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"Economic theory has a problem with knowledge: it seems to defy the basic economic principle of scarcity... the more you use it and pass it on, the more it proliferates... infinitely expansible... What is scarce in the new economy is the ability to understand and use knowledge." (The Economist, 28 September 1996)

The Institute for Participatory design, we draw on a large Methodenrepertoir, to get some ideas for the design of our design process. Because we believe that each project and each method requires its own context, we offer classic methods reference and inspiration. My methods are constantly being developed and fully adapted to new requirements. In the end it is always important that your individual requirements are higher than the pure doctrine. We present here a small selection of our repertoire: Citizen activation and Community Organizing Civic Forum Citizen-based design workshop Design-oriented mediation Open Space Palodium Planning Workshop Round Table World Café

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