Abstract "Citizens and urban policy makers are experimenting with collaborative ways to tackle wicked urban issues, such as today’s sustainability challenges. In this article, we consider one particular way of collaboration in an experimental setting: Urban Living Labs (ULLs). ULLs are understood as spatially embedded sites for the co-creation of knowledge and solutions by
Can design catalyse the great transition? That is the question that was asked during the Transition Design Symposium 2016. The symposium was designed to open up a conversation between design and other fields that share a mutual desire for rapid transition to a more sustainable society. The papers that were collected for the symposium
Abstract: "This article aims to unravel the tensions that obstruct participatory city making: the processes in which government, entrepreneurs and citizens co-create new solutions for urban challenges. Participatory city making is explored and conceptualized through an empirical grounded study of local civil servants and citizen initiatives in Rotterdam. Through interviews and a set of
This editorial was published for the Design Research Society 2018 conference (DRS2018) at the University of Limerick and was written by Joanna Boehnert, Dan Lockton and Ingrid Mulder. The conference took place from the 25th until the 28th of June. Joanna, Dan and Ingrid shaped the track 'Designing for Transitions' and were the session
We are looking back on an inspiring day filled with insightful workshops and good discussions. Below you will find the tools of the LAB as well as impressions of the exhibition, the workshops, and the discussions. download the pdf here: PCM LAB at Border Sessions 2018 LR The Participatory City Making team hosted the day and
By Agnelo Iasanth More information will follow soon!
Graduate student Jonas Vos from the bachelor Industrial Design of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. joined the PCM team to elaborate on the concept of the Stadmakerskist. His interest was in playful and hackable environments. In the first stage of his graduation project, he developed Pleincraft as a result of a co-design process with local
Tool2 is a web-based city making tool helping initiatives to talk to the “right“ civil servant, the challenge of many innovative city-making groups. By adding information you have about your city-making idea (place, topic, idea/word, or a person at the municipality, you talked to), the tool will return to you instantly with suggestions on suited
By the PCM team The Transparency Tool is a smart matchmaking tool-set that consists of connected, wearable devices that can be used for networking events. The tool intends to enhance transparency and efficiency in networking situations and to serve as a conversation starter. It diminishes barriers between social silos. During a city making event, each
By Paula Steenstra When to play the game? The object of the game is to create a space for the players (as participants in an initiative) to discuss their expectations, experiences and desires about their own and other one’s skills, positions and resources in the group. Use this game when: The participants in the group
