Next Gen Innovate 2026

Make others understand your impact

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, CONTENT PRODUCTION, SOCIAL MEDIA, TRANSCREATION

Doing responsible business or impact-driven work deserves a strong voice of communication.

And it’s not only about promotion, it is about communicating what you do with all the stakeholders involved in your business. Our narrative content methods makes sure everyone gets the right message at the right time.

From content marketing plans to engaging campaigns, we make sure all humans involved understand what you stand for.

We can support you with

your content marketing strategy,
digital strategy and social media,
storytelling,
research,
analysis and
production of content (blog articles, copy, videos….)

Doing responisble business or impact driven work deserves a strong voice of communication.

And it's not only aoubt promotion, it is about communication what you do with all the stakeholders involved in your business. Our narrative content methods and approaches (e.g. Transcreation for diverse communication or Human Centred Communication) will make sure that everyone gets the right message at the right time.

From content marketing plans to engaging campaign or internal communication trainings, we make sure all humans involved understand what you stand for.

Other services

Welcome to the
Next Gen Innovate
program 2026

HI! ZDRAVO! SERVUS!

We are Bistra, Christina, Bojan, Kristijan und Trajce from Austria and North Macedonia. Together - with the support of Erasmus+ program - we are designing and implementing the new Next Gen Innovate program.

Kick off is on 12th and 13th February in Vienna. We are super excited to welcome you there to the Next Gen Innovate training: a series of sessions and workshops on impact entrepreneurship, digital marketing, sustainability, and leadership.

We are going to engage with the latest ideas, emerging trends, and innovative approaches, alongside peers from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. This is a space for exchange, collaboration, and experimentation, where diverse perspectives come together to explore what it truly means to create impact: whether through new ventures, community initiatives, art or fresh ways of thinking.

This training is all about hands-on learning and mind-opening. You’ll get to explore the latest trends, share your own projects, test new ideas, and learn from each other in a truly collaborative space. Everyone brings something unique: your experiences, your creativity, your perspective and together we’ll spark and try out bold approaches and solutions to the pressing issues of our time.

By the end of the workshops, we aim for you to leave with new connections, fresh insights, and practical skills, ready to apply what you’ve explored in ways that resonate in your own context. We are excited to embark on this journey with you and can’t wait to see the ideas, projects, and innovations that emerge from this training!

We can't wait to see you soon!

ABOUT

WHO?

This training brings together:

Young people (age 18-34) interested in starting their own business or initiative, developing new business ideas and exploring fresh ways of bringing change to their communities and contexts from/based in Austria and North Macedonia
Youth mentors, educators, entrepreneurs & organizers working with young people, new technologies, social entrepreneurship and art from/based in Austria and North Macedonia

WHERE?

The training will take place in the beautiful studio of coworking space “Widelake Bakery”.

Venue address:

Breitenseer Str. 30b, 1140 Vienna

Ubahn: U3 station Hütteldorferstraße, exit Feilplatz

Tram: 49, station Hütteldorferstraße

PROGRAM DESIGN & APPROACHES

Our training uses a combination of creative, critical, and systemic methodologies:

Theory U – Lead from the future with awareness, empathy, and systemic thinking.
Regenerative Pentad – Design initiatives that restore communities, ecosystems, and social systems.
Social Business Model Canvas – Plan socially impactful ventures with clear value, beneficiaries, and partnerships.
Design Thinking for Social Change – Solve problems creatively with human-centered, iterative approaches.
The Danger of the Single Narrative – Challenge assumptions and embrace multiple perspectives.
Experiential & Peer Learning – Learn by doing, collaborating, prototyping, and reflecting with peers.
Reflection & Integration Practices – Journaling, storytelling, and guided reflection to connect learning with action.

The training program will start every day at 10:00 and finish by 17:00.

Lunch, snacks and drinks will be provided throughout.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF THIS TRAINING

bring your ideas and experiences

During the training, you will be able to share your experience, your ideas, raise questions and share comments from your personal experience. Bring it all in!

reflect on your experiences

If you are already familiar with some of the frameworks mentioned in the infopack - great! If not, take some time to search and check them out online (e.g. regenerative pentad, design thinking for social change). Reflect on your own experiences with these frameworks in mind.

engage and collaborate

Take full advantage of working with peers from diverse backgrounds. Listen, ask questions, and exchange ideas, learning happens both from the facilitators and from each other.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Our Code of Conduct reflects our shared values of friendliness, openness, honesty and deep respect for one another. We believe that meaningful innovation requires us to move beyond limitations, boundaries, categories and labels and that the way we engage with each other today shapes the world we are envisioning. The process we use to get to the future is the future we get.

This Code of Conduct applies to anyone involved with the Next Gen Innovate project: participants, facilitators, mentors, volunteers, project staff and any affiliated guests. By joining, you commit to upholding these principles in person, online, and in any space connected to our work.

Your Commitment

By being a part of Next Gen Innovate, you agree to the following values and behaviours:

You will look out for and support other Next Gen Innovate participants, mentors, staff and volunteers.
You understand that homophobia, racism, ableism, sexism, transphobia, misogyny, or any behaviour that discriminates against a person or group will not be tolerated. This applies to behaviour before, during, or after Next Gen Innovate events, both online and offline.
You will respect the privacy of others. Please always ask for permission if you wish to take photographs, videos or selfies that include someone you do not know.
Bullying, stalking, following, intimidating or threatening behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated and may be reported to relevant authorities where possible.
There is zero tolerance towards abuses of power, including abuses relating to position, wealth, race, gender or influence in any form.
There is zero tolerance towards sexual harassment of any kind. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual attention, inappropriate comments, messages or physical contact.
We commit to creating spaces that allow for open debate, discussion and learning without compromising the safety, boundaries or integrity of other participants, staff, mentors, volunteers or anyone involved.

By applying and/or taking part in this programme, you agree to these terms and in your best capacity, you commit to upholding values of respect, safety, inclusion, and accountability in every interaction connected to Next Gen Innovate.