Hybrid envir onments
for univ ersities
A shared commitment t o campus innov ation
and sustainability
Katja Ninnemann, Bettina Liedtke, Alexandr a den Heijer ,
Kerstin Gothe, Cor dula Loidl-Reisch, Suvi Nenonen, Jonathan Nestler ,
Åse Tieva, Christian W allenborg

H y b r i d e nv i ro n m e n t s
fo r u n i ve r s i t i e s
A s h a re d co m m i t m en t t o ca m p us i n n ova t i o n
a n d s u st a i n a b i li t y
Ka t ja N in n e m an n , Be t t in a L i e dt ke,
A lexa nd r a d e n Hei j e r , Ker s t in Go t he,
Cor du l a L oi d l - R e i s c h , S u v i Nen o n en , J o n a th a n Nes t l e r ,
Å se Tie va , Ch r i s t ia n W al l e nb o r g
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T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
Ma ni fe s to
1. In tr od u c ti o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2. Ab o u t t h e c o - au t ho r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3. Th e t a r ge t re ad e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
PART A Wh e re ar e we n ow a n d wh a t d o we have t o c o ns i d er ?
4. Ca m p us e s a re hy br i d env ir on m e nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5. Ca m p us m an a g em e nt i s a h o l is t ic a p pro a c h . . . . . . . . . 37
PART B Wh ere d o we g o an d w ha t do we h ave t o foc u s o n ?
6. Crea t e a s e ns e o f u r ge n c y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
7. Be co m e a c o -c o m mi t te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
8. Set u p a c o -c o mm i t me n t p ro c e ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9
PART C K e e p in g hyb r id e nv iro n m en t s in n ovat i ve and
sustainable
9. Th e r el e van c e to s ca l e -u p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9
Refer en c es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1
5

M a n i f e s t o
M anif esto
Su s t ai n ab l e g row t h h a s b ec o m e a ne c es s i ty for un i ver s i ti e s. T o e n‐
su re t h at o u r ca m p us e s re ma i n vi b ra n t a n d fu t u re -p ro o f, we m us t
al l b e c o mm i t te d to l i mi t e d a n d s h a red re s o urc e s.
Th is im p l ie s t h at we n ee d to le a rn to do mo re wi t h l e ss . T he re i s a
ne e d to fi n d s y n er g i st i c s o lu t i on s an d ways to m ea s u re a n d as s es s
th e m . The over al l go a l is to wo r k towa rds a s u st a in a b le f u tu re fo r
un i ve rs i ti e s by b re a ki n g b ar r i er s fo r c ha n g e , wh i ch exi s t a t m any
le ve l s:
1. W e m us t ex p an d b e yon d s pa c e b ar r ie r s w it h a h o li s t ic un d er‐
st a n di n g o f t he c am p u s a s a hyb ri d e nvi ro nm e n t.
2. W e m u st r ep l a ce t ra d it i o na l p owe r st r u ct u re s w it h a h ol i s ti c
approach to campus management.
3. W e mu s t cre at e a s e n se o f ur ge n c y to ma ke li mi t e d res o urc e s
ta n g ib l e.
4. W e m u s t h ol d o u r se l ves, an d i n t er n al an d ext e rn a l s t ake h ol d ‐
er s res p on s i bl e fo r ou r as we l l as th e ir ne e d an d req u ir em e nt s.
5. W e must establish co-committing processes w i th i n t h e f ra me ‐
wor k o f l i mi t e d a n d s h a re d re s o ur ce s.
6. W e must scale up inno vativ e and sustainable solutions fo r hy ‐
brid en vironments at univ ersities .
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M a n i f e s t o
It is crucial to understand and communicate that material and
technical artifacts , places and symbols , such as lecture halls , f ac‐
ul t y b ui l d in g s an d u n ive r si t y c am p u se s, a re a re s ul t o f o ur a c ti v‐
ities as ex ecutives , contributors and practitioners at universities
an d i n s o ci e t y .
Si gn e d by t h e co - co mm i tt ed b oo k s pr i n t co n tr i bu to r s :
Ka tj a Ni n ne m an n , Bet t i na L i ed t ke , A lexa nd ra d en He ij e r ,
Kers t i n Go t he, Co rd ul a L oi d l- Rei s ch , Su v i Nen on e n ,
J o na t h an Ne st l er , Å se Tie va , C h ri s t ia n W al l en b o rg
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1 . In t r o d u c t i o n
Th is b o o k h as g row n f ro m t he s h a re d i nt e re st t h at we, a s i nd i vi d u al
authors , ha ve f or dev eloping and implementing sustainable and inno‐
vat i ve un i ver s it y c am p us e s.
W e, th e a ut h or s, we re i nvi t ed t o j o i n a n in t e rn a ti o n al , i nt e rd is c i ‐
plinary expert summit, CAMPUS MASTER PL AN O R CO-CREATION?
at t he T ec h ni s ch e Uni ve rs i tä t Be rl i n, i n M ar ch 2 02 0 . Th e ai m of t he
e xpert meeting w as to collaborativ ely write and publish a book, within
fi ve day s, o n t h e c e nt ra l q u e st i on : Which organizational structures and
pr oce s s es at un i ver s i ti e s s up p o rt a s tr at eg ic as wel l a s i n nova t i ve cam p u s d e‐
v elopment?
