Report on of the public perception on bio-based products and applications following 7 thematic workshops

The findings from the analyses under WP2 will be further complemented by information obtained through the organisation of 7 Thematic Workshops (1 in each partner country), the Social Hack Days and e-Conference. These will be targeted to both, researchers and stakeholders (policy makers, public institutions, civil society, trade unions, practitioners, etc.) from a multidisciplinary policy perspective. The workshops follow the framework of a creativity session, during which different creativity techniques, ICT tools and visual material will be used in order to facilitate the participants to use the bio-based products and applications in: • Identifying barriers, bottlenecks, but also untapped potential of the bio-based products and applications Identifying new innovation ideas on different levels (European, national, sectorial, organisational). • Identifying internal difficulties to implement such innovation ideas. • Identifying external problematic in terms of innovation approaches or collaborations. The Workshops, Social Hack Days and e-Conference will be recorded and distributed via the BioW@tch platform (and the most relevant social platforms) to multiply the number of views. Moreover some social facilities will be activated in order to engage the BIOWAYS community in discussions and possible follow up actions around the contents addressed during the Workshops and Social Hack Days.