LivingRIKLI.Lab
Name of intervention
LEADER – Community-led local development
Applicant
- Higher Vocational College for Hospitality, Wellness and Tourism Bled
Project partners
- Public Institution Tourism Bled
- Jasna Chalet Resort, hospitality and tourism, d.o.o.
- Association of Rural Women and Girls in Bohinj
Brief description of the project
The Living RIKLI.Lab project takes a comprehensive approach to Arnold Rikli's legacy as a development opportunity for the Upper Gorenjska region. Through innovative content and partnerships, it addresses the needs for a healthy lifestyle, intergenerational integration, the development of entrepreneurship and sustainable tourism, and greater social inclusion of vulnerable groups. The project builds on existing initiatives, involves experts and local actors from the public, private, and social sectors, and lays the foundations for the long-term development of the so-called "Rikli Laboratory" – a space for experimentation, learning, and entrepreneurial innovation based on natural and cultural heritage, established within the framework of the MIC Inter-Company Center of the Bled College of Hospitality, Wellness, and Tourism. The project addresses the key challenge of how to reposition the legacy of the pioneer of natural healing in Bled and the wider Julian Alps region as a fundamental basis for the region's development. Arnold Rikli's legacy is not merely a historical tradition.
Activities
- Intergenerational programs for "Health at Home"
- Rikli's knowledge for modern times
- Sustainable entrepreneurship with Rikli
- Communication and dissemination
Project objectives and results
Project objectives:
- valorization of Arnold Rikli's legacy as a unique source of health, entrepreneurship, and quality of life in JA,
- to activate the local community, raise awareness of the unique value of Arnold Rikli's natural healing heritage for healthy living, a higher quality of life, and sustainable economic and tourist development of the Julian Alps region,
- lay the foundations for the long-term operation of the RIKLI competence center, which will link heritage with healthy living, local identity, and business opportunities, placing it at the heart of quality living in the region.
Project results:
- 3 workshops with Rikli's techniques for movement, nutrition, and relaxation–tested in Jasna Challet
- 6 culinary workshops, including 3 closely supervised by Jasna Challet
- 1 tabletop and digital themed cognitive game with elements of Rikli's philosophy: movement, sun, air, nutrition, tested in workshops with retirees and piloted in Jasna Challet
- At least 30 additional users in testing digital content and tourism pilot projects
- Developed two modularly structured programs: Rikli Health and Heritage Promoter and Rikli Natural Health Therapist– basic level, each with at least 10 participants.
- Two pilot training courses were conducted and knowledge was tested in practice by involving tourists in ZTB experiences and wellness procedures at JCR and the Astoria school wellness center.
- two manuals with evaluation reports
- entrepreneurial handbook with three content modules (heritage, entrepreneurship, certification)
- 3 start-up workshops with at least 30 participants from the LAS area
- At least 4 business ideas, one included in the RIKLI Incubator mentoring program
- At least 1 new local value chain involving at least 3 stakeholders
- 2 hackathons, each with at least 12 participants
- 6 business concepts developed together
- the 2 best ideas selected for further incubation
- 2 promotional videos and documentation for dissemination of results
- Uniform visual identity of the project (CGP) and use on all communication materials
- one communication strategy
- project subpage on the visit-bled.si portal, regularly updated and including partners
- At least 5 digital video guides "Living According to Rikl" with content from the work packages
- collection of digital materials,manuals, recipes, and infographics, accessible to the public
- 2 expert consultations "Rikli" with at least 30 participants at each event
- final promotional event with presentation of project results, with at least 50 participants
- promotional materials: roll-up banners, flyers, folders, bags, pens, certificates clearly marked with LAS BOJA and CGP
- Regular reporting on the progress of the project in print and online media, on social networks, and through radio and TV reports.
