2 FOCUSING
2 FOCUSING
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.
While the first phase could have been performed by individuals, this phase is recommended to carry out in a workshop setting. Topics to work with could be:
Task 2-1: Reflect on the most important institutional barriers( from Task 1-1, 1-2, 1-4) and societal trends( from Task 1-3) in Copenhagen, which have effects on the mobility system. Do they hamper sustainability goals set by Københavns Kommune? What might be relations between them? Can they be bended to achieve goals? Decide on the most important ones.
Task 2-2: Study if there are currently any underrepresented mobility solutions, which might be able to live up to the trends or alter them in a desired direction? Which gaps in existing knowledge hamper a proper evaluation of the potential of those solutions? How can these gaps be overcome? What solutions need more profound application and testing?
Task 2-3: Reflect upon your understanding of a living lab( eventually also in relation to the different cases you have seen in task 1-8) and get a first common understanding on what a living laboratory in Nordhavnen could look like.
Task 2-4: Reflect upon experiments with different mobility solutions. What do you assume those solutions can do and what can’ t they do?