As e xperts with an interdisciplinary backgr ound including the social
sciences , public real estate , urban planning, architectur e and land‐
sc a p e a rch i t ec t ur e , we wou l d b e a bl e t o exam i n e t he ce n tr al qu e st i on
fr om a holistic perspectiv e .
T ogether as authors, we dev eloped a manifesto with six statements.
E ach of these has a dedicated chapter , including e xamples . Each chap‐
te r in i ts ow n way e la b or at e s u p o n t h e c o mm o n c h al l e ng e of u ni ve r‐
si t i es t o do m o re wit h l es s (ref erring to limited resources) and t o co -
commit m o re pe o pl e w i t hi n t h e u n ive r s it y t o t h i s c ha l l en g e. W e c ho s e
the term co-commit to rep l a ce b o th C A M PU S M AS T E R PL A N an d
CO-CREATION , which assumes a predictable future of universities
with physical campuses , but the dynamics of 21st-century univ ersities
and their resource-efficient strate gies demonstrate other wise . T here
is a n e ed for mo re h ybrid envir onments , combining the traditional
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
ca m p us wi t h a n e - c am p us. W e t ake th i s a s t h e p r im a r y foc u s o f t h is
bo o k .
Th e h i g h- s pe e d wr i t in g pr oc e s s wa s fa ci l i ta t ed by Bo o k S p ri n t s L i m ‐
it e d . Th e i r s u pp o rt h el p e d u s t o bu i l d a co l l ec t ive, s h ar ed v is i on a nd t o
id e n ti f y th e t a rg e t re ad e r s for t h is b o o k, i l lu s t ra te d by re l eva n t ac t o rs,
wh o w i ll b e i n tr od u ce d i n th i s bo o k . Th e pro c e ss i n cl u d ed i n t en s ive
writing and mediated discussions which gradually strengthened the
gr ou p con s e ns u s. Th e c o nc e p t o f c o- a u th o ri n g r eq u ir ed us t o wo rk in
diff erent gr oup constellations to ensur e communication and cohesion
of th e c on t en t . W r it i n g, rea d in g , re st r u ct u r in g a nd ed it i n g th i s bo o k
was an in cr ed i b le jo u rn e y . W e al so co n si d e r it an ac hi e ve me n t, no t o nl y
to produce a book within five days , but also to establish an interna‐
tional netw ork f or future collabor ation.
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2 . A b o u t t h e c o - a u t h o r s
F i g u r e 2 . 1 : T h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e a m o f c o - a u t h o r s
Ka tj a Ni n ne m a nn w o r k s in p ra ct i ce an d res e ar ch in th e f ie l d of Co r po ‐
rate Learning Architectur e . T aking into account organizational, social
an d sp at i a l a sp e ct s, s he de ve lo p s, im p l em e nt s an d i nves t iga t es in n o‐
vat i ve l ea r ni n g a nd wor k in g e nvi ro n me n t s at un i ver s it i e s. She st u di e d
Ar ch i t ec t ur e an d Ur ba n D eve l o pm e nt at T e ch n i sc h e Uni ve rs i tä t Da rm ‐
st a d t an d wro te h e r do c t or al t h es i s a t T e c hn i s ch e U n i ver s i tä t W ie n
ab o u t in n ovat i on pro c es s es an d th e p ot e n ti a ls of l ea r ni n g env i ro n‐
ments at universities . In 2019/2020 she held the visiting prof essorship
Cor p or at e L e ar n in g A rc h i te c tu re at T e c hn i s ch e Un ive r si t ä t Be r li n t o
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About the co-authors
te a c h an d do res e a rch on th e to pi c of sp at i a l de s i gn pro c es s e s an d
sp a t ia l de s i gn p ra ct i c es o f hy b ri d e nvi ro nm e n ts.
Be t ti n a L ie d t ke wo r ks a s a p ro j ec t ma n ag e r at t he T ec h ni s c he Uni ‐
ver s i tä t Be rl i n. Sh e h as s e t u p a co - co m mi t m en t pr oc e ss t o cr ea t e a
hyb r id e nv ir on m en t o n t he u n ive r s it y c am p u s an d t o i mp rove i t s ac ‐
ce s s ib i li t y to va ri o u s u s er g ro u ps. Sh e h a s an i nt e re s t i n how d i gi t iz a ‐
ti o n pro c es s es t ra n sfo r m t e a ch i ng a n d l e a rn i ng w i th i n h y b r id l e ar n in g
env i ro nm e n ts a n d how t h e se e nv iro n m en t s op e n n ew p a t hs t o s ci e n ce
co m m un i ca t i on . He r ba c kgr ou n d is in Ge o gr ap hy a nd V is u a l Cu l tu re ;
on e fo cu s b e in g o n t he c re a ti o n of im a ge s o f i de n ti t y t hr ou g h re pr e‐
se n t at i on s o f s p a ce a nd o b je c t s i n c it y mu s e um s a nd u ni ve r si t y c o l le c ‐
ti o n s.
