Abstract
The Cuckoo’s Nest Approach for Co-Creating Business Ecosystems in Smart Cities
Highlights
The current global megatrends of rapid urbanization and digitalization are placing great pressure on the sustainability of our cities and are bringing about major changes in the living environment of city dwellers
While this is a clear improvement compared to a designercentric approach, the existing participatory planning methods generally involve a pre-defined object of design, as well as a professional designer to lead the process
Participatory planning is a form of co-design and has been well represented in urban development projects for at least two decades
Summary
The current global megatrends of rapid urbanization and digitalization are placing great pressure on the sustainability of our cities and are bringing about major changes in the living environment of city dwellers. These trends offer increased possibilities for sustainable urban development following the principles of circular economy, including the exploitation of existing infrastructure and services while taking advantage of new technology. End users have been increasingly engaged in design processes using different collaborative methods While this is a clear improvement compared to a designercentric approach, the existing participatory planning methods generally involve a pre-defined object of design, as well as a professional designer to lead the process. In Finland, the location of the current study, urban planning has become significantly more community focused in recent years, and participatory methods are widely used (Horelli, 2013)
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