{"id":979,"date":"2021-03-24T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dignity-project.eu\/?p=979"},"modified":"2021-04-02T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:47:05","slug":"dignity-kicks-off-its-bridging-phase-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isinnova.org\/Dignity\/2021\/03\/24\/dignity-kicks-off-its-bridging-phase-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGNITY Kicks Off Its Bridging Phase \u2013 Part One: Scenario Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first year of DIGNITY has concluded. In this first phase of the project, \u201cframing the digital gap\u201d, work focused on researching and analysing the digital divide in DIGNITY\u2019s four pilot cities, Tilburg, Barcelona, Flanders and Ancona.<\/p>\n

It is now time for the next chapter of the DIGNITY approach to begin \u2013 the bridging phase.<\/strong> In this part of the project, we will test and validate the DIGNITY approach in real settings \u2013 our pilot regions.<\/p>\n

What does the bridging phase involve? The Scenario Building Process and Inclusive Design Wheel will be instrumental. These methods were developed and tailored to the digital divide for DIGNITY by project partners the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT) and the University of Cambridge, respectively.<\/p>\n

DIGNITY project partner, Mobiel 21, organised a two-day workshop in February 2021 to provide pilot cities with a deep dive into the knowledge and approach that will be used in the bridging phase.<\/p>\n

This article will look at the first step in the process \u2013 scenario building.<\/p>\n

The Scenario Building Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the first day of the workshop, IZT introduced its scenario building method, which will be implemented and tested in every pilot region between February and July 2021.\"\"<\/p>\n

Did you know that scenarios are not the same\u00a0as predictions? Scenarios are descriptions\u00a0of\u00a0alternative plausible futures offering a great level of flexibility, while a prediction is a calculated projection of the future using mathematical models.<\/p>\n

Scenario building analyses and presents potential future developments in a clear and concise manner. One or more alternative future situations are outlined, together with a description of the factors that would lead to them occurring.<\/p>\n

Scenarios can help organisations to think more broadly and increase their ability to deal with uncertain environments. There are three key steps:<\/p>\n