Foresight, City, and Innovation
Transcript of Foresight, City, and Innovation
Towards Low Carbon City:Innovation *
Foresight * CityDr. Pun-Arj Chairatana
Managing Director, Noviscape Consulting Group
27 August 2010 * CONRAD HOTEL * BKK * THAILAND
Converging City, Foresight, and Innovation: Thailand Experience
• 2006: Coining City Foresight framework– Location: The 1400 Years old town: Two municipalities
along River Ping. Lampoon., Northern Thailand• 2009: Developing City Innovation Concept and
City Innovation System:– Locations: Six Mega cities in SE including , Bangkok,,
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Manila. (Project supported by IDRC)
• 2010: Merging City Foresight to City Innovation – Scenario building: Six Mega cities in SE including ,
Bangkok,, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Manila. (Project supported by IDRC)
2006 * Lampoon City ForesightThe First City Foresight in Thailand
Scenario 1: A Bitter Prosperity Scenario 2: Global Village LampoonScenario 3: International LampoonScenario 4: Lampoon Green Knowledge Town
2009 Defining City Innovation and Systems
A new or
improved
solution that
contributes
towards enhance
d liveabili
ty, prosperity, and equity of the city.”
Figure 2: City Innovation and City Innovation Systems (CISs)
Conventional innovation systems
(Institutions)
Research and Technology
Organization (RTOs)
Private firms
Government
City innovation
Product innovation
Process innovation
Position innovation
Paradigm innovation
Institutional innovation
Service innovation
Alternative innovation systems
(Spaces)
Physical space
Information space
Cognitive space
2010 Bangkok City Innovation System Foresight Towards Liveable, Prosperity, and Equality
2030
City innovation
Product
Process
Position
Paradigm
Institution
Services
City innovator
What will be the Future?• More city innovation case studies and
comparative studies• More understanding on the
relationship and interface between innovation and the city
• What will be the key characteristics among different levels of city innovation?
• How city innovator create, develop, diffuse, and learn in the city?
Thank You