A4 Refereed article in a conference publication

Balancing potential and risk: The living lab approach in mobile participation research




AuthorsMagnus Adenskog, Joachim Åström, Titiana Ertiö, Martin Karlsson, Sampo Ruoppila, Sarah-Kristin Thiel

EditorsParycek, P; Charalabidis, Y.; Chugunov, A.V.; Panagiotopoulos, P.; Pardo, T.A.; Sæbø, Ø.; Tambouris, E.

Conference nameInternational Conference on Electronic Participation

PublisherSpringer Verlag

Publication year2017

Book title Electronic participation: 9th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference ePart 2017

Journal name in sourceLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Series titleLecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)

Volume10429

First page 12

Last page23

Number of pages12

ISBN978-3-319-64321-2

eISBN978-3-319-64322-9

ISSN0302-9743

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64322-9_2(external)


Abstract

Living labs as a research approach have been said to hold many promises
regarding the evaluation of state-of-the art technologies in real-world
contexts, for instance by allowing close cooperation with various
stakeholders. At the same time, a living lab approach is connected with
substantial complexity and increased risk. This paper elaborates on a
conducted living lab with the objective to explore challenges and
opportunities of mobile participation. For this purpose, a novel mobile
application enabling interaction between citizens and city authorities
was tested over a period of five months in Turku, Finland. In this
paper, we describe identified risks associated with a living lab
approach to mobile participation research. We conclude with an overall
evaluation regarding the appropriateness of the living lab approach
within the e-participation research field and provide recommendations on
how to balance potential and risk in future projects.



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