Al exa nd ra d en Hei j er i s a f ul l p ro fes s or ( ch a i r , P u bl i c Rea l E st a t e) a t
th e F a c ul t y o f Ar ch i t ec t ur e an d t h e Bu i lt Envi ro n me n t , De l ft Un i ver‐
si t y o f T ech n o lo g y ( TU D e l ft ) . Sh e ha s a ba c kgro u nd in A rc h it e c tu re
(B Sc ) a nd Ma na g e me n t ( MSc ) . Her sp e c ia l iz a t io n i s p l an n i ng , d e si g n
an d m a n ag e me n t o f u n ive r si t y c a mp u s es a n d b u il d i ng s. Sh e fo c us e s
on gener ating management information for (public) real estate deci‐
si o n s. W i th he r C am p u s Res ea rc h T ea m , sh e h a s d e vel o pe d m o de l s,
databases and theories that help univ ersities to design and implement
th e i r ca m pu s s tr at eg i e s. Cu rr en t re s ea rc h i nc l u de s s ma r t ca m pu s to ol s
an d c ha n gi n g co n ce p t s fo r th e u ni ve rs i ty a n d c a mp u s of t he f u tu re.
K e r s ti n Got h e wa s f ul l p ro fes s o r at th e In s t it u te of Ur b an an d L a nd ‐
sc a p e De s i gn a t t h e Ka rl s ru h e In s ti t u te fo r T ec hn o l og y . S he is a n a r‐
ch i t ec t a nd u r ba n pl a n ne r a nd h a s c o n du c te d a st u d y , wi t h Mi ch a e la
Pfadenhauer and Ale xa K unz (both sociologists), on how students use
di f fer en t c am p u s s p ac e s an d h ow t h e y fe e l a b o ut t he m . Sh e wa s a ls o
ac t i ve i n ca m p us de ve lo p m en t a t K IT a nd in th e a d mi n i st ra t ive bo a rd
of t h e d o rm i t or y o f t he K IT .
C ordula Loidl-R eisch is a full professor (Chair , Landscape Construc‐
ti o n ) a t t he T ec hn i sc h e Un ive r s it ä t Be r li n . A de gre e in la n d sc a pe de ‐
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About the co-authors
si g n a nd e c ol o g y ha s s en s i ti z e d he r t o th e c o mp l ex q u e st i on s o f s us ‐
ta i n ab i li t y an d s u it a b il i ty fo r ever yday u se a n d c o mfo r t. A s a l an d sc a p e
ar ch i t ec t , s he ha s m u ch exp er i e nc e w i th pr oj e ct re al i za t i on , c a ll s fo r
mo re a t t en t io n t o b e pa id to ur ba n playa b il i ty , a n d is i n t er es t ed i n
the successful integr ation of sustainability aspects into attractiv e open
sp a c es.
Su v i Nen o ne n is a c am p us d eve l op e r b o th in pr ac t ic e an d r es e ar ch .
Sh e is t he S p e ci a li s t of F u tu re W o r ki n g an d L ea r ni n g E nv i ro nm e nt s
in Uni ve rs i ty Pro p er t i es o f Fi nl a n d L td . He r p a ss i on t h e re i s t o s u p‐
port and f acilitate co-commitment processes in small- and large-scale
ch a n ge s al l over Fi nl a nd . Sh e is a n a d j un c t p ro fe ss o r at Uni ve rs i t ie s
of T am p e re a n d Tur ku w it h r es e a rc h i nt e re s ts an d p ro j e ct s fo c us e d
on d i gi t al , p hys i ca l a nd s oc i a l s p ac e s an d re a li t ie s. Her b ac kgr ou n d
is in so c ia l s c ie n c es an d h er do c t ora l th e si s a b ou t t h e Nat u re o f t he
W o rk p la c e for Kn owl e dg e Crea t io n was co n du c te d in t he d e pa r t me n t
of R eal Estate M anagement at Aalto U niversity (former HUT), Finland.
J o n at h a n Ne st l er c o or di n at e s th e Ca m pu s De ve lo p m en t Pro je c t at t he
T echnische U niversität Berlin. H e is a tr ained architect and urbanist
and focused his research on sustainable yet adaptive campus planning.
He is in t er es t e d in eva l ua t i ng arc h i te c tu re on t h e l e vel o f i n t er ac ‐
ti o n wi t h, o r th e ad d it i o na l val u e for , th e su r ro u nd i ng n e ig h bo r h oo d /
campus rather than by self-related criteria. W ith his latest resear ch
pr oj e c t, h e h a s p rov i de d t he T ec h ni s ch e Uni ve ri t ät Br au n sc hwe ig w i th
a c a mp u s be n ch m ar k to o l t o es t im a t e t h e p o te n ti a l of exi st i n g i n ‐
frastructur e and upcoming projects to benefit the entire university /
ca m p us.
Ås e Ti eva i s an as s o ci a te p ro fes s or a n d e d uc a t io n al d e vel o pe r at t h e
Cen t er o f Ed uc a ti o n al D eve l o pm e nt a t Um e å Un ive r s it y . Sh e ha s be e n
activ ely eng aged in dev eloping student teaching methods in highly
fle xible learning envir onment but also contributes to the development
of ne w l e ar n in g sp a ce s a t Um eå Un i ver s it y . He r re s ea rc h i n te re s ts in ‐
cl u d e t h e r el a ti o n sh i p b e t wee n sp a ce, l e ar n i ng a nd t ea c h in g in h ig h e r
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About the co-authors
ed u c at i on . Sh e is a m e mb e r of th e Swe d is h na t io n al n e two r k, S p ace s for
Ac t i ve L e ar n i ng .
