Project managment

Living-labs

ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Supporting action Involving Dialogue Reflection and feedback  DESCRIPTION Living Labs is a method aimed at active involvement of citizens in processes – mainly long-term ones. Its advantage is that it allows for formalizing the framework of cooperation, inviting (and also maintaining in the process) key groups of stakeholders, and […]

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Card query procedure/ Comment cards

ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting  Deciding together  Supporting the action  Involving Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION Comments cards are a simple and low-cost way for service users to write down and post their thoughts and/or feedback. WATER/ AGRICULTURE EXAMPLE  Using comment cards (aka the yellow sticky note technique) can be useful for your initial work: 1. For the first […]

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5 x Why?

ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting  Deciding together  DESCRIPTION The purpose of the stand-up is first and foremost to provide a quick guidance. With the 5x Why questions, a problem is to be understood in depth and not just scratched on the surface.  The principle is very simple: you ask, for example, like a toddler, “Why” over and […]

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A world cafe

ACTIVITY TYPE Informing  Consulting  Deciding together  Dialogue Involving Reflection and feedback  DESCRIPTION A world café event can enable people to participate through speaking or simply listening or both. The linked conversations from several small groups helps to identify common themes and bring about new insights. WATER AGRICULTURE  When there are 3 or 5 most important […]

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Lotusflower/Lotusblossom Technique

ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting  Deciding together  DESCRIPTION The Lotus Blossom technique adds focus and power to classic brainstorming. Once mastered, the technique helps you create more and higher quality ideas for products and services, find innovative ways of improving your project and helps you solve a variety of problems you frequently encounter. The Lotus Blossom technique […]

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Walt Disney

ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting  Deciding together  DESCRIPTION On the basis of a role play, several people look at and discuss a situation from three different perspectives (roles). The Walt-Disney-Method method looks for the solidarity between creativity and feasibility. Goals and visions are transferred into a form that is suitable for practical application. The method serves to […]

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