PLAYFUL PARADIGM II

Games for inclusive, healthy and sustainable cities

Edited on 22/07/2025

14/06/2021 31/12/2022

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  • Transfer Network
  • Participative governance
  • Disadvantaged neighbourhoods
  • Education
  • Minorities
  • Participation

Playful Paradigm increases the capabilities of cities to answer global challenges including those emerged during covid19. It promotes inclusion, intergenerational solidarity, SDGs, resilience, healthy lifestyles. Play is a serious matter and can make the difference for a better urban future of cities. The Playful paradigm helps to re-think the community welfare and it is replicable adaptable to other urban contexts, since play is a universal principle, naturally practiced by every human being.

PLAYFUL PARADIGM Second Wave

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Udine - Italy
  • Grosuplje - Slovenia
  • Igualada - Spain
  • Municipality of Jelgava
  • Lousã - Portugal

Timeline

  • 01/08 - 1-TNM-Kick-off meeting - Virtual
  • 16/12 - 2-TNM-Grosuplie (Slovenia) - Virtual
  • 28/05 - World Play Day 2022
  • 11/02 - 3-TNM-Jelgava (Latvia) - Virtual
  • 07/07 - 4-TNM-Igualada (Spain) - Face-to-face
  • 5-TNM-Lousã (Portugal) - Presence
  • 6-TNM-Udine (Italy) - Final Meeting - Presence

Network Outputs

Playful Paradigm II map of partners

Articles

  • News
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    Lucija Jusup

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  • News

    Future STEAM Cities Transferability Study

    The Future STEAM Cities Transferability Study explores the potential for adapting Aveiro’s STEAM City model across four European cities—Alytus (Lithuania), Kolding (Denmark), Oulu (Finland), and Płock

    Joana Resende

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  • Echoes of the Iisalmi meeting

    Are we ready to welcome the residents of the future?

    By Tiago Ferreira

    How can smaller cities compete in an era of global people’s mobility? What makes a place not only livable but appealing enough for someone to choose it again, or for the first time as

    Krešimir Grubić

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URBACT stories

  • Articles
    Children playing in an activity of the Playful Paradigm initiative.

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    Let’s explore how one good practice can have a ripple effect across Europe and throughout one country.

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  • Articles
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    Throughout the years, URBACT has led the way towards gender equality. The experience from cities bears witness of change.

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Additionnal activities

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  • Playful paradigm makes the healthy choice the enjoyable choice

    “Play” as innovative concept for promoting social inclusion, healthy lifestyles, energy awareness, place-making and economic prosperity

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