1 CONTEXTUALIZING 2 FOCUSING
1 CONTEXTUALIZING 2 FOCUSING
Phase 1. Contextualising- Taking one step back
The first phase has a backwards perspective; it is about getting the bigger picture,‘ sensing’ what is going on. The task is to let the daily work rest, and reflect upon the messy realities of mobility planning. It is about why things in mobility planning are the way they are, and how they came to be. It is also about looking into other cases where something special has been achieved and understanding what has favoured the emergence of those experiments. This can concern both special single experiments, or more overarching living laboratory approaches in other cities. The single tasks are interwoven with evaluating what all of this implies for Nordhavnen.
Phase 2. Focusing- Getting first common ground for a living laboratory
In this next phase the goal is to arrive at a first yet profound understanding of where pivotal points for operating a living laboratory in Nordhavnen might be located. This includes to carry the results from phase 1 together and try to identify connections and relations between them. Performing this exercise is a first step of moving from being reactive( e. g.“ the problem of congestion in Copenhagen is still increasing, we have to increase the road capacity”) to proactive and anticipative( e. g.“ congestion is a current phenomenon, which might weakened due to trend XY by itself”). It also includes the sharing of these understandings, in order to level the ground for the strategy to be carried commonly. The outcome of this phase is a first initial understanding what a living laboratory in Nordhavnen could look like.