FROM LARISSA TO INDIA: HOW GREEN INNOVATION AND MANDALAS CONNECT EUROPE
It’s a sunny March morning in Larissa, Greece. A bus pulls up in front of a modern, striking building. As the doors open, around forty people step out, some still shaking off their early morning sluggishness, others pausing to take in their surroundings. The scene before them—a vibrant courtyard with colourful chairs and tables—could belong to a trendy café in Brussels or Barcelona. But this is no ordinary venue. A bold purple ‘J’ marks the glass façade of Joist Innovation Park, a place where creativity, entrepreneurship, and circular economy principles come together.
Just hours later, the same group finds themselves painting mandalas inside the building. But this is no student art class—it’s a group of urban professionals working towards Europe’s green transition. So, what exactly links the In4Green network, Larissa, mandalas, and India?
