Case study: Stará jedáleň (Slovakia)

After the renovation and launch of the centre, the original team of founders stepped back and took on a supervisory role. The centre was run by two people, who were successful in launching new activities, but they soon reached their physical limits. They felt the need for a restart – to reflect on the original vision and goals, evaluate how things had been working, and better define what the community centre should offer and how. During the renovation, the community changed and grew dynamically. Some people left completely or stopped coming to the centre. The centre‘s team, therefore, needed to understand whether it was responding adequately to the needs of local residents and whether a certain outflow of supporters was natural.