Symposium innovation for sustainable development
A glocal symposium about opportunities for local development and systems change.
ICIS, the International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development at Maastricht University, presents itself at its 20-year jubilee. This will be done through interactive lectures and workshops in English and Dutch based on parts of its work (transformation of society, the “new economy”, smart sustainable cities, living and urban labs, value (creation) and values, sustainability assessment and wicked sustainability problems).
Furthermore, there will be time to network or simply to meet and greet. If so, please come to Maastricht for a half day event. We hope to meet you at ICIS!
Programme
| Time | Activity |
| 13:00 | Registration |
| 13:20 |
Opening and introduction programme/speaker |
| 13:30 | Presentation: Introduction ICIS Ron Cörvers |
| 13:45 | Interactive lecture Jan Rotmans |
| 14:15 | Lecture: A sustainable and social innovation. The new economy and new social movements. René Kemp |
| 14:45 | Introduction: Parallel sessions |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:15 | Parallel session 1 |
| 16:00 | Parallel session 2 |
| 16:45 | Presentatie: What does/could ICIS mean for you? |
| 17:00 | Drinks and speed dating |
| 18:30 | Closing |
Parallel session
Urban Labs - Experimenting for sustainable cities
This workshop offers a reflection on the recent trend of “labs” in the urban context. You will learn why ICIS considers experimenting an interesting approach to sustainable urban development, and why urban labs are all about governance. You will have a look in the kitchen of three recent and ongoing research projects on urban labs in the Netherlands and Europe. And you have the chance to get to know the LAB kit for setting up your lab in 1 day.
By Christian Scholl
Smart Cities - On the way to Maastricht in 2040
What may traveling in Maastricht look like in 2040? How can you build future visions about this with citizens, businesses and urban organizations? How can this help the local government? The results of an ongoing smart mobility project are discussed in an interactive way.
By Marc Dijk / Bram Oosterbroek
About value (creation) and values
What is value, how we define it and how to measure it? How could/should organisations benefit from it and how could we implement it, what change is needed or already happening in the economy and society? What does it mean for business, society and all other actors?
By René Kemp / Marc Davidson / Myrthe Velter / Henk D
Sustainability Assessment for decision making
Sustainability Assessment (SA) aims to integrate knowledge on sustainability issues from different scientific disciplines and societal stakeholders to support decision-making. The ICIS approach to SA is characterized by an emphasis on problem structuring and learning, and attention for diversity in problem perspectives and uncertainty in long-term developments. SA is a prominent and distinctive part of ICIS’ Master program in ‘Sustainability Science & Policy’. In the course ‘Sustainability Assessment Project’, student teams conduct a 6-week consultancy project for external clients, including decision-makers from local, provincial and national governments, as well as from NGOs and companies. We will explain the ICIS approach to SA, give examples of the many successful student SA projects, and indicate what can it mean for your organization.
By Joop de Kraker/ Marc Dijk,/Astrid Offermans)
Socio-technological innovation
An interactive session regarding the underlying drivers and barriers to improve the energy efficiency for Dutch households.
Other sessions
Meet and greet
ICIS staff may be approached to get better acquainted with ICIS.
Poster wall
Banners from ICIS projects
Speed dating
Possibility to talk to someone.
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