Christian W allenborg wor k s a s a st ra t eg ic pr op e rt y de ve lo p e r for
Aka d em i s ka H us, a Swed i s h g over n m en t -ow n e d p ro p er t y c o mp a ny
wi t h a foc u s o n f ac i li t i es for h ig h e r e d uc a ti o n a n d n u me ro u s c a m pu s es
in i ts p o rt fo li o. He d e vel o ps ca m p us p l a ns, p ro p er t y d e vel o p me n t
pl a n s a nd p ro j ec t s i n e ar l y p ha s e s. I n a d d it i on , h e i s re s po n s ib l e for
v arious initiatives in process methodology , new tools for assessment
and sustainable development of spaces f or resear ch and education.
Ch r i st i an ha s p re v io u s ly wor ked as an a rc h it e c t an d p ro j ec t ma n ag e r
an d h as a de gr ee i n arc h i te c t ure f ro m th e Uni ve rs i ty o f Ore go n .
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3 . T h e t a r g e t r e a d e r s
Wh il e we we lc o me a nyon e wit h an i n te re s t i n un ive r si t i es a nd ( e- ) ca m ‐
pu s e s to re ad t h is bo o k, we have fo c us e d on a few s p e ci f ic g ro u p s as
our target readers . W e will introduce three actors who influence the
future of univ ersities and the campus: the e xecutiv es (decision mak ‐
ers), the practitioners and the contributors . W e will also ref er to them
th ro u g ho u t t h e bo o k w i t h i m ag e s, t ex t a n d t h o ug h ts.
P e op l e on t h e exec ut i ve le ve l ar e th o se w h o ar e re sp o ns i b le fo r m ak i ng
difficult decisions within an ecosystem of limited resources , which
me a n s t h ey m u st o ft e n ad vo ca t e for u np o pu l a r s o lu t i on s.
Th ey h ave a c r u ci a l ro le t o pl ay wh e n de a l in g w it h l im i ta t i on s a nd i n
cr ea t i ng a s en s e o f u rg e n cy wi t h in th e u n ive r s it y . Exe c ut i ves of t e n a ct
wi t h in a c on t ext th a t o t he r s d o n ot over s e e o r a re n o t awar e o f. T hi s
ca n b e a l on e l y r ol e.
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T h e t a r g e t r e a d e r s
W e se e exec ut i ves a s in n ovat o rs a n d n e two r ker s wh o un d e rs t an d t he
co n c ep t ua l c h al l e ng e s o f re or ga n iz i ng th e s p at i al re so u rc es fo r n e w
for m s of te a ch i ng , le ar n in g a n d wor k in g , w hi l e , at t h e sa m e ti m e,
ac h i ev i ng th e s us t a in a bi l i ty g o al s. T o r ea c h t he s e go a l s, exe cu t i ves
must prioritize in vestments .
Th e ta s ks of exec ut i ves are t o li n k an d co nvi n c e ext er n al an d in t er n al
st a keh o l de r s w i t h u n ive r si t y st ra t eg ie s t o:
– Strengthen e x cellence and the international visibility of their uni‐
ver s i ty i n r es e a rch , e du c at i o n a n d in n ovat i on
– Ne gotiate benchmarks with e xternal policy leaders
– Com m un i c at e th e b en c hm a r ks fo r re s o ur ce s in i n te r na l t op i c- re ‐
lated committees
– V e ri f ie d d ec i si o n s a re a li g n ed w it h re se a rc h in s ig h t s
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T h e t a r g e t r e a d e r s
Pra c ti t i on e rs wor k o n th e ( e -) c am p u s ma n a ge m en t l e vel an d e n‐
counter many obstacles in aligning the campus str ategy with uni‐
ver s i ty g o al s. Th ey a re r es p on s i bl e for i m p le m en t i ng c h an g e s. P ra c‐
ti t i on e rs c an be v ie we d a s c h an g e a g en t s, s in c e t h ey of t e n k now wh o
to i nvol ve a n d w h er e re s i st a nc e is l ike ly t o a r is e. Si m il a rl y , t he y ar e
responsible f or r esponding to bureaucratic restrictions , knowing
wh i c h m u st b e ove rc om e an d w h a t c an b e re a d il y ap p roved . Du e
to the complexity of (e-)campus management, practitioners come
from multiple disciplines, such as real estate , facility management,
architectur e , urban planning, user experience and ICT (information
and communication technology). T o understand the holistic approach
of (e-)campus management, they need to integrate psychological,
sociological, pedagogical, economic and ecological aspects, while
co m b in i ng in si g ht s fr om th eo r y an d pra c ti c e in pro je c t s to ch a n ge
the teaching, learning and working en vironments .
Th e t as k o f p ra c ti t i on e rs is to ma n a ge an d d e vel o p t h e ( e- ) ca m p us in
a responsible and sustainable wa y , working together with e xecutiv es
an d c on t ri b u to r s a s we ll a s u s e rs a nd o t he r st a keh o ld e r s by :
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T h e t a r g e t r e a d e r s
– De a l in g wi t h li m it e d res o ur ce s an d h ow mu c h en e rg y th e (e - ) ca m ‐
pu s i s c o ns u m in g .
– Coping with the carbon footprint of f acilities in (e-)campus archi‐
tectures and associated maintenance costs .
– Coo rd i na t in g t h e d eve l o pm e nt of th e ( e -) c a mp u s e nvi ro n me n t a c‐
co rd i n g t o t h e vi s i on o f t h e u n ive r s it y a nd c on f li c t in g n ee d s o f
us e r s.
