In our Smart Sustainable & Green Cities Innovation Festival workshop, our objectives were:
- To stimulate collaboration and integrated approach聽across academic, private, and community sectors.
- To explore LEGO庐 Serious Play庐 as a creative and聽inclusive method for generating visionary while聽remaining practical ideas to tackle challenges聽related to urban regeneration, social equity,聽environmental sustainability, and technological聽integration.
- To apply the Sustainable, Smart, and Green (SSG)聽framework to address regeneration challenges in聽East 探花直播.
- To identify potential for long-term impact, scalability,聽and community ownership in addressing urban聽challenges through participatory design and聽engagement.
This event was hosted by BCU as part of its annual Innovation Fest and aligns with BCU鈥檚 Vision 2030 strategy to serve as an anchor institution for the city. As part of this ambition, the event explored interdisciplinary approaches to co-designing smart, sustainable, and green (SSG) solutions for East 探花直播, with a particular focus on the Tyseley and Hay Mills area.
The Innovation Fest Workshop brought together a diverse group of participants from both academic and non-academic sectors, fostering a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to addressing urban challenges in East 探花直播. Attendees represented a broad range of expertise, including: Built Environment and Urban Planning, Sustainability and Environmental Science, Engineering and Industry, Social Sciences and Education, Smart and Digital Cities, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Community Engagement and Development. Participants came from a variety of sectors, including local government bodies such as 探花直播 City Council; cultural and environmental organizations like the 探花直播 Botanical Gardens; academic institutions including 探花直播 and the University of 探花直播; the educational sector, such as Victoria Ark School; commercial businesses like T yseley Energy Park (TEP); charitable organizations such as HMTF; and community- based groups like Free@Last, which supports children, young people, and families in East 探花直播. The inclusion of educational institutions like Victoria Ark School highlights the importance of involving young learners in shaping the future of urban environments.
聽The workshop employed the LEGO庐 Serious Play庐 (LSP) methodology to engage participants in creative, collaborative thinking around Sustainable, Smart, and Green (SSG) city development. The participants are divided into groups to consider Sustainable, Smart, and Green approaches individually.