About
Future Blocks is a project that puts children in the driver’s seat when it comes to designing the public spaces they use every day, from streets and parks to the in-between spots that matter most to them.
Co-led by Vivita Lahenduste Laboratoorium and the Estonian National Library, and backed by the EU’s CERV programme, Future Blocks runs hands-on design sprints across 6 locations in Estonia. Children work alongside local mentors, municipalities and libraries to turn their ideas into real decisions and real budget lines.
The project builds an open-source toolkit any municipality or school can pick up and run with, trains local facilitators, and makes sure children can see exactly what happened with their ideas through a simple "You Said, We Did" feedback loop.
Running from January 2026 to December 2027, Future Blocks is about making child participation a normal part of how communities are built, in Estonia and across Europe.
Our Mission
We believe children should have a real say in shaping the places they live, play and grow up in. Future Blocks exists to make that happen, by turning children’s ideas into concrete decisions that municipalities actually act on.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project number 101254173, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV).
