2nd Design Co-Lab of the Virtual Brain Twin Project

While the initial Co-Lab focused on shared values, ethical principles and stakeholder perspectives, this second session shifts the attention towards the concrete use of the VBT tools and their outputs in real research and clinical contexts. 

This Co-Lab is designed as a hands-on, experience-driven workshop in which participants engage with representative examples of VBT workflows and outputs, and reflect on how these are perceived, understood and trusted by different stakeholder groups. The central aim is not to evaluate technical performance, but to explore how VBT results are interpreted, which uncertainties and questions they raise, and what information users need in order to responsibly engage with the tools in practice. 

By bringing together people with lived experience, family members and caregivers, clinicians, expert users, scientists and operators, the workshop creates a structured space to compare perspectives, surface role-specific questions, and identify shared concerns and priorities. The outcomes of this second Co-Lab will support the definition of key themes and recommendations for the future development, communication and governance of the Virtual Brain Twin platform, and will inform subsequent co-creation activities within the projects.