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USING LABS TO TACKLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS AN INTRODUCTION FOR FUNDERS
PFC SYMPOSIUM 10.01.2013
PRESENTATION BY: SATSUKO VANANTWERP
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TIME
COM
PLEX
ITY
PUBLIC SYSTEMS
SOCIAL CHALLENGES
SOCIETY IN TRANSFORMATION
SOURCE: JOERI VAN DEN STEENHOVEN
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WICKED PROBLEMS
SOURCE: JAIME DERRINGER
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GRANTS
POLICY ADVOCACY
STRATEGIC ADVICE
ACCESS TO NETWORKS
COLLECTIVE IMPACT
LABS
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LABS
DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES THAT REQUIRE SYSTEMS CHANGE
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Hierarchy Collaboration Static Dynamic
Singular (expert) focus Multi-disciplinary Risk-averse Open to failure
Operations-oriented Systems-approach Market-driven User-centric
Production outcomes Social change outcomes Linear Iterative
Prescribed success Conditional success
TRADITIONAL VS. LAB
SOURCE:‘LABS: DESIGING THE FUTURE’
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LABS
1. BROAD RESEARCH 2. CO-CREATION 3. SPECIALIZED SPACE 4. PROCESS DESIGN 5. RAPID PROTOTYPING 6. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY 7. CONTNUAL LEARNING
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FAMILY BY FAMILY SOURCE: INWITHFOR
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FAMILY BY FAMILY SYSTEMS CHANGE
PROBLEM
OUTCOMES
PRACTICE
POLICY
SOURCE: INWITHFOR
CHALLENGE COMMISSION PREPARATION CO-DESIGN ITERATION SOLUTION METRICS IMPACT
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MINDLAB
INWITHFOR
KENNISLAND
MaRS SOLUTIONS LAB LABIS
NESTA PARTICIPLE
27e REGION
RLABS
GOVLAB DESIS LAB
HELSINKI DESIGN LAB (CLOSED)
LIEN CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
HOPE INSTITUTE
SOCIALAB
IDEO
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MaRS SOLUTIONS LAB
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
INNOVATION HOUSE
MEASURABLE IMPACTS
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NOTE OF CAUTION 1. CONCEPT DU JOUR 2. NOT IMMEDIATE 3. NOT INEXPENSIVE 4. NOT A PANACEA
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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED 1. FIND OUT MORE 2. HAVE A DISCUSSION 3. CONT. SUPPORTING EXPERIMENTATION 4. EXPLORE FIT WITH FUNDER COALITIONS
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QUESTIONS FOR YOU • WHAT LAB-LIKE ACTIVITY ALREADY EXISTS? • WHAT CHALLENGE AREAS DO YOU SEE? • WHAT BARRIERS ARE STOPPING YOU? • HOW CAN LABS HELP?
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“WE ACT LIKE SYSTEMS IN CREATING LARGE-SCALE PROBLEMS BUT WE ACT AS INDIVIDUALS IN TRYING TO SOLVE THEM” – ERIC TRIST SOCIAL SCIENTIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE
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THANK YOU! CONTACT www.sigeneration.ca/labs [email protected] @sats_ko
Special thanks to: Ruth Richardson, Colette Murphy, Pegi Dover and Monica Pohlmann
With appreciation to all my SiG colleagues