An exploration of living labs/city labs through practices in two Copenhagen’s spaces
Author
Dolezal, Stefan
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-12-18
Pages
64
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan to living labs (bylabs) i København fungerer i praksis. Living labs er virkelighedsnære miljøer, hvor forskellige aktører sammen udvikler og tester løsninger. Jeg ser på, hvordan laboratorierne håndterer spændinger mellem deres idealer—bredt engagement og åben deling af information—og de praktiske krav om at skaffe midler til at betale husleje og investere i den ønskede teknologi. Jeg undersøger også, hvordan materielle objekter i laboratorierne (fx prototyper, værktøjer og apparater) bliver til og får betydning gennem brug, og hvordan deres roller ændrer sig på tværs af aktiviteter og steder. Undersøgelsen bygger på etnografiske metoder, herunder interviews og deltagelse i daglige aktiviteter. Resultaterne udvider forståelsen af living labs ved at brede de undersøgte dimensioner ud og give et dybt indblik i praksis. Jeg anbefaler, at fremtidige studier anvender dette bredere sæt af dimensioner på flere steder for at forbedre kategorisering, samt i højere grad inddrager storskala digitale metoder, i takt med at post-demografi—tilgange der analyserer adfærd ud over traditionelle demografiske kategorier—får større betydning.
This thesis examines how two living labs (city labs) in Copenhagen operate in practice. Living labs are real-world environments where different stakeholders co-develop and test solutions. I investigate how these labs navigate tensions between their ideals—broad engagement and openness to information—and the practical need to secure funding to pay rent and invest in desired technologies. I also explore how material objects in the labs (for example, prototypes, tools, and devices) take shape and gain meaning through use, and how their roles change across activities and places. The study is based on ethnographic methods, including interviews and participation in everyday activities. The findings expand understanding of living labs by widening the dimensions studied and offering an in-depth view of practice. I recommend that future research apply this broader set of dimensions to more sites to improve categorization, and make greater use of large-scale digital methods as post-demographics—approaches that analyze behavior beyond traditional demographic categories—become more important.
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