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Inspire A tool for strategic thinking and inspiration Foresight + Research + Innovation | 2014

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InspireA tool for strategic thinking and inspiration

Foresight + Research + Innovation | 2014

Arup Inspire

http://inspire.driversofchange.com

Inspire is a platform and tool developed by the Foresight + Research + Innovation team at Arup

Arup Inspire

http://inspire.driversofchange.comtechnological

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Inspire is a browser-based collection of emerging ideas, case-studies and concepts from across the globe impacting the built environment as a whole. It captures the state-of-the-art, the possible, and the surprising. It can be used as a source of inspiration for corporate foresight, strategy, risk or innovation processes.

Themes

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The database features a carefully curated and ever-growing collection of themes and insights that relate specifi cally to the built environment.

education robotics buildings

work retail mobility

water energy hospitality

ict design cities

Horizon Scanning

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Arup supports the horizon scanning value chain by improving the effectiveness of how insights are collected, processes and communicated.

Collection Processing Communication

Collection of raw insights across pre-defined sources and knowledge platforms

Synthesis and collection of insights across pre-defined themes and organisations

Strategic communication of insights across relevant people, networks and processes

Insight Access

Feedback and refinement

Themes

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Sources

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Platforms

Collection

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Sorting

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Analysis

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Networks

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Processes

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Horizon Scanning

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CollectionCollection of raw insights across pre-defi ned sources and knowledge platforms

Themes + Sources + Platforms

High strategic relevance to the organisation –The horizon scanning process ensures that themes are established to mirror or relate to key organizational structures or to a specific project.

Identify global sources and keywords – Information is designated with a high level of relevancy and accuracy, ensuring that sources have the most current information. Keywords are used to support the scanning process.

Utilise platforms and networks – Curated and pre-filtered content is delivered across specific themes, while also making use of platforms that attract relevant topic experts and opinion-makers

Insight

Horizon Scanning

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ProcessingSynthesis and collection of insights across pre-defi ned themes and organisations

Identify and select insights with a high strategic relevance – Once outputs have been reviewed following the collection process

Trends, themes and clusters – Insights are assigned according to key criteria established by the client or relevant to the specific project context

Summarise the strategic relevance – Records are utilised to demonstrate possible implications for the organisation

Analyse clusters – Emerging tendencies and themes are identified.

Collection + Sorting + Analysis

bySTEEP

byThemes

byTags

Social Technological Economic Environmental Political

Horizon Scanning

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CommunicationStrategic communication of insights across relevant people, networks and processes

Information requirements of different people and networks – This requires establishing the best method to engage a target audience and supplying them with relevant outputs accordingly.

Identify organizational processes – Processes that can benefit from horizon scanning insights may be related to innovation, risk or strategy.

Engage with stakeholders – Develop processes that push content as well as create opportunities that serve individual requests.

Accessible by different user groups – Create outputs from the horizon scanning process that provide diverse formats which can deliver content tailored to specific use cases, or organizational processes.

Living database – Continuously redesign and reassess process according to lessons-learned.

People + Networks + Processes

Access

Horizon Scanning

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The Inspire database acts as the central point for the collection and sharing of curated insights.

Opportunities

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Curated with You

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You Are the Curator

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Service options are categorised across three primary curation profi les:

1. Using the Inspire database as a collection platform, insights are curated for the client or specifi c project context

2. Inspire is used as a digital workspace where insights are input and curated with the client.

3. An exclusive digital workspace is provided where external collaborators and stakeholders can input and access insights as specifi ed by the client, who acts as the content curator.

Opportunities

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Curated for YouContent is curated based on the interests and needs of the organisation and relevant stakeholders. Using Inspire as a collection platform, insights are gathered, input and indexed for an organisation or specifi c project context.

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dentify opportunities and develop processes that push content to serve individual requests. Provide diverse formats which can deliver content tailored to specific use cases, or organisational processes.

Inspire

Review collection of insights either as individual user “Lists” or by themes which have been chosen and integrated as part of an organisation or project-specific, exclusive digital workspace.

