1 _ Framework project

Malmö Living LabsDemocratizing innovation

• Malmö University• KK-Foundation• EU Structural Funds

Framework project: •MEDEA Collaborative Media Initiative

1.1_Promoters

1.2_Context and general problem

• Triple crises (financial, social, environmental)

• Open innovation - User driven design

• Democratizing innovation (beyond experts)

• Sustainable solutions

1.3_Framework project: objectives

Medium-short term:

• Carrying out experiments in three social innovation labs (Factory, Neighbourhood, Stage)

• “Infrastructuring” of socio material innovation networks

• Sharing examplary cases within design for social innovation communities

• New business models for user driven creation of services, enterprises and jobs

Long terms:

• Exemplary social innovation collaborative practices within local and regional systems integrating, universities, public authorities, business partners, citizens

1.4_Framework project: visions and strategic points

Vision: Democratizing innovation in local context

Inkonst/Möllevången

Rosengård

Stapelbäddsparken

The Factory

The Stage

The Neigbourhood

Fosie

1.5_Framework project: local projects list

City of Malmö

users driving innovation

incubatorscompaniespublic institutionsngo's

studentsteachersresearchersdesigners

1.5.1 _ Local project 1: The Stage

the stage cross-media, culture productionmöllevången

New ways to produce, promote, distribute and finance cultural productions. Engaging audiences in professional creative processes

1.5.2_Local project 2: The Factory

Prototyping lab (Fablab) for co-productions mixing digital and physical material. Open source business models and micro financing services.

Under construction!

1.5.3_Local project 3: The Neighbourhood

A co-production and innovation environment for collaborative services and urban planning. Taking its point of departure in multi-ethnic local resources.

1.6 Framework project: actions

Infrastructuring: Aligning actors through continuous match-making processes and quick contextual experiments.

mll

RGRADo-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

BluePromo

Ozma

WIP- Wireless Indipendent Provider

UrbLove

1.6.1_Assement tool

“Things”: Multi-perspective assessment. Dialogue with key stakeholders on matters of concern

1.6.2_Website and digital platform

• http://medea.mah.se• www.malmolivinglab.se

1.6.3_Communication

•Participating in and communicating across communities: academic, professional and local

1.7_Framework project: comments

Great success stories and lots of controversies! Runs counter to established innovation thinking.

1.7.1_Timeline

2007 20122008 2009 20112010

Pilot: Malmö New Media Living Lab

MEDEA: Malmö Living Labs

The Stage

The Neighbourhood

The Factory

1.7.2_Assessment

Certain difficulties to •Continuously responding to the multitude of stakeholder initiatives

Successes in:• Engaging a variety of stakeholders in a number of bottom up

innovation experiments• Connecting academia and media- and ICT- business partners to

social innovators and local communities

2 _ Local Project: Living Lab the Neighbourhood

2.1.1_ Neighbourhood_ Context

• Environment that seldom is associated with innovation and economic growth

• Marginalized groups and high unemployment but at the same a resource of intercultural competences

2.1.2_ The Neighbourhood_ Objectives

Democratizing Innovation: Including and engaging local actors in the City of Malmös overall innovation system.

Establishing a co-production and innovation environment for collaborative services and urban planning

2.1.4_ The Neighbourhood_ Activities and results

Parapolis: Exploring citizen participation in urban planning

UrbLove: Exploring urban landscape through mobila games

Neighbourhood Technology: Exploring appropriation of public spaces through technology

Herrgårds Women Association: Exploring collaborative services and other business opportunities emerging from a group of unemployed multi ethnic women

Hållbara Hilda: Exploring sustainable collaborative services in a housing community

Activities: ParaPolis

Malmö creative stakeholder engagement process...

Urban development – citizen engagement

Activities: Hållbara Hilda

Exploring sustainable collaborative services in a housing community

Activities: Neighbourhood Technologies

Exploring appropriation of public spaces through technology

Activities: Herrgårds Women Association

Exploring collaborative services and other business opportunities emerging from a group of unemployed multi ethnic women

3 _ Design roles

• Facilitating “Things”: Aligning actors across diverse contexts and cultures through continuous match-making processes and quick contextual experiments.

rgra: users driving innovationmarginalized groups can challenge the current local media

landscape

Barcode Beats

Hip-hop Bluetooth Bus

from initial participatory design projects with ”the voice and face of the street” (rgra)

Bluetooth Hiphop Bus

Collaboration between Malmö Living Labs, K3 Malmö University, RGRA Skånetrafiken, Epsilon ES and Do-Fi

mll

RGRA

Node in network

Do-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

mll

RGRA

Node in network

Do-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

BluePromo

INKONSTmll

RGRA

Node connection

Do-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

BluePromo

Lilla Växthuset

Ozma

WIP- Wireless Indipendent Provider

UrbLove

UrbLove

Collaboration between Malmö Living Labs, K3 Malmö University, RGRA, Lilla Växthuset, Ozma, Epsilon ES and Do-Fi

mll INKONST

RGRA

Re-connection

Do-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

BluePromo

mll INKONST

RGRA

Re-connection

Do-Fi

Epsilon E. S.

SkånetrafikenVeolia

BluePromo

Suburb Tourism

Political engagement

Radio RGRA

mllINKONST

RGRA

Continuity, trust and sustanability

Do-Fi

INKONSTRGRA/Peoples EntertainmentDo-Fi

Miljonprocessen

Continuity, trust and sustanability

Malmö Living Labs

City of Malmö

users driving innovation

incubatorscompaniespublic institutionsngo's

studentsteachersresearchersdesigners

Vision: Democratizing innovation in local context