Alpha Skills: Guiding Emerging Talent Toward a Sustainable Future

The Alpha Skills project, funded by the Erasmus+ KA220 programme under Cooperation Partnerships in School Education, was created with the goal of supporting teachers, school leaders, and education professionals in rethinking academic and career guidance in light of contemporary challenges, first and foremost sustainability and the green economy. But what does it really mean to […]

Future thinking for cultural Hubs: our story with TEH

Designing the future is possible, even when constraints seem to narrow the field. It is with this conviction that we arrived in Marseille for the #101 International Conference of the Trans Europe Halles network. But to tell this story well, we need to start in Sofia, and go back in time to the #99th Conference, […]

From Sim Sala Bim to Beautiful, Sustainable, Together: Studio Shift’s 2025 Integrated Report

The number 3 is a truly interesting character. It stands there, slightly curved, as if smiling, and indeed it seems to know something the other numbers haven’t yet figured out. Perhaps because it’s the first number that creates a “group”: 1 is alone, 2 is a pair, but with 3… a party can begin! It’s […]

Greening Event Morbegno: how We Celebrate Projects and Networks

In 2026, to commemorate our first decade, Studio Shift is set to unveil a series of initiatives. These initiatives will not only reflect our journey but also forge new pathways for the future. Our goal is to honour projects that drive change at the juncture where community and just transition converge. A central role in […]

Unlock Your Sprint Design Festival: designing with and for networks, fostering dialogue across skills and generations

The Unlock Your Sprint – Design Festival took place on 16–17 January 2026 at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin. As part of the Unlock Programme and the Città dell’Educazione 16+ initiative, the festival aimed to strengthen the capacity of territorial networks to engage with and guide young people aged 16–29, particularly those who are […]

Shift at NEB Gathering 2026 in Barcellona

Retrospective reflection, learning and new trajectories for the future of the NEB Facilities programme: for Shift Studio, the NEB Gathering 2026 in Barcelona represented a convergence of reflection and forward-looking vision. It was an opportunity to critically reassess the work carried out in 2025, while also directing attention towards the programme’s subsequent phases. Held at […]

Studio Shift is 10 years old: a commemoration that gazes into the future.

As the doors open on a new year, Studio Shift celebrates a special milestone: 10 years of design across services, experiences, and social communication. We embrace these ten years as an invitation to reflect on our journey so far and consider how we wish to continue, as well as what we still want to design together.

Modellare il Tempo: the exhibition that tells the story of the living heritage of stone in Valmalenco

After seven months of field research, listening, and co-design, the project “Modellare il Tempo.

Reti Blu enters the ADI Design Index 2025: design as a tool for inclusion

Studio SHIFT celebrates a new milestone: the project “Reti Blu” has been selected in the Social Design category of the ADI Design Index 2025.

BeLong: working remotely, connecting with nature, belonging to a community

A project that explores new ways of living and working, redefining the relationship between people and their territories.

Valtellina 114: the podcast giving voice to climate change (and to the people living it)

A project that combines local memory, environmental research, and co-design to give voice to the people shaping a possible, sustainable future for their land.

Studio SHIFT at Placemaking Europe Week 2025: co-creating urban playgrounds in Reggio Emilia

From September 23 to 26, 2025, Reggio Emilia hosted the Placemaking Europe Week, the most important international event dedicated to the future of public spaces and the role of communities in their transformation.

In search of balance: Studio SHIFT at the EMPOWERmental Winter School

EMPOWERmental is an international project supported by the Erasmus+ programme that places the psycho-physical well-being of workers.

Building the future: Studio SHIFT’s capacity building at the heart of the “New Wave” Project for Il Pugno Aperto

In the multifaceted world of the Third Sector, the word “change” echoes constantly. But how can we truly enable change within social enterprises, third-sector organizations, and non-profits? And more importantly, how can we ensure that change is sustainable and includes the freshest, most innovative voices?

Inclusive Design: shaping spaces that change lives

When we talk about inclusive design, we’re not just referring to visually pleasing aesthetics, but above all to a design approach that responds to everyone’s needs — no one excluded.

