Table 2 The co-creation workshop conducted with citizens and stakeholder groups produced (a) alternative futures scenarios, (b) personalized narratives within each scenario, and (c) secondary artefacts that emerged from (a) and (b)
BioKompass products co-created by experts and citizens with perspectives not covered by expert-based foresight studies | |
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Four scenarios, co-developed with citizens: Scenario 1—Rising high with high-tech bioeconomy Scenario 2—Bioeconomy through ecologically conscious lifestyle Scenario 3—The European bioeconomy bubble Scenario 4—“Sustainable bioeconomy—Made in Germany” | |
Eight narrative driven personas, co-developed with citizens to examine daily life in each scenario: Scenario 1—Future story of Beate: Hightech savvy, environmentally conscious and self-sufficient; future story of Barbara: freelance online teacher and forest lover Scenario 2—Future story of Oda: Environmentally conscious and thrifty by conviction; Future story of Oskar: Successful organic farmer Scenario 3—Future story of Lili: Engaged in Sharing and Do-it-yourself; Future Story of Luis: vegetables in the backyard or in-vitro-meat? Scenario 4—Future story of Taira: Living in a self-providing alternative community; Future Story of Tina: organic agriculture - complex and with autonomous machines | |
Artefacts for information and communication about the future challenges: Exhibits co-designed with students from each scenario and presented in the interactive exhibition in the natural history museum; Student-developed, future-oriented “serious game” as medium for interactive outreach and awareness raising; Information boards developed by students for the museum and science festivals |