Ideation Workshops
​In an increasingly complex landscape of foreign policy and international relations, innovation is crucial to effectively address emerging technologies. Ideation Workshops provide a platform to identify common challenges and brainstorm and develop innovative, data-driven, and AI-powered solutions. Through ideation workshops, the Data Innovation Lab equips participants with the knowledge and tools needed to engage effectively with emerging technologies.
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​​Gain a thorough understanding of specific "pain points" and challenges, ensuring solutions are aligned with real needs and avoiding the "techno-solutionism" trap.
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Enhance the understanding of how AI and data-driven tools can advance certain objectives and work, and brainstorm practical applications.
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Develop a comprehensive understanding of the ethical challenges involved in designing, developing, and implementing AI solutions.
Goals:
HOW TO LEVERAGE AI AND TECH TOOLS FOR PEACE-KEEPING MISSIONS?
10 December 2025
In this interactive session, participants used the Data Innovation Lab’s structured methodology of ideation workshops. The participants, coming together from the foreign affairs and human rights field, identified key challenges in the daily work of human rights practitioners. Ultimately, they generated practical ideas on how AI and other data-driven tools can provide meaningful support for peace-keeping missions.
LEVERAGING AI AND DATA FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS
12 August 2025
This ideation workshop was co-organized with the Consulate General of Germany in Miami. It brought together participants from consular missions of various nations. In small groups, the participants identified common challenges in their daily work, such as managing and sorting large volumes of inquiries. Furthermore, they discussed how AI and other data-driven solutions can facilitate their work and help solve the identified challenges in consular affairs.
LEVERAGING AI AND DATA FOR FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY
15 July 2024
This workshop was organized as a follow up of the Third Feminist Foreign Policy Summit in Mexico City and brought together feminist foreign policy (FFP) experts, data scientists and AI ethics experts. It delved into innovative approaches for leveraging artificial intelligence and data-driven tools in the implementation, measurement, and evaluation of FFP initiatives and therefore to drive and achieve the principles and objectives of FFP. Based on actionable insights and strategies we aim to foster continuous dialogue and collaboration on FFP, gender equality, and technological innovation within the global agenda.