Con t ri b u to r s ar e ac t ive l y en ga g ed i n i n nova t io n a nd c h a ng e p ro ce s se s
wi t h in t h e un i ve rs i ty by un d er s ta n d in g t he c h a ll e ng e s o f hyb ri d e n ‐
vi ro n m en t s a nd t he se n s e o f u rg e n cy to li m i t re s ou rc e s. Th e ro l e o f
th e c on t ri b u to r s ca n be t a ken o n by s tu d e nt s, t e a ch e rs, e du c a ti o na l
dev elopers, resear chers, f aculty and administration staff , inf ormation
and communications technology-persons , support ser vice pr ofession‐
al s a nd v is i t or s.
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T h e t a r g e t r e a d e r s
Con t ri b u to r s a re h i g hl y m o t iva t ed , s o m et i me s fr u st ra t e d, bu t dr i ven
by th e de s ir e to ch a n ge the si tu a ti o n . The y mu s t be c om e c o- c om m i t‐
te r s i n t he p roc e s s o f cha n g e . Th e con t r ib u to r s ’ h i s to r y m ig h t b e lo n g
or sh o rt in th e uni ve r si t y , b ut it i s th e ir exp er i en c e s an d en ga g em e n t
wh i c h ar e inva l ua b le fo r c ha n g e cr ea t i on a n d for i n for m i ng exe cu t ive s
an d p ra ct i ti o n er s.
In th e ch a ll e n ge to do mo re w i t h le ss we co n si d er all act o r s de ci s i on
ma ke rs.
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P A R T A
W h e r e a re we n ow a n d w h a t
d o we h ave t o c o n s i d e r ?

4 . C a m p u s e s a re hy b r i d
e nv i ro n m e n t s
Ma ni fe s to # 1: W e m us t ex pa n d b eyo n d s pa c e b ar r ie r s w it h a h o li s ti c
understanding of the campus as a hybrid en vironment.
W e d ef i n e th e te r m hyb r i d env i ro nm e n t as an a p pr oa c h to m e rg e p hys i ‐
cal a n d v i rt u al s p ace s as we l l as t o i n teg ra te for ma l an d i n for m al s pa ce s
in o rd er to s t re s s t he n ee d to ove rco me d is c ip l i na r y a nd o r g an i z at i on a l
bo u n da r ie s. S pa ce m at te r s, bu t n ot ju st phy si ca l sp a ce. Thi s pe r s pe c ti ve
le a d s t o n e w c h a ll e ng e s.
K ey messages and challenges:
– Implementing separate virtual learning and working spaces on
campus leads to parallel spatial structures which str ains r e‐
sources at univ ersities.
– Integr ating virtual learning and w orking spaces brings about
new needs and requirements from the ph ysical spaces which ef‐
fec t s s p a ce s up p l ie s.
– W i th th e in t egr at i o n of IC T , th e dif fe re nt i a ti o n of f o r m al an d
in fo rm a l sp a c es are er od i n g du e to th e ab il i t y to l ea r n an d wor k
in d e pe n de n t ly o f t i m e , p l ac e an d p eo p le.
– Urb a n, ou t do o r an d l i vi n g sp a c es are al so le a rn i ng an d wo rk i ng
sp a c es w h ic h le a ds t o an ex te n d ed u n de r st a n di n g of th e un ive r‐
sity campus . T his incorporates the opportunity to link univ ersity
an d s oc i et y .
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C a m p u s e s a r e h y b r i d e n v i r o n m e n t s
Fig u re 4. 1 d e mo n st ra t e s th e p ara l l el s t r uc t ur es o f vi rt u al e - c am p us
an d phy si c a l c am p us in f ra s tr u ct u re s. D ue to ne w n e e ds an d r eq u ir e‐
me n t s, u se r s te n d t o cl a i m m o re sp a ce. Hyb r i d l e ar n in g e nvi ro nm e n ts
do n o t n e ed m o re sp a ce, b u t ne w qu a l it i es o f sp a ce.
Th is c ha p t er p rov id e s a n over v i ew o f re s e ar ch i ns i gh t s o n th e c on t ext
of space in higher education.
F i g u r e 4 . 1 : P a r a l l e l a n d a d d i t i o n a l s p a c e s t r u c t u r e s o n c a m p u s
Over the years , university campuses ha ve accommodated generations
of students and facilitated an increasingly dynamic academic com‐
mu n i ty . Muc h wor k ha s be en don e to ma ke a cam p u s at tr ac t ive to
st u d en t s, v is i t or s an d t he s ur ro u n di n g n e ig h b or h oo d . T he c am p us c an
support collaborations between students, scientists, entrepreneurs
and other industry partners. Spaces enable diff erent stak eholders to
come together (Huhtelin & Nenonen, 2015), support student learn‐
in g su c ce s s ( Bro o ks, 2 0 11 ; Mc A rt h ur , 20 1 5; Lu n da h l e t a l. , 20 1 8) an d
create symbolic significance for the picture of future universities
(N in n e ma n n, 2 0 1 8) – in o th e r wor ds, s p ac e m at t e rs fo r u ni ve rs i ‐
ti e s.
