledge valorisation, contesting disciplinary silos, and co-creating new imaginaries for research and governance.