OEC Paris Residential: scenarios workshop

2nd Incubator

Residential Scenarios Workshop

Paris, September 30, 2014

http://goo.gl/TA3CnO

Aims of this workshop

Explore a challenging domain in depth:

● Understand the underlying forces

● Identify the main actors

● Characterise their existing practices

● Consider viable innovations to better address the concerns of various stakeholders.

The setting● Work in groups● use paper /

popplet.com ● Share with

other groups.

The Actors

Subject ExpertsFamiliar with the context, stakeholders, needs, barriers

InnovatorsHave the will and the know-how to bring about change

FacilitatorsManage exchange of knowledge between others

Agenda● Identifying the actors

Naming & characterising the main roles / participants / stakeholders.

● Mapping the forces

Describing actors’ intentions, factors that influence them, links between them.

● Describing current practices

how do the actors currently operate to achieve their goals?

● Spotting the gaps

where are the tensions between forces? What intentions are not fulfilled?

● Exploring alternatives

how could existing practices be improved?

Step 1: Set the Scene - Draw Your Context!

Chan Hiu Ching, Chinafukuoka.unhabitat.org/gallery/art_2008

● Use paper & markers / http://popplet.com / tool of your choice

● Create a sketch / cartoon / collage that captures the essence of your problem domain

(classroom / school / Corporate HR dept.)

10 Minutes

Step 2: Name Your Actors

Jo, 42, Female

EdTech

Entrepreneur

Lives in Lyon

3 Kids,

MSc in CS

Bo, 51, MalePrimary TeacherLives in RiemsBA in History, likes surfing

André, 37, Male

Local authority Head of Education

Step 2: List the Forces

Jo

EdTech

Entrepreneur

Bo

Primary Teacher

André

Head of Education

Desires

Assets / advantages

Desires

Desires

Assets / advantages

Assets / advantages

Barriers

Barriers

Barriers

Step 2: Maps the Interactions

Step 3: Identify a Challenge

● Unfulfilled desire

● Tension between forces

● Something that can be done better

Step 4: Describe Current Practices

And now..

● Propose new practices, based on your product / concepts.

● Discuss, Review & Critique these practices:o what are the risks & opportunities?

o what are the costs?

o what are the side effects?

Step 1: Storyboard

OEC Teams draw a storyboard of a new / revised practice, which makes use of their product, to resolve a challenge in the problem domain.

Step 2: Critique

● Subject experts review the storyboards, note their potentials and challenges, suggest modifications.

Discussion

• What have we learned?

• What surprised us?

• What are the big questions that we take with us?