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C a m p u s e s a r e h y b r i d e n v i r o n m e n t s
Th e di m e ns i on s o f t he b ui l d in g s we f in d o n c am p us e s t od ay , a re o f‐
te n b a se d o n t h e way we we re l ea r n in g , t ea c h in g a n d wor k i ng in t h e
pa s t . Th e p ro mo t io n o f e - l ea r ni n g a n d in t eg ra ti o n o f I CT as wel l a s
vi r t ua l l e ar n in g e nvi ro n m en t s ha s n o t l ed t o a re t h in k in g o f p hys i ca l
sp a c e o n c am p u s. V i rt u a l a nd phy s ic a l s p ac e s a re s t i ll pr od u ce d se p a‐
ra te l y a nd no t i n a n in t eg ra te d ma nn e r ( se e Fi gu re 4. 1 ). Le c tu re ha l ls
an d c el l ul a r of f ic e s s t i ll ex is t , a l t ho u gh l e ar n in g an d wo rk i ng c a n t a ke
pl a c e in d ep e n de n tl y o f s pa c e an d t i me t h ro ug h t he i n t eg ra ti o n of I C T .
Lecture halls are not dedicated to new usage possibilities, although
lectures can be recor ded, and blended-learning concepts are already
li n k in g th e phy s ic a l a n d v i rt u al s pa c e s. Th e l i mi t e d a m ou n t o f s p a ce
as a r es o u rce m a kes i t n ec e s sa r y t o re - th i n k th e t yp o l og i es o f t e ac h in g
an d l e ar n in g s p ac e s, a n d re - mo d e l t he m a c co rd i ng l y , i n st e ad o f j u st
cl a i mi n g m o re s pa c e.
C onceptualizing and realizing ph ysical infrastructures in par allel with
virtual infrastructures without interlinking them, as w ell as adding
mo re b ui l di n gs o n c am p u s, co m p le t el y s t re t ch e s f i na n ci a l a n d h um a n
re so u rc e s at un i ver s i ti e s. Th es e d e ve lo p me n t s a ls o h ave a s tr on g n eg ‐
ativ e eff ect on the carbon footprint of university campus sites and
prev ent the achiev ement of UN or national sustainability goals (see
ch a p te r 5 “ Ca m pu s Ma n ag e m en t i s a h o li s t ic a p pr oa c h” ) . Th e li m it a ‐
tion of human, financial, ecological and sociocultur al r esources for ces
us to un d e rs t an d t h e ca m p us as a fi ni t e ec o s ys t em th at is no t e nd l es s l y
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Campuses are h ybrid en vironments
e xpandable . On the contrar y , adding space and more resources is not
inno vativ e anymor e – reg ardless of ho w fancy or technically adv anced
th i s may s ee m to b e.
T o k eep the university and its campus innov ative and sustainable ,
w e must follo w hybrid envir onment concepts that are aligned to the
strate gic goal of the university (see chapter 5). P rocesses or solutions
that promote mor e of everything , which in effect reflect the self-concep‐
tion of our societal mantr a of gro wth, are not a realistic option. When
facing global challenges, especially in the climate crisis conte xt, we
must understand that they will aff ect us personally in our daily liv es
on campus , in the city , state and nation. Innov ation processes lead to
change , so inno vativ e learning and w orking envir onments are not only
added to e xisting envir onments, but they change the already e xisting
pl a c es a n d sp a ce s. W e m us t b e aware o f t h is a n d en d eavo r t o un d er‐
stand, e xperience , and ev aluate ho w this will affect us . I n spatial in‐
no vation processes on campus , w e need w ays and methods to r each all
actors and actor groups to ensure that the perspectives of e xecutiv es ,
practitioners and contributors ar e included. Existing challenges and
the complexity of the ne gotiating process must be clearly addressed in
order to find the best solutions.
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Why s pa c e m a t te r s – d e vel o pm e nt s t ha t have s ha p e d h i gh e r
education
Higher education has undergone several transf ormational ref orms
over th e l a s t few de c ad e s, m ai n l y d ue to th e Bo l o gn a p ro c es s. Th e
ma i n ob j ec t i ve of th e Bol o g na p ro c es s wa s to e n su re mor e co mp a ra b le,
compatible and coherent higher education systems in Europe . W ith
this transf ormation, there was also a shift from teaching to learn‐
ing – putting the learner at the center of the learning process (Barr
& T a gg, 1995). Furthermore , learner-centered or active learning is a
recurr ent concept in contemporary national and international educa‐
ti o n p o li c ie s, w i de l y re fe rr ed to as 21 s t -c e nt u r y sk i ll s ( O ECD , 20 1 3) .
Th e c o mp e te n c ie s t h a t a re a s ked for ar e t ho s e a b il i t ie s, s o ci a l a s we l l
as co gn i ti ve, t h a t to day ’ s st u de n ts are exp ec t e d to ne e d for th e ir f u t ur e
prof essional lives . E ducating for the unkno wn future requires skills
such as communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking
(H arrison & Hutton, 2014). E ducational learning theories such as so‐
cial constructivism can change perspectiv es on the learning processes
of s t ud e nt s a s we l l a s t he ways t e ac h e rs t ea c h ( I l le r is, 2 00 9 ) .
