Finally, after months of preparation, GoNano partners got their chance to interact with the general public and discuss key issues related to nanotechnology research. The focus was thematically different for each of the three pilot partners running the workshops: Food, in the Czech Republic; Energy, in Spain; and Health, in The Netherlands. The partners at … Continued
It is a moody autumn Saturday morning, participants slowly enter the historic building of the Academy of Sciences, where the first Czech citizens´ consultation about nanotechnology and its impacts is being held under the work frame of the European Horizon 2020 project GoNANO. The lobby welcomes participants with questions such as: “Would the nanotechnologies help … Continued
RMIT students from the School of Science participating in the International Science Perspectives HDR Study Tour 2018 took part in one of the first dissemination and RRI training activities of the GoNano project. The students were introduced to the concepts of design thinking and co-creation by Smoothie Innovators’ Sella Masselink before being tasked with co-creating … Continued
Co-creation is a widely used, but loosely defined term that has been applied in different contexts. While originally stemming from an innovation and business context, the use of the term seems to have diversified. The GoNano definition of co-creation: Co-creation activities enable productive collaborations between researchers and societal stakeholders over longer timeframes, focusing on specific … Continued
How can we position the concept of co-creation between all existing concepts of public engagement. Co-creation concept map
The following section sets out requirements – both substantive and procedural – necessary for the implementation of a co-creation exercise. Substantive requirements refer to issues such as motivation, shared goal, and the topic around which stakeholders mobilise, while procedural requirements address issues including appropriate facilitation, transparency, engaging modes of collaboration, and so on. These are … Continued
Co-creatie process.pdf
For the Go-Nano project we examined several co-creation tools developed by profit and non-profit organisation. The most useful ones you will find here. All freely available under Creative Commons. with and for The Science2Design4Society Toolkit The Science2Design4Society (S2D4S) method is the design and research approach developed by and used in the DesignLab of the University of … Continued