What’s this project all about?
Lausanne is considering removing cars from its urban area to reduce their carbon emissions. The accelerating climate crises demands that organizations and individuals co-design sustainable futures together.
The “Lausanne Lab” is a workshop format that enables individuals and organizations to engage, explore and co-ideate potential car-free futures for their city.
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AI helps visualize strategies with boundary objects that serve as starting points for debate. In this participatory process, generative AI creates visualizations of speculative design scenarios.
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Workshop participants use the AI model to generate images based on a prompt. Designers serve as curators to help non-designers achieve their vision. Using AI as a creative director helps non-designers produce engaging and understandable visions faster.
Using AI and boundary objects is cost-effective and easy to set up, making it an innovative and manageable approach for the local government.
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Who’s the service designer behind this project?
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Gloria Ntawuruhunga gratued from the Master Service of the HSLU in 2023.