Exploratory research
Understanding the foundation, context and community of the project through reading the project proposal, plans and reportsFocus group
An in-depth session on the governance structure of Hollandse Luchten with the Hollandse HeldenData use cases as a research focus
Prioritising the definition of 'data use cases', or how Hollandse Luchten data should be used, as a next step in our researchRepair cafe & questionnaire
Combining sensor repairs with a conversation about data use casesTelephone interviews
Check-ins with participants following the sensor repairs, and initial conversations about use casesCollaborative coding
Coding the interviews to extract information about motivation for data use cases, and reiterating this with team members and Hollandse HeldenInternal mapping session
Reviewing the project against the public stack with the Hollandse Luchten team at WaagData use cases session
Bringing participants together with experts to analyse the data and decide next steps toward achieving certain use casesBlog series
A series of discussions, documentation, and analysis surrounding our core researchGoverning an Air Quality Data Commons
A public stack approach to governance in the Hollandse Luchten citizen science initiative
The timeline below presents an overview of the steps taken by Waag in the Shared Cities, Smart Citizens project. Our research considered the case study of the Hollandse Luchten citizen science initiative, utilising and developing a public stack methodology to address questions of the initiative's governance through the lens of participants' common values. Further information on our process can be found in our report 'Governing an Air Quality Data Commons' (see below) and on our website.