W ith the current demographic situation, life-long learning, a global
education market and the shift from the industrialized era to a knowl‐
edge-based society , expectations and needs on what learning envi‐
ro nm e n ts sh o ul d o f fer an d l oo k l i ke have c h an g ed . In ge n e ra l, th e
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st u d en t bo d y h a s b e co m e f ar m or e h e te ro g en e o us, wh i ch a ls o ma ke s
sp a c e r eq u ir em e n ts m or e d i ver s e. A s a re s ul t , t e a ch i ng a n d l e ar n i ng
f ormats are more learner-centered and activity-based. T he perceived
accessibility of a learning envir onment, fr om the viewpoint of the
us e r , d e p en d s o n t he i r for m er l e ar n in g exp e ri e n ce s a nd t he i r exp e c‐
ta t i on s, an d mi g ht d i ffe r gr ea t ly . Pr ovi d in g ea s y ac c es s t o c a m pu s
sp a c e , o n - an d of f l in e le a r ni n g env ir on m e nt s, as we ll a s 2 4/ 7 se r vi c es,
is key to meeting learners’ needs . A more intensiv e ar ound-the-clock
us e o f th e li m it e d re so u rc e of s pa c e en s ure s t ha t t he c a mp u s be c om e s
more sustainable . Demands f or continuous education will ha ve three
user groups: pre-w ork learners, during-work learners, and post-work
learners (so called silv er surf ers).
Wh at u n i te s a ll u s e r gr ou p s is a ba s ic s e t o f hu m an n e e ds a s d e sc r ib e d
in M as l ow ’s h i era rc hy of ne ed s. The s e nee d s al so h ave a s p at i al c o mp o ‐
ne n t a nd it is qu i te cl e ar th a t hyb r id env ir on m e nt s h ave th e po t en t ia l t o
fu l f il l t he s e n ee d s i n a mu c h mo re co m pr eh e ns i ve way th a n tr ad i t io n al
sp a t ia l us e p at t er n s ca n ( se e Fig u re 4. 2 ).
Th e i n t ere s t i n s p ac e s for t ea c h in g a nd l ea r n in g i n h i gh e r e du c at i o n
has grown considerably , despite being largely neglected in the early
20 0 0 s (T em p l e , 2 0 0 8; Cox , 20 1 1 ). C a m pu s re t ro fi t t in g p ro c es s es cu r‐
rently just see the additions of new technologies , functions and ser‐
vices to e xisting systems: h ybrid learning envir onments, new space
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F i g u r e 4 . 2 : D i a g r a m o f s p a t i a l n e e d s o n c a m p u s
( b a s e d o n M a s l ow ’ s h i e r a r c h y o f n e e d s )
ty p o lo g ie s a nd a va r ie t y of p l at fo rm s ( di g it a l , p hy si c a l a n d so c i al ) s up ‐
porting collaboration both within the university and in connection
wi t h di ve rs e s ta keh o l de r s ( Eri k ss o n et a l. , 20 1 4 ).
Mer g in g fo rm a l an d in fo r ma l sp a c es t o c re a t e hy b ri d env i ro nm e n ts
Th e 2 1s t -c e n tu r y ca m p us co n si s ts of a ra ng e o f d i ffe re n t sp a c es su c h a s
laboratories , libraries , office areas , and lectur e halls. C onceptualized
and actualized h ybrid en vironments must be rethought on the lev el of
cross-scale space structur es b y integr ating buildings , campuses as well
as ur b a n an d ou t do o r s pa c es. The in n ovat i o n pyr am i d o f l ea r n in g e nvi ‐
ro nm e n ts (s e e Fi gu re 4. 3 ) s h ows d if fe ren t ar ra n ge m e nt s o f fo r m al an d
inf ormal learning spaces within this conte xt (Ninnemann, 2018; 2020).
Th e f ir s t l eve l o f t h e py ra mi d s h ows th e i m po r t an c e o f i nfo r ma l l e ar n ‐
ing spaces including student workspaces for individual and group
w ork in addition to formal learning spaces such as lecture halls or
se m i na r roo ms. D ue to t he a cc e s s o f i n for m a ti o n a t any t i me a nd a ny
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F igure 4.3: Inno v ation pyramid of l earning environmen ts
(based on Ninnemann , 2020)
place , one central spot on campus is no longer enough. Against this
back ground, interspaces such as corridors , niches and entrance areas
are activated, project rooms are set up as break-out spaces and student
lounges become inf ormal learning locations f or students in the direct
vicinity of f ormal learning environments .
On the second lev el of the inno vation pyr amid, activ e and fle xible
learning space concepts completely remo ve the boundary betw een for ‐
mal and informal learning en vironments , f or e x ample , in active learn‐
ing classrooms (ALC) or fle xible learning envir onments. This can lead
to higher innov ation lev els when learning pr ocesses ar e inte grated into
urban spaces , as shown at the top of the p yramid. The selection and
appropriation of socially accepted and legitimate spaces of everyda y
lif e for learning processes , such as student flats, co-working spaces
and caf és, as w ell as public institutions and organizations , can meet
the students’ and teachers’ individual pref erences for learning envi‐
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C a m p u s e s a r e h y b r i d e n v i r o n m e n t s
ronments . Activ ating urban spaces also means considering outdoor
sp a c es a s p l a ce s for l ea r n in g a nd wo rk i ng .
Du e to t h is d eve l op m en t , un i ve rs i ti e s g ai n a n e w r ol e i n u r ba n s oc i ‐
et y . Sp a ti a l ly t he y op e n t o t h e c i ty o r e ve n b e co m e p a rt o f t h e c i ty .
