Strategic Design Scenarios | We are an innovation lab specialised in public innovation, strategic design, scenario building, policy design, co-design with users and community centred approaches. We work on public policy innovation through design, social innovation and sustainability.

We are a sustainability innovation lab specialised in public innovation, strategic design, scenario building, co-design with users and community centred approaches. We conduct field work, action-research, and training activities. We work both on the present and on the future(s), and both at local level and at meta level.

À Marcoussis, les citoyens co-construisent le futur

on Nov 12, 2018

Penser le futur ne doit pas être le privilège des prospectivistes et auteurs de science-fiction. Alors que les hommes politiques sont de plus en plus prisonniers du court terme, les citoyens doivent s’emparer de l’avenir, l’imaginer, le construire. « Inventer le futur ensemble » est même une condition indispensable à la vitalité de... [read more]

Take care of your city’s public services!

on Jul 10, 2018

“The society is changing at a high speed and the municipality has to change to reconnect with it” declared Fleur Imming, Deputy Mayor of Social Affairs, Life and Districts of the city of Amersfoort (Jégou, F., Bonneau, M. 2015). This average city (150 000 inhabitants) located in The Netherland... [read more]

A journey through temporary use | Refill URBACT

on Apr 5, 2018

NEW USE OF VACANT SPACES SPURS INNOVATION ON A LOCAL LEVEL Over the past few decades, many cities have experimented with finding Temporary Uses for abandoned or neglected spaces and buildings. Their experiences serve as a source of inspiration and change in other cities where Temporary Use can act as... [read more]

Massive Codesign : A proposal for a collaborative design framework

on Apr 5, 2018

This book focuses on “massive codesign”: the idea that multiple and/or numerous participants having different voices collaborate in a design process broken down into different steps and formats and resulting in a relevant and diversified amount of data. Services, strategies and scenarios are presented as the main field of application:... [read more]

Phasing-in : Amorçage d’un processus d’innovation publique

on Feb 15, 2018

L’amorçage d’un processus d’innovation publique c’est l’amorçage d’un changement. Or, toute transformation de pratiques, de méthodes et d’outils au sein d’une structure, quelle qu’elle soit, prend du temps. Plutôt que d’essayer de « décréter » le changement, il convient de l’enclencher lentement, progressivement ; il s’agit d’une stratégie de “phasing-in“.... [read more]

Scenario stretching game

on Jan 30, 2018

Do you know what is “Scenario-stretching”. Not yet? Well, “Scenario-stretching” is a tool, developed by SDS, to co-create disruptive, surprising and out-of-the-box scenarios and solutions.

Engaging citizens and stakeholders in the setting of EU future research agenda

on Dec 4, 2017

CIMULACT stands for ‘Citizen and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020’. The project engages more than 1000 citizens in 30 countries in Europe, along with a variety of other actors, in shaping a desirable sustainable future. In a highly participatory process, the project will provide a unique contribution to European research... [read more]

We all have a good reason not to evaluate [public policies]

on May 18, 2017

In local sustainable development projects (local authorities, municipalities, intermunicipal associations, urban areas, etc.), tons of actions are carried out, but the impact of these actions is rarely evaluated. Indeed, there is a tendency to verify whether actions have been completed or not, but local administrations tend not to closely look at the... [read more]

Deep Dive Study Visit Nantes – Temporary use as slow urban planning

on May 18, 2017

Deep Dive Study Visit Nantes – Temporary use as slow urban planning Click here to download the PDF

Deep Dive Study visit Riga – Common Ownership

on May 18, 2017

Deep Dive Study visit Riga – Common Ownership Click here to download the PDF

Deep Dive Study Visit – Temporary as an asset to reduce exclusion

on May 18, 2017

Deep Dive Study Visit in Bremen- Temporary as an asset to reduce exclusion. Click here to download the PDF

Social innovation in cities – Capitalisation report

on Jan 7, 2016

Download the article / “Social innovation in cities, URBACT II capitalisation” Authors / Jégou, F., Bonneau, M. City administrations are facing a whole range of challenges on the social, environmental and economic fronts. New competences are being transferred from the national or regional levels while the budgets available to tackle them... [read more]

European sustainable food cities

on Feb 18, 2015

Download the handbook : Creating space for sustainable food systems in urban communities – Practical approaches and examples for cities, and watch the elected officials of the partners cities commit to place sustainable food high on the political agenda in 2015 and beyond.