Abundance and shared value: Studio SHIFT’s 2024 Integrated Report

For Studio SHIFT, 2024 was a year of choices and actions guided by the idea of abundance in all its forms.

Abundance Fellowship: a new way of thinking about the economy

We are used to a world where the dominant economic system is based on competition, scarcity, and accumulation. But what if we changed our perspective?

Studio SHIFT at Placemaking Week Europe 2024

Last October, Studio SHIFT participated in Placemaking Week Europe 2024, an event that brought together over 700 professionals.

Capacity Building in organizations: the EDIT and TAG35 projects

Capacity building is a strategic opportunity for third-sector organizations, enabling them to enhance skills, resources, and organizational capabilities while better addressing the needs of the communities they serve.

EIT Community Ignite NEB – DS4Planet Festival: innovation and sustainability

The DS4Planet Festival project, supported by EIT Community Ignite NEB (New European Bauhaus), is an initiative created to address contemporary environmental challenges by fostering innovative solutions through participatory design and active engagement of diverse stakeholders, from local communities to institutions.

Design Playfully: change with a smile

The "Design Playfully: Change with a Smile" project, developed by Studio SHIFT as part of the #DEMO2024 initiative with the support of Regione Lombardia, includes two events — one in Bari and one in Bergamo — that explored the innovative use of design and gamification to promote positive changes and engage the community.

Project “Mi Sento”: design at the service of youth mental health

Mental health is a topic often overlooked, especially when it comes to young people. Yet, pre-adolescents and adolescents face today emotional and psychological challenges that require spaces for listening and tools to express what they feel.  “Mi Sento” is a project born from the collaboration between Cooperativa ITACA and Studio SHIFT as part of the […]

Between Italy and Europe: Studio SHIFT’s projects supported by the Tandem, Voices of Culture, and Erasmus+ networks

As a company specializing in Experience and Service Design dedicated to social innovation, projects that improve the lives of communities are at the heart of our work. This is why Studio SHIFT’s participation in BAN – Bosch Alumni Network — a European platform that promotes intercultural collaboration among civil society organizations — represents a unique […]

Studio SHIFT and Service Design for Social Innovation

Service design is a holistic approach to designing useful, usable, and desirable solutions that meet customer expectations and create value for end users. But what makes it so effective? And how can it be adapted to develop services of various kinds? Let’s explore this through some projects realized by Studio SHIFT. Service design is a […]

Future Alps: innovation and participation for Alpine Valleys

Montagna 4.0 Future Alps is a project promoted by the Società Economica Valtellinese (SEV) and the winner of the 2024 Legambiente Bandiere Verdi award. It demonstrates how participation and a collective vision of the future can converge through Co-Design for the benefit of Alpine communities.

Regenerating non-urban areas: the experience of Studio SHIFT

Mountains are territories rich in history, culture, and untapped potential, often overshadowed by major cities. After years of progressive abandonment, they are now experiencing a phase of renewal, thanks in part to non-urban regeneration initiatives aimed at transforming mountain communities through innovative community-making and co-design processes.

Design Sprint 4ETS in Bogotà

Promoting Civic Coexistence in Colombia Studio SHIFT continues its mission to promote social innovation through engaging and impactful design projects. A prime example is the Design Sprint 4ETS, an intensive workshop format facilitating the co-creation of solutions to complex social challenges. What are Design Sprint 4ETS? The Design Sprint 4ETS is a format devised by […]

Integrated Report 2023

The Integrated Report 2023, titled "Navigating Resilience in the Era of Hyperconnectivity," tells the story of our commitment to promoting positive social impact through innovative design solutions.

Alpha Skills Project 

Equipping Youth for a Green Future.

Re-designing the city

Resilient, inclusive and sustainable urban development, according to Studio Shift

Community Foodprint App

A webapp that aims to redesign and streamline the food recovery chain.

DS Bogota – Call for designer

Design for social (book, I ed).

Design Sprint 4 ETS

Our first Integrated Report

HEROS Project