WP5: Theory and methodology

This workpackage contributes to a paradigm shift for sustainable ocean science.

The objectives of WP5 are to:

1. Analyze and further develop the methods for knowledge co-creation based on WPs 1–4 and 6: e.g., inter-/transdisciplinary cooperation, living labs, art-science collaboration.
2. Encourage reflexive inter-/transdisciplinary (ITD) learning by developing strategies and concepts to manage diverging knowledge systems of ocean science.

The work is structured under three specific tasks:

This task develops the Living Lab approach and methodology through co-creative processes that enable diverse values, concerns, and practices to surface and be negotiated in the context of tangible real-world problems. The work includes action-oriented methods, such as workshops and observation and co-creation in the Living Labs. The expected result is an improved Living Lab methodology.

Contact: Nina Tynkkynen, Taru Elfving, Cecilia Lundberg, Anna Törnroos-Remes

This task manages tensions and enables improved cooperation across the SOS community, including knowledge communities created through Living Labs for workpackages 1–4 and art-science (WP6) cooperation, through developing reflexive learning strategies and concepts. The work includes training on mediation and reflexive strategies that encourage learning. The expected outcome is a new approach to inter-/transdisciplinary collaboration based on reflexive learning.

Contact: Nina Tynkkynen, Taru Elfving, Anna Törnroos-Remes

This task analyses the transdisciplinary work and learning in and among the knowledge communities participating in the SOS case studies. The work includes interviews with the participating researchers at different stages of SOS, observations, and discussions during Living Labs. A specialized art-science researcher will follow the Living Labs and co-creation, using artistic research methods to communicate the inter-/transdisciplinary (ITD) process. The expected outcomes include knowledge based on interviews and observations on transdisciplinary co-creation, and artistic research expositions on the interdisciplinary knowledge production in SOS.

Contact: Nina Tynkkynen, Taru Elfving, Anna Törnroos-Remes

People

Nina Tykkynen SOS Vice Director and WP5 Lead; Professor of Environmental Governance and Policy+358 50 440 0406nina.tynkkynen@abo.fiResearch profile

Einat Amir Postdoctoral Researcher, SOS WP5einat.amir@abo.fiResearch profile

Taru Elfving SOS Art-Science Curator; Artistic Director of CAA Contemporary Art Archipelago+358 50 042 4063taruelfving@gmail.com

Cecilia Lundberg SOS Co-creation Coordinator; Education Planner at the Centre for Lifelong Learning+358 46 920 2007cecilia.lundberg@abo.fiResearch profile

Anna Törnroos-Remes SOS Director, Associate Professor of Environmental and Marine Biology (tenure track)+358 41 434 1741anna.m.tornroos@abo.fiResearch profile