The InCommon project was developed as a direct response to the needs and challenges that the Lateral Thinking Foundation observes in its everyday, long-term work with young people with fewer opportunities. From the perspective of practical youth work, it becomes particularly clear that one of the most significant developmental barriers is not only the lack of material resources, formal competences, or access to education, but also the limited access to experiences that would allow young people to see themselves in new roles, beyond their familiar and often burdensome social environments. Many young people grow up believing that opportunities such as international mobility, travelling across Europe, or participating in European projects are “not for them,” but rather reserved for those who are more privileged, confident, or supported by strong social and cultural backgrounds. In its work with young people, the Foundation has repeatedly observed that only real, first-hand experience leads to a genuine shift in this mindset. A well-designed mobility is not merely a trip or an attractive adventure, but a developmental pathway through which young people gradually learn independence, responsibility, cooperation, and a sense of agency. This learning does not take place through the formal transmission of knowledge, but through everyday decision-making, facing new situations, engaging with other cultures, and the necessity of functioning together as a group. The InCommon project was designed precisely in this spirit—as a travel-based experience firmly embedded in educational, reflective, and supportive youth work practices. An important starting point for the project is also the observation that young people develop in very different environments and often function within closed circles of experiences, narratives, and interests. Young artists, young humanists, and young people interested in science and technology face different barriers and challenges, yet rarely have the opportunity to meet on equal terms and engage in dialogue despite these differences. InCommon deliberately brings these three environments together, treating the diversity of perspectives not as an obstacle, but as an educational value. From the perspective of youth work practice, such encounters carry great developmental potential, fostering openness, attentiveness to others, and the ability to understand the world from more than one point of view. The main objective of the InCommon project is to create a safe, inclusive, and at the same time challenging developmental space in which young people with fewer opportunities can learn through experience rather than through theoretical instruction. The project includes the implementation of six international mobilities organised in two phases: three parallel mobilities during the Christmas and New Year period, and three parallel mobilities during the Easter holidays. This structure allows participants to experience mobility in small, close-knit groups, while also meeting regularly at planned common points, where they can exchange observations, reflections, and perspectives shaped by different interests and lived experiences. From the perspective of youth work practice, a particularly important goal of the project is to offer an alternative to holiday periods, which for many young people are emotionally challenging and often associated with feelings of misunderstanding, tension, or loneliness. InCommon offers the opportunity to experience this time in motion, across Europe, within a supportive environment based on mutual care, attentiveness, and a sense of community. The mobilities have been designed in a way that combines intensive educational experiences with moments of slowing down, rest, and regeneration, which is crucial for maintaining well-being and openness to learning. Another key objective of the project is to strengthen young people’s sense of belonging to the European community and to build the conviction that Europe is a space that is genuinely accessible to them as well. InCommon supports participants in recognising their own competences, developing the courage to make educational and life decisions, and increasing their readiness to engage further in social and civic life. From the Foundation’s perspective, the project is not a one-off intervention, but part of a longer developmental pathway that may become a turning point in how young people think about themselves and their opportunities. The decision to implement the InCommon project therefore stems not from the need to carry out another mobility, but from a conviction - grounded in extensive experience in youth work - that well-designed actions of this kind can become one of the most effective tools for supporting young people with fewer opportunities in their personal, social, and civic development, while also building bridges between diverse youth environments.