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Join our collaborative workshop exploring the impact of information flows on urban systems and quality of life. Engage in sessions focused on adaptive, personalized, and supportive city concepts. Discuss perceptions of quality of life and how city services can be tailored to meet evolving needs.
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Urban Systems Collaborative WorkshopInformation Flows and Quality of Life Colin Harrison IBM Distinguished Engineer Emeritus colingeorgeharrison@gmail.com
The Four Themes • The Adaptive City (Richard Dawson) • The ability of the city to adapt its services and capabilities in the short-term and the long-term to the immediate and evolving needs of its citizens • The Personalised City (Shane Mitchell) • The ability for individuals and groups of citizens to configure the services and capabilities of the city to meet their immediate and evolving needs • The Supportive City (Marjan Sarshar) • The ability of the city to support its citizens in making decisions on how to exploit the city’s services and capabilities • Perceptions of the Quality of Life (Rick Robinson) • The ability of information about the city’s services and capabilities to contribute to the citizens’ perceptions of Quality of Life
Day One • Work Session 1 (10:45-12:00) • Describe the scope of the theme • Develop 3 or 4 scenarios that illustrate the theme • Select a rapporteur • Plenary Session 1 (12:00-12:30) • Reports on the work session (Facilitator: Jurij Paraszczak) • Work Session 2 (15:45-17:00) • Refine theme description & scenarios based on plenary exchange • Deepen discussion on how the theme bears on Quality of Life • Plenary Session 2 (17:00-17:30) • Reports on the work session (Facilitator: Jurij Paraszczak)
Day Two • Plenary Session 3 (09:15-10:30) • Rapporteurs discuss learning from Work Sessions (Facilitator: Jurij Paraszczak) • Work Session 3 (11:00-13:00) • Finalise theme description and your scenarios • Assess potential of theme to impact Quality of Life • How do these compare in magnitude to the effects of improving physical infrastructure? How do they compare in cost and doability? • Report Development (14:00-16:30) • Rapporteurs optionally develop materials for final report • Plenary Session 4 (Wednesday 16:30-17:15) • Reports on the Work Sessions (Facilitator: Jurij Paraszczak)