The CYANOTYPES Training (23 – 24 September 2025), held in Prague during Creative Skills Week 2025, was a two-day exploration of creativity, competences, and collective learning in action. Designed as a hands-on experience, the training brought together educators, creative professionals, and policymakers to experiment with CYANOTYPES tools and methods, while reflecting on how these can support real transformation in the cultural and creative industries.

Day 1 Learning Labs

The first day unfolded through Learning Labs, immersive spaces where strategy, competences, and creativity were brought into motion. Participants rotated between stations, exploring how to design Learning Plans, meeting the Blueprinter for guided competence mapping, learning how to organise pilots, and experimenting with the CYANOTYPES card deck to connect competences with practical learning scenarios.

Each lab offered a different entry point, from critical reflection on learning approaches to reimagining institutional frameworks for innovation. A feedback wall collected insights, ideas and reflections, turning the day’s experience into a living document of collective understanding. 

A clear takeaway was that these tools require time and curiosity. They invite you to think through, test, and adapt them within your own context. They act as catalysts for unlearning traditional and outdated patterns and imagining new futures. 

Day 2 Pilot Presentations and Learning Cafés

The second and final day shifted from exploration to application. Participants joined Learning Cafés for on-to-one consultations and peer exchanges, meeting directly with CYANOTYPES partners and pilot runners.

These sessions offered practical guidance on how to set up and run a pilot. Framing learning objectives, managing institutional dynamics, and engaging communities of practice.

Pilot teams shared what worked, what needed rethinking, and how the CYANOTYPES Framework helped bridge strategic goals with lived practice. These examples showed how the CYANOTYPES Framework can adapt across contexts, helping the cultural and creative industries build more resilient and adaptive skills ecosystems.

The day closed with a celebratory moment as participants received certificates, a recognition of completing the training, but of contributing to a shared movement for future skills.