Understand

An effective design and planning process requires an in-depth understanding and deep diving into the status quo of the system(s) and context(s) affected by intervention.

When it comes to governance, it requires exploring and investigating core aspects such as the relational system, structures of power, forms and tools of decision-making, values, perceived motivations and barriers to collaboration, etc.

At the same time, this phase is dedicated to gather knowledge and inspiration around multi-stakeholder and collaborative governance arrangements that can sustain co-creative transition paths to circular and regenerative cities, looking in particular at the emerging trends that harness novel technologies to foster participation, engagement and, ultimately, peer production.

Keywords in this phase

• Open mind

• Divergence

• Inspiration

• Research and discovery

• Description

Activities under the "Understand" Design Stage | Source: P2P Lab