Navigating Transdisciplinary Co-creation - A Living Lab Game for Collaborative Innovation
TIME
15:45 – 17:15
TRACKS
TRACK 1: Living Labs for Grand Societal Challenges;
TRACK 3: Living Labs for Inclusive Soci(et)al Engagement;
TRACK 5: Living Labs Operations, Methods, Tools, and Impact
ORGANISER
Centre for Living Labs Utrecht University, Susanne Nijssen
DESCRIPTION
This workshop introduces a dynamic role-playing game designed to foster transdisciplinary collaboration skills and explore different perspectives. This immersive method will help participants understand the importance of social engagement, a crucial element that harbors collaborative and co-creation success. The need for transdisciplinary collaboration and co-creation when attempting to solve complex problems is widely known in (academic and professional) communities. However, effective collaboration and co-creation become challenging when there is a multitude of actors with different needs and languages.
In the workshop, participants simulate a transdisciplinary collaboration to develop a building project. Since everyone has a different role, different enablers and different goals but they are building the same structure together, they will learn during the course of the game that social engagement to drive real impact (making a successful structure) is rooted in emphatic listening, creating shared understanding and the ability to compromise. This workshop is a hands-on tool that very directly puts the theme of this conference in practice.
After the workshop, the participants will receive the skills and guidelines needed to re-create the workshop in their own workplace.
Agenda
- Introduction (10 min)
Small intro on who we are and what we do at our university. – Claudia Stuckrath & Susanne Nijssen (Utrecht University Living Labs)
- Explanation Living Lab Game (15 min)
The participants learn about the game they are about to play. Each participant has a role
- Play Living Lab Game (30 min)
The participants play the LL Game in groups of four.
- Evaluation & Key instructions (25 min)
Game outcomes are reflected upon. Furthermore, the participants are presented with key instructions if they were to host the game themselves.
- Closure (5 min)
Templates and instructions are shared, close-off “what did you enjoy most?”
SPEAKER BIOS
Yashna Pande
Project Officer Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)
Yashna Pande
Project Officer Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)Yashna Pande works as a project officer for Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs). Coming from a background in Law, Psychology and Sociology and having completed a MSc in Clinical Psychology, Yashna is motivated to explore ways to curate experiences for people and promote a sense of belonging in both individual and group settings. Yashna is passionate about mental health and bringing people together through co-creation, facilitation, and peer support.
Joep Wijnhoven
Project and Portfolio Manager Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)
Joep Wijnhoven
Project and Portfolio Manager Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)Joep Wijnhoven manages the portfolio of Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs). He graduated as a biologist but spent most of his career as a connector and facilitator in the fast-paced IT industry. He specializes in optimizing collaborations within and between organizations to achieve mutually agreed goals. “Dream big, start small†and “Fail fast, learn fast†are always in the back of his mind to keep up with the ever changing world around him. Joep likes a challenge, and nothing is more challenging than turning strategy into reality when we talk about sustainability. That is why he decided to help the Utrecht University reach their sustainability ambitions using Living Labs as a powerful tool.
Claudia Stuckrath-Alvarado
Doctoral Researcher Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Advisor Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)
Claudia Stuckrath-Alvarado
Doctoral Researcher Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Advisor Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)Claudia Stuckrath is a doctoral researcher at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development and an advisor in Utrecht University Living Labs. Her ongoing research is understanding how living labs can be facilitated at university campuses for a sustainable transition. Claudia has experience in the intersection of Academia and Industry, closing the gap between the two worlds, to find innovative solutions to complex problems. Claudia graduated as a Civil Engineer with an interdisciplinary MSc from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MSc in Sustainable Business and Innovation from Utrecht University.
Susanne Nijssen
Manager Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)
Susanne Nijssen
Manager Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs)Susanne Nijssen is the manager of Utrecht University Living Labs (UULabs) and a member of the management team of Utrecht University’s Sustainability Office. With a background in intercultural communications and sustainability, Susanne has much experience with building bridges between people, disciplines, departments and organizations, coaching various teams towards successful living labs, co-creations and collaborations.