Selected work

[english] How could the local power and citizen organizations better collaborate to foster resilient local dynamics in favor of the environnement? Many citizen initiatives have taken place in the Brussels ... [read more]

by admincg on Dec 13, 2017 • No Comments

[english] How could the local power and citizen organizations better collaborate to foster resilient local dynamics in favor of the environnement? Many citizen initiatives have taken place in the Brussels... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

[english] Training people to apply the design approach to the public action field, in a classroom-like setting, is quite a challenging wager which often leads to frustration. On the contrary, exclusively ... [read more]

by admincg on Dec 13, 2017 • No Comments

[english] Training people to apply the design approach to the public action field, in a classroom-like setting, is quite a challenging wager which often leads to frustration. On the contrary, exclusively... [read more]

Innovation Action-based training at SMEDAR

all projects / Case studies / selected work

[english] Thanks to it’s on-field application this training is trully action-based – contrary to standard classroom training. Together with SMEDAR and the city of Rouen’s mixed syndicate for waste disposal,... [read more]

by admincg on Dec 13, 2017 • No Comments

[english] Thanks to it’s on-field application this training is trully action-based – contrary to standard classroom training. Together with SMEDAR and the city of Rouen’s mixed syndicate for waste disposal,... [read more]

NATCONSUMERS - Reducing residential energy through natural language feedback

all projects / Case studies / selected work

How could we be more reasonable consumers? How could we adapt/modify our behaviors towards more responsible and sustainable use of energy in households? Energy saving is not a very sexy ... [read more]

by admin on Jun 3, 2017 • No Comments

How could we be more reasonable consumers? How could we adapt/modify our behaviors towards more responsible and sustainable use of energy in households? Energy saving is not a very sexy... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

[english] “The gap between what our administration preached as general executive manager of economy, employment and research and it’s actual ability to innovate, kept on growing.” says Isabel Quoilin, DGO6’s ... [read more]

by admincg on Jan 13, 2017 • No Comments

[english] “The gap between what our administration preached as general executive manager of economy, employment and research and it’s actual ability to innovate, kept on growing.” says Isabel Quoilin, DGO6’s... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

[english] Why don’t we assess the executed public policies of our inlands? What is preventing it from happening? Why does it never/hardly ever happen? How could we ensure that the ... [read more]

by admincg on Jan 13, 2017 • No Comments

[english] Why don’t we assess the executed public policies of our inlands? What is preventing it from happening? Why does it never/hardly ever happen? How could we ensure that the... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

More info coming soon

by admincg on Jan 13, 2017 • No Comments

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Zero Carbon Universities - Campuses of the future

all projects / Case studies / selected work

[english] What is a zero carbon campus? What does it mean ? What does it look like ? How is that different from a traditional campus? What is better in ... [read more]

by admin on May 3, 2016 • No Comments

[english] What is a zero carbon campus? What does it mean ? What does it look like ? How is that different from a traditional campus? What is better in... [read more]

CIMULACT - Citizen and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020

all projects / Case studies / selected work

CIMULACT: Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future Citizens to provide concrete and unique input to the European Union’s research and innovation agenda CIMULACT stands for ... [read more]

by admin on May 3, 2016 • 1 Comment

CIMULACT: Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future Citizens to provide concrete and unique input to the European Union’s research and innovation agenda CIMULACT stands for... [read more]

Action-research on Juvenile justice in Guadeloupe

all projects / Case studies / selected work

Participatory action research for the staff intervening with minors entrusted by a court decision both in the public sector and the voluntary sector and concerned with the care of violent ... [read more]

by admin on May 3, 2016 • No Comments

Participatory action research for the staff intervening with minors entrusted by a court decision both in the public sector and the voluntary sector and concerned with the care of violent... [read more]

Reuse of vacant spaces – REFILL – Urbact project

all projects / Case studies / selected work

More info coming soon.

by admin on Jan 7, 2016 • No Comments

More info coming soon.

L’ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE AU COIN DE MA RUE

all projects / Case studies / selected work

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE CORNER OF MY STREET A residence regarding access to local public services A SGMAP and 27e Région partnership. Involving beneficiaries as relay to reach “invisible” citizens ... [read more]

by admin on Feb 28, 2015 • 2 Comments

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE CORNER OF MY STREET A residence regarding access to local public services A SGMAP and 27e Région partnership. Involving beneficiaries as relay to reach “invisible” citizens... [read more]

Social innovation in cities – Urbact capitalisation

all projects / Case studies / selected work

URBACT II (2007-2013) is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable and integrated urban development in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It enables European cities to work ... [read more]

by admin on Jan 12, 2015 • No Comments

URBACT II (2007-2013) is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable and integrated urban development in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It enables European cities to work... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

To enable local authorities to build upon the national working group reflections on “Rio+20 and after : The future of Agenda 21″ and lead a prospective exercise of their own Local Agenda 21, a ... [read more]

by admin on Aug 14, 2014 • No Comments

To enable local authorities to build upon the national working group reflections on “Rio+20 and after : The future of Agenda 21″ and lead a prospective exercise of their own Local Agenda 21, a... [read more]

Sustainable food in urban communities [urbact]

all projects / Case studies / food / local sustainable transition / selected work / sustainable living

The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint,... [read more]

by admin on Nov 6, 2013 • 1 Comment

The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint,... [read more]

The Ecological and Social Transformation of the Region

all projects / Case studies / local sustainable transition / local transformation process / policy recommandations / selected work

