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Developing a Vision & Action

Roadmap for Sustainable Lifestyles


www.sustainable-lifestyles.eu

Anna Meroni . Politecnico di Milano


2011 - 2012

2050

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2
PARTNERS

MULTISTAKEHOLDER
PLATFORM

www.sustainable-lifestyles.eu
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MOVING

LIVING

CONSUMING

SOCIETY

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MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS

What is a world where sustainable ways of living


are the mainstream?
• How will our lives be different & the same?
• What will have to have happened to enable
this change?
• What are the promising practice already
being revealed?

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

+ SOCIAL INNOVATION

> disruptive and innovative


models that challenge
current lifestyles

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HOW? THE ACTIVITIES

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PROMISING
PRACTICES
WORKSHOP

Milano

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FROM PROMISING PRACTICES TO IDEA CARDS
IDEAS CARDS

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SYSTEM CARDS
How
How would
would it looklike?
it look like? How
Howwould
wouldititlook
looklike?
like?

THETHE
COUNTRYSIDE
CITY THE COUNTRYSIDE
THE CITY

How would it look like? How would it look like?

THE EDUCATION THE EDUCATION

How would it look like? How would it look like?

THE FOOD THE FOOD

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ENABLING CARDS

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Economies for dense communities The convenience of trust

Entrepreneurial and self-aware society, Happy sharing communities


connected wealth

https://vimeo.com/53523169
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BACKCASTING
WORKSHOP

Tuusula, Finland

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BACKCASTING
WORKSHOP

Finland

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DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES and STRATEGIES

TO PREDICT - TO PLAN - TO DESIGN

the future

FORECASTING vs BACKCASTING

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FORECASTING

“Using current or past trend to projecting them into the


future and fixing problems to improving it”.

> Logical continuation

+ Builds on the success of today


+ Adapts, learns and works to be more resilient

- Not for complex systems


- Not for unsustainable trends
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FORECASTING

WHAT IF…

THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS?

WE WANT TO CHANGE DIRECTION?

WE NEED A DIFFERENT FUTURE?

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From PLANNING FROM THE PRESENT FORECASTING
optimising extrapolations

To PLANNING FROM THE FUTURE BACKCASTING


designing innovative solutions

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BACKCASTING

Thinking of future situations (the scenarios) and set al


the steps to get there.

• Which are the discrepancies between the future and


today?
• What has to happen to reach the scenario?
• What do we need to do in order to reach the
successful outcome?

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BACKCASTING

IT IS :
+ not to much focused on details
+ not focusing the discussion on today’s problems
+ leave space to uncertainty and creativity

IT NEEDS :
> a set of common principles
> boundaries and limits (shared among participants)
> a set of steps (from the future to today)
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BACKCASTING

To set the limits and the boundaries means

• sharing a common understanding of the future


situation

• concentrating on challenges that are relevant for the


scenario

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BACKCASTING

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SPREAD - BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

8.000 kg / annum
of material footprint

(in 2011
:27.000/40.000
kg/annum)

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SPREAD - BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

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SCENARIO BUILDING

8.000 kg / annum
of material footprint

(in 2011
:27.000/40.000
kg/annum)

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8.000 kg / annum
of material footprint

(in 2011
:27.000/40.000
kg/annum)

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

MANAGE THE TIMELINE

2050 2040 2025 2015 2011

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

BUILD THE ROADMAP


MANAGE THE TIMELINE

2011 2013 2025 2040 2050

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

Identify the main


narratives

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

Identify the gatekeepers

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

Identify changes in systemic areas

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

Identify critical challenges

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BACKCASTING WORKSHOP

Visualize the future


https://vimeo.com/album/2108248

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