Build

Discover existing insights, filtering by tags, themes, popularity ratings, STEEP, date modified or other parameters. Additional insights can be added to the database to mirror specific contexts or organisational tendencies.

Select

Establish the interests and needs of the organisation, individuals or a specific project.

Explore

buildings

water

work

food

workshops

events

Opportunities

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Curated with YouInspire is used as a digital workspace where insights are added, indexed and actively curated alongside the client.

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Identify opportunities and develop processes that push content to serve individual requests. Inspire can be used directly by the client in workshops and conferences, or other applications.

Inspire

Review collection of insights either as individual user “Lists” or by themes which have been chosen and integrated as part of an organisation or project-specific, exclusive digital workspace.

Build

Discover existing insights, by tags, themes, STEEP or other parameters. Additional insights can also be added to the database to mirror specific contexts or organisational tendencies.

Select

Establish the interests and needs of the organisation, individuals or a specific project.

Explore

buildings

water

work

food

workshops

events

platform

Opportunities

http://inspire.driversofchange.com

You Are the CuratorAn exclusive digital workspace is provided where external collaborators and relevant stakeholders can input and access insights as specifi ed by the client, who acts as the primary content curator.

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environmental

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Exclusive workspace can be used with relevant stakeholders. Identify opportunities and develop processes that push content to serve the needs of the organisation, project, event, or collaborators.

Inspire

Adding selected insights to the database according to a pre-defined framework of themes (and tags) in the clients exclusive workspace.

Build

Collaborative collection of insights across pre-defined sources as well as sources suggested by stakeholders.

Select

Establish the interests and needs of the organisation, individuals or a specific project. Set up the pool of collaborators and stakeholders and define baselines for insight collection.

Explore

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In addition to receiving monthly newsletters, users can also access archived newsletters from previous months across selected themes.

Inspire

Monthly newsletters provide information from the database’s latest insights across subscribed themes.

Connect

Users can sign up for a subscription to one or several of the Inspire themes relevant to their organisation or individual area of interest, by clicking the “envelope” icon on a theme cover.

Subscribe

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SubscriptionsThe Inspire subscription capability provides users with direct access to monthly updates on the most current insights on the database. Users can subscribe to individual themes in addition to accessing all previously archived newsletters, indexed by theme and by month.

online shopping, home delivery, self-service, Amazon, TC

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Amazon Lockers

Amazon Locker is a self-service parcel delivery and collection kiosk for eligible shipments

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now new next

robotics, 3d printing, furniture, TC, plastic

dirk vander kooij: new version of endless chair

Dutch Designer’sRobotic Arm Printed Furniture

Endless Chairs line of furniture created using Plastic fi lament dispensed by a Robotic arm

now new next

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Bio-Adaptive Facade, Green Architecture, TC

Arup News 2013 Bio Reactive House Launch

BIQ Splitterwerk Algae Powered Building

World’s fi rst bio-adaptive facade is installed in ‘BIQ house’ in Hamburg, Germany

now new next

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Interactive Architecture, Installation, Cubes, TC

HYUNDAI’S DYNAMIC WALL MOVES IN RESPONSE TO AUDIENCE SOUNDS [VIDEO]

Hyundai Interactive Dynamic Wall

An installation made of blocks that move in and out of the internal facade of the building to make rippling patterns

now new next

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Adaptive Facades, Geometric Facade, Sunlight Control, TC

Al Bahar Towers Responsive Facade / Aedas

Al Bahar TowersResponsive Facade

The Tower features geometric facade Panels that responds to sun exposure and changing incidence angles

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energy, rail, stations, electricity, clean, TC

Pavegen tiles harvest energy from footsteps

Al Bahar TowersResponsive Facade

Pavegen tiles harvest kinetic energy from walking traffi c on city streets - a low carbon solution to our growingenergy requirements

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Contact

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Josef Hargrave

Associate Foresight + Research + Innovation

[email protected]

Radha Mistry

ConsultantForesight + Research + Innovation

[email protected]