Started 3 years ago the TESR (Transformation écologique et sociale de la région) stands for Ecological and Social Transformation of the Nord Pas-de-Calais Region in the north of France. We can ... [read more]

by admin on Nov 5, 2013 • No Comments

Started 3 years ago the TESR (Transformation écologique et sociale de la région) stands for Ecological and Social Transformation of the Nord Pas-de-Calais Region in the north of France. We can... [read more]

all projects / Case studies / selected work

The Product-service systems project is part of the TURAS program (supported by the Seventh Framework Programme of the EU). The PSS project is led by Brussels Environment, Ecores, Group One,... [read more]

by admin on Jul 26, 2013 • No Comments

The Product-service systems project is part of the TURAS program (supported by the Seventh Framework Programme of the EU). The PSS project is led by Brussels Environment, Ecores, Group One,... [read more]

Sustainable procurement of the Rhône-Alpes Region

all projects / Case studies / residences / selected work

Immersion residence at Rhône-Alpes Regional Council to investigate public procurement processes and co-design a series of experimentations to fluidify green procurement and support the regional sustainable transition.

by admin on Jan 15, 2013 • No Comments

Immersion residence at Rhône-Alpes Regional Council to investigate public procurement processes and co-design a series of experimentations to fluidify green procurement and support the regional sustainable transition.

Agenda 21 France / Rio+20 : the future of Agendas 21

all projects / Case studies / selected work

How can we (re)design local governance to facilitate local sustainable transformations?

by admin on Jan 15, 2013 • 3 Comments

How can we (re)design local governance to facilitate local sustainable transformations?

all projects / Case studies / evidencing / exhibition / selected work / sustainable living

Walking on a street of a sustainable city in 20 years from now…

by admin on Jan 15, 2013 • 1 Comment

Walking on a street of a sustainable city in 20 years from now…

all projects / Case studies / selected work / sustainable living

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will a sustainable future mean for the way we live, move, and consume? How do we know if our lifestyles are sustainable or not?... [read more]

by admin on Jan 8, 2013 • No Comments

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will a sustainable future mean for the way we live, move, and consume? How do we know if our lifestyles are sustainable or not?... [read more]

À Marcoussis, les citoyens co-construisent le futur

Take care of your city’s public services!

A journey through temporary use | Refill URBACT

Massive Codesign : A proposal for a collaborative design framework

Phasing-in : Amorçage d’un processus d’innovation publique

Scenario stretching game

Engaging citizens and stakeholders in the setting of EU future research agenda

We all have a good reason not to evaluate [public policies]

Deep Dive Study Visit Nantes – Temporary use as slow urban planning

Deep Dive Study visit Riga – Common Ownership

Deep Dive Study Visit – Temporary as an asset to reduce exclusion

Social innovation in cities – Capitalisation report

European sustainable food cities

[english] How could the local power and citizen organizations better collaborate to foster resilient local dynamics in favor of the environnement? Many citizen initiatives have taken place in the Brussels ... [read more]

[english] Training people to apply the design approach to the public action field, in a classroom-like setting, is quite a challenging wager which often leads to frustration. On the contrary, exclusively ... [read more]

[english] Thanks to it’s on-field application this training is trully action-based – contrary to standard classroom training. Together with SMEDAR and the city of Rouen’s mixed syndicate for waste disposal,... [read more]

How could we be more reasonable consumers? How could we adapt/modify our behaviors towards more responsible and sustainable use of energy in households? Energy saving is not a very sexy ... [read more]

[english] “The gap between what our administration preached as general executive manager of economy, employment and research and it’s actual ability to innovate, kept on growing.” says Isabel Quoilin, DGO6’s ... [read more]

[english] Why don’t we assess the executed public policies of our inlands? What is preventing it from happening? Why does it never/hardly ever happen? How could we ensure that the ... [read more]

More info coming soon

[english] What is a zero carbon campus? What does it mean ? What does it look like ? How is that different from a traditional campus? What is better in ... [read more]

CIMULACT: Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future Citizens to provide concrete and unique input to the European Union’s research and innovation agenda CIMULACT stands for ... [read more]

Participatory action research for the staff intervening with minors entrusted by a court decision both in the public sector and the voluntary sector and concerned with the care of violent ... [read more]

More info coming soon.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE CORNER OF MY STREET A residence regarding access to local public services A SGMAP and 27e Région partnership. Involving beneficiaries as relay to reach “invisible” citizens ... [read more]

URBACT II (2007-2013) is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable and integrated urban development in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It enables European cities to work ... [read more]

To enable local authorities to build upon the national working group reflections on “Rio+20 and after : The future of Agenda 21″ and lead a prospective exercise of their own Local Agenda 21, a ... [read more]

The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint,... [read more]

Started 3 years ago the TESR (Transformation écologique et sociale de la région) stands for Ecological and Social Transformation of the Nord Pas-de-Calais Region in the north of France. We can ... [read more]

The Product-service systems project is part of the TURAS program (supported by the Seventh Framework Programme of the EU). The PSS project is led by Brussels Environment, Ecores, Group One,... [read more]

Immersion residence at Rhône-Alpes Regional Council to investigate public procurement processes and co-design a series of experimentations to fluidify green procurement and support the regional sustainable transition.

How can we (re)design local governance to facilitate local sustainable transformations?

Walking on a street of a sustainable city in 20 years from now…

What is a sustainable lifestyle? What will a sustainable future mean for the way we live, move, and consume? How do we know if our lifestyles are sustainable or not?... [read more]

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