During the project, multi-professional teams were established in all EU Member States and trained via IP4OS Pilot Learning Labs. These pilots form an active Community of Practice which is empowered to act as a multiplier and sustain the IP4OS concerted IP-OS approach to Knowledge Valorisation. 

This program offered a structured, action-oriented training format in which institutions tested and established multi-professional collaboration models for IP and OS.

The format followed a three-session learning sprint, supported by short fieldwork phases between sessions. Participating teams worked with real or provided cases from their institutional context.

The Pilot Learning Lab focused on:

• clarifying roles and friction points between IP and OS practices,
• testing communication and collaboration mechanisms in realistic scenarios, and
• translating insights into concrete institutional next steps, such as consultation workflows, draft procedures, or team set-ups.

The format was deliberately designed as a safe-to-fail experimental space. It aimed not to impose a single model, but to support institutions in identifying what works in their specific context.

For self-guided adoption of the concerted IP-OS approach and institutional uptake beyond the project, IP4OS provides engaging Profession Deepening Modules, a comprehensive Toolbox, and the Synergy Framework that empower institutions and individuals to establish multi-professional teams and provide consultations to researchers.

All resources are openly available on Zenodo, reusable and adaptable for local use. 

The Profession Deepening Modules feature European experts and role models from the fields of Librarianship, Knowledge Technology Transfer, Research Management and Data Stewardship and include an expert panel video and guided learning prompts in exercises. 

• IP & OS — Managing Copyright and Licensing für Reuse
  Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Librarians.
• Responsible Data Sharing: Roles, Workflows, and IP—OS Alignment 
  Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Data Stewards, Data Managers and Data Architects.
• IP & OS — Enabling Responsible Openness through Strategic IP Decisions (coming soon)
  Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Knowledge & Technology Transfer professionals.
• Strategic project planing, management, and support structures for effective Research Knowledge Valorisation (coming soon)
  Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Research Managers.

The IP4OS Toolbox provides tangible and adaptable guidance, checklists/rubrics, consultation models, concept, glossary, and educational content that can be practically applied by researchers and supporting roles aiming to develop Valorisation strategies under an IP-OS approach.

• Knowledge Valorisation Rubric
  Practical guidance for developing systematic and impact-oriented valorisation strategies.
• FAIR-R²L Rubric
  Extending FAIR principles towards responsible reuse, licensing, and AI-enabled research.
• Valorisation Consultancy Form
  A structured entry point for researchers and multi-professional teams to identify assets, goals, and valorisation pathways.
• Concepts, Valorisation Pathway, and Resources for IP and OS
  Shared terminology, a common valorisation pathway, and a curated micro-level resource library.
• Guide on Multi-professional Teams and Consultations
  Practical guidance on establishing, operating, and sustaining multi-professional teams and consultation formats.
• Pilot Learning Lab Materials
  Session designs, reflection tools, and documentation templates supporting the implementation of the Pilot Learning Lab.

The Synergy Framework is a freely available handbook, following the Code of Practice on the management of intellectual assets for knowledge valorisation in the European Research Area. It offers evidence-informed recommendations to help researchers, research supporting roles, and institutions tackle common challenges in IP-OS strategies and a practical roadmap for policymakers and institutions.