This thesis will explore the possible obstacles among Region Stockholm municipalities in promoting adolescents’ mental health and well-being through experimental governance. The thesis will examine the municipal and non-municipal points of view on specifically promoting adolescents’ mental health and well-being through experimental governance in the Swedish context with the use of urban sustainability transitions and transition management frameworks. The urban sustainability transitions will help us understand the role of cities in creating new modes of urban governing processes. In addition, the use of a transition management framework will help us to understand the importance of shifting from traditional management approaches by rather placing greater focus on innovative and design-oriented methods. This approach highlights the importance of learning by doing process rather than a reaching specific destination. In addition, I will use a qualitative research design that uses the methods of semi- structured interviews. The empirical findings are analysed with the help of thematic analysis through the theoretical frameworks and concepts. It has been demonstrated an observable slow- paced adoption of experimental governance, insufficient specific promotion of adolescents’ mental health and well-being, and distant relationship between experimental governance and promotion specifically adolescents’ mental health and well-being in the urban planning process.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-09-21T13:27:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lauren Homrich Aita_.pdf: 3238471 bytes, checksum: bcfd6d5d4a3a884ab5d3c5fa2d58a08d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-21T13:27:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lauren Homrich Aita_.pdf: 3238471 bytes, checksum: bcfd6d5d4a3a884ab5d3c5fa2d58a08d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-29 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos / Esta dissertação tem como tema a Inovação Social em Living Labs, deflagrada na interface entre a constituição de novas sociabilidades e os modos de produção de valor a partir de contribuições do Design Estratégico. A discussão das práticas projetuais foi feita à luz dos conceitos ecossistêmicos da sociedade em rede e do metaprojeto como cultura de projeto. Além da revisão bibliográfica, também foi realizada uma pesquisa aplicada de inspiração etnográfica, com abordagem qualitativa e com objetivo exploratório junto a dois Living Labs: o TransLAB e o Laboratório Mercur de Inovação Social. Como resultado, foram apresentados fatores de mobilização em redes de projeto para Inovação Social, assim como foram descritas estratégias e instrumentos projetuais utilizados para promoção de trabalho colaborativo. Em ambos contextos pesquisados, o Living Lab pôde ser compreendido como um Espaço Hub que habilita a articulação de redes projetuais que buscam gerar sistemas-produto-serviço socialmente inovadores ou novos modelos de negócio. À luz do Design Estratégico, a pesquisa também identificou a potencialidade de Living Labs serem apropriados como Cenários Vivos, em que se cria um deslocamento para ampliar possibilidades criativas e as pessoas experimentam outras lógicas organizacionais, provocando reflexões e ativando sua ação estratégica para uma transição sustentável com a criação de novos modos de relação e de coprodução de valor. Por fim, foram indicadas diretrizes para promoção de processos inclusivos na articulação de redes projetuais para a Inovação Social no contexto de Living Labs. / This dissertation is subject to Social Innovation in Living Labs, triggered at the interface between the creation of new sociability and value of production methods from contributions of Strategic Design. The discussion of projective practices was made in light of ecosystem concepts of network society and the meta-project and project culture. Besides the theory review was also conducted an ethnographic inspiration applied research with a qualitative approach and exploratory objective within two Living Labs: the TransLAB and Mercur Laboratory of Social Innovation. As a result, mobilization factors in network design for social innovation were presented, as strategies and projective instruments used for collaborative work promotion were described. In both contexts studied, the Living Lab could be understood as a Hub Space that enables the articulation of projective networks that seek to generate socially innovative product-service-systems or new business models. In the light of the Strategic Design, the survey also identified the Living Labs capability to be recognized as Living Scenarios in which is possible to create an offset to expand creative possibilities, and people experience other organizational logics, causing reflections and activating its strategic action for a transition sustainable with the creation of new relations and co-production value. Finally, guidelines were recommended for promotion of inclusive processes in the articulation of projective networks for Social Innovation in the context of Living Labs.

This paper presents the cooperative modelling methodology used in the Information Society foresight carried out within the research project SCETIST. The class of models here presented used the concept of group decision creativity that has been elaborated for the use in a Living Lab. The trends and scenarios are discussed and refined during cooperative activities, finally verified using the simulation of a hybrid system consisting of qualitative information processing, and a discretetime- control system with a discrete-event component.

This paper presents the cooperative modelling methodology used in the Information Society foresight carried out within the research project SCETIST. The class of models here presented used the concept of group decision creativity that has been elaborated for the use in a Living Lab. The trends and scenarios are discussed and refined during cooperative activities, finally verified using the simulation of a hybrid system consisting of qualitative information processing, and a discretetime- control system with a discrete-event component.

In meinem Promotionsprojekt beschäftige ich mich mit Designkulturen, insbesondere mit der Maker-Bewegung und frage, wie Zukunft im und durch ‚making‘ verhandelt wird. Meine Forschung basiert auf empirischen Studien im Feld, autoethnographischen Versuchen und partizipativen Workshops. Durch die unterschiedlichen methodischen Zugänge versuche ich ein breites Verständnis für das Zusammenspiel unterschiedlicher menschlicher und nicht-menschlicher Akteure, Praktiken und Imaginären zu bekommen.

Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are currently considered among the most effective tools available to city administrations and urban planners to tackle the negative effects of climate change.This umbrella concept comprises a large set of different low-impact technical solutions that are inspired/supported, or copied, from nature. NBS are particularly valued as they can help cities foster sustainability and enhance resilience, while providing social benefits and new economic opportunities. NBShave been selected as a priority by the European Commission.Existing literature does not provide a clear, unique definition of NBS nor sufficient empirical support to demonstrate long-term change in communities and affected territories, particularly for participatory actions, as these are often difficult to analyse, measure, and assess. Adapting NBS-based strategies to local contexts is always a challenge – not only in terms of physical interventions, but particularly in terms of creating common understanding and long-term impact. Yet, dissemination activities, exchanges and debates across local and global actors are often considered as ‘collateral’.Starting from these premises, the study investigates the role of communication across local and global networks in NBS projects to explore which elements favour or hinder collaboration and knowledge creation, looking for possible seeds of transformation that might go undetected due to their intangible, non-quantifiable nature.Through a case study and a set of qualitative interviews, the challenges of understanding and adopting NBS will be tackled among the local and the global, revealing the importance of transdisciplinarity and a set of enabling conditions to facilitate transformative learning, and the role of flexible, adaptable participatory approaches to enhance collaborative open innovation. Possible ways forward and challenges towards forms of participatory governance will also be included.The analysis is clustered per themes to investigate the dynamics of dissemination activities, living lab settings and collaboration among international partners, as well as the overall influence of the European dimension; it ends with challenges and opportunities for the future of living labs and collaboration after the closure of the project. Meaningful examples and best practices shared by the2interviewees will guide the analysis. Additional topics and concerns as expressed freely by the participants will be outlined.As outlined in the closing section, reiteration of concepts and multiple opportunities to learn, experience and exchange about NBS are needed at local and global level. To support such collaborative effort, it takes one or more skilled facilitators as well as project frameworks to enable cross-sectoral collaboration and spontaneous inputs, towards innovative, long-lasting strategies to contribute in the global battle against climate change in cities.In the conclusions, through experiences and suggestions from the participants, possible strategies and actions will be reported, inviting for further transdisciplinary research by highlighting how intangible and practical items contribute to nature-based thinking. As to say: “to be inspired by natural processes in all aspects of urban development to create more holistic approaches to sustainable cities'' (Randrup, et al., 2020, p. 2).