UrbanTestbeds.JR / AI-supported urban testbeds identification, co-design and data-driven storytelling with and for Young Citizens
UrbanTestbeds.JR

UrbanTestbeds.JR - Quotes - Collective

13 February 2025
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It’s not just about asking children what they want to do, but understanding their dreams and the places they love or avoid.
Lisbeth Mærkedahl, Aarhus, Denmark

Urban experimentation turns cities into laboratories, empowering young citizens to co-create their urban futures. Engaging with young citizens regarding digital neighbourhoods, urban data and ideation, one should never underestimate the capabilities of the children.  
Kay Hartkopf, Hamburg, Germany

UrbanTestbeds.JR is about building capacity for young citizens’ engagement in urban futures scenarios and sparking meaningful conversations with the support of artificial intelligence, urban data and urban ideation.
Jens Bley, Hamburg, Germany

AI should be an enabler, not a replacement—keeping the human role central in every process. Abdolrasoul Habibipour, Luleå, Sweden

Creativity transforms data from abstract numbers into meaningful, local stories that foster ownership and engagement.
Marianne Ping Huang,  Aarhus, Denmark