Similar to Living Labs, SDLs are focused and time-bound, concentrating on specific climate risk and the development of a targeted Knowledge Service to address it. These labs provide a space for professionals from various backgrounds to work together, drawing on real-world experiences to design solutions that are practical and effective.
Service Design Labs
Service Design Labs are collaborative platforms that bring together researchers, stakeholders, and users to co-create societally relevant Knowledge Services.
What are Service Design Labs?
Why are Service Design Labs Important?
- User-Centric Design: SDLs ensure that Knowledge Services are developed with the needs of users and stakeholders in mind, leading to more effective solutions.
- Collaborative Innovation: By bringing together diverse expertise, SDLs foster creative problem-solving and generate innovative solutions.
- Maximised Service Impact: The close collaboration between RI service providers and users ensures that developed services are highly relevant and have a maximised impact.
Examples of IRISCC Service Design Labs
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This lab focuses on developing a stakeholder-driven framework to assess the vulnerability of land to climate change. It will involve farmers, foresters, and regional developers in designing a tool that considers both socio-economic and biophysical factors.
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This lab will create a framework to assess drought vulnerability in specific areas of Crete, Greece. It will involve regional authorities, water utilities, and NGOs in developing foresight scenarios and mitigation strategies.
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This lab tackles the challenge of enhancing soil carbon storage as a climate change mitigation strategy. It will involve farmers’ associations, food companies, and policymakers in designing good practice guidelines and verification systems for soil carbon management.
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This SDL brings together expertise from research infrastructures, Copernicus climate change services and social sciences to work with selected user communities (based on the user identification approach of ECMWF). Successful climate services support a unique and evolving community of decision-makers and decision contexts. User engagement, including development of user needs and associated requirements, are the foundation of climate service development – it is imperative that ‘users’ are placed front and centre in the design of climate services.
Benefits of IRISCC Service Design Labs
- Developed by and for Users: Knowledge Services are designed with user needs in mind, leading to greater adoption and impact.
- Innovative Solutions: The collaborative nature of SDLs fosters creative problem-solving and innovative approaches to climate change challenges.
- Sustainable Services: The focus on user needs and real-world application ensures the long-term sustainability of developed Knowledge Services.