Th ey o ffe r o p en sp a c es for eve r yo n e, o p p or t un i t ie s fo r u r b an so c ie t y
an d u n ive r s it y m em b e rs t o m e et a n d m ake u se of p u bl i c s pa c es in t h e
su r ro u nd i ng a re a a s if t he y were p ar t of t h e c a mp u s ( Go th e & P fa de n ‐
ha u e r , 2 0 10 ) . Th e s oc i a l fa br i c a nd t h e e co n om i c p ot e n ti a l of t h e c it y
changes thr ough university engagement. T his creates new opportuni‐
ti e s for c it y -u n i ver s it y c ol l ab o ra t io n .
Exa m pl e : Th e aB ib & Ba r – A c o - wor k in g sp a c e fo r s tu d en t s i n t he
Th e at e r Ka rl sr u h e
Th is is a n exam pl e o f a ci t y- u n ive r si t y co l l ab o ra ti o n . The aBi b & Ba r
pr ovi d e s a n un u su a l pl ac e for 15 0 st ud e nt s t o le ar n , wor k i n gro u p s
an d t h in k cr ea t i vel y . F o r t hi s p roj e c t, t h e The a t er Ka r l sr u h e , t h e
Ka rl s r uh e Ins t i tu t e of T e ch n o lo g y an d a s t u de n t gro u p Ena ct u s
ar e j o i nt l y c o m mi t te d . Th e n e w co - wo rk i ng s p ac e i n t h e foye r o f
th e th e a te r is ope n we ekd ays f ro m 9 a .m . to 4 : 3 0 p . m . I n a d d it i on
to W L AN a n d a c o ffe e ba r , s t ud e n ts a ls o fi n d le a rn i ng a d vi s or s
and w orkstations. The students gr eatly appreciate the additional
le a r ni n g fa ci l it i e s be c au s e th e lib ra r y is o ft e n over cr owde d an d
Th eaBi b & Ba r pr ovi d es a g oo d sp a c e fo r gr ou p s t o wo rk t og e t he r .
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F i g u r e 4 . 4 : T h e a B i b & B a r ( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y K e r s t i n G o t h e )
Mer g i n g p hy s i ca l a n d vi r t u al s p a c es t o hy br i d e nvi ro n m e nt s
W ith the huge h ype of emergent technologies at the beginning of
the 21st centur y , digital innov ations led to euphoric expectations of
dev eloping new learning en vironments at universities , “Students ar e
changing, technologies are changing, and learning spaces are chang‐
in g ” (L o m as & Ob l i ng e r , 2 0 06 , p . 5 – 1 1 ).
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Howeve r , c am p u s s tr u ct u re s, b ui l d in g s a nd si t e s d o n ot re fl e c t t hi s
demand at the same pace . Student-centered teaching that supports
the development of 21st century and sustainable development skills
ca n b e fa c i li t at e d , w he n t e ac h in g i s c o nd u c te d i n l e ar n in g e nv ir on ‐
ments specifically designed to incr ease students’ activ e learning (Dori
& Be l ch e r , 2 00 5 ; Bro o k s, 20 1 1 ; Lu n d ah l e t a l ., 20 1 8 ; 20 1 7 ). Th is ca n b e
done by creating hybrid environments containing both ph ysical and
vi r t ua l sp a ce s. The re for e , t h e phys i c al s p ac e sh o ul d prov i de a t e ch n i ca l
in t e rf ac e. W e h ave fou n d f ro m p ra ct i c e t h a t v i r tu a l env i ro nm e nt s d o
no t wo r k w i th o ut phy s ic a l s pa c e s. Th is in s ig h t i s a l so dr i ven by re ‐
se a rc h f i n di n gs t ha t sh ow t h a t d ro p -o u t r at e s i n o n l in e le a rn i ng a re
cl o s el y re la t ed t o th e la c k of s oc i a l i n te ra c t io n (B ri n to n e t a l . , 2 0 1 4) .
Ag ai n st t h is b ac kg rou n d , hy br i d e nvi ro n m en t s s t re ss t h e i m po r ta n c e o f
face-to-f ace encounters . A wide arra y of functions should be part of
th e p hys i ca l an d v ir t ua l l ea r ni n g an d wor k i ng exp e r ie n ce.
Wh en l in k i ng i nfo r ma l a nd for m a l a s we ll a s v i rt u a l a n d p hy si c al
sp a c es, hy b ri d e nv ir on m en t s a re e m e rg i ng i n c om p l et e ly d if fe ren t
ways th a n t h e t ra d it i on a l b r i ck s a nd mo rt ar o r c li c k s an d by te s u ni ve r si ‐
ti e s t o su p p or t i n nova t ive t ea c h in g a n d l e a rn i ng p ro c es s es. T a ki n g a
holistic view as a starting point, cr eating futur e h ybrid envir onments
me a n s wor ki n g ac ro ss tra ns d i sc i pl i n ar y bo rd er s. It is n o t on l y th e sp e‐
cific cultures of differ ent disciplines that must be bridged, but also the
di f fer en t v i e ws an d as s um p t io n s f ro m a w i d e ra n ge of ext e rn a l a n d
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C a m p u s e s a r e h y b r i d e n v i r o n m e n t s
in t e rn a l s t a keh o ld e rs a t un i ver s it i e s. W e mu s t ma ke s u re to s p ea k a
co m m on la n gu a g e , so we un d e rs t an d o n e a n ot h er . T hi s a l s o m ea n s
cr ea t i ng a s e t of i n cl u si ve i ma g e s an d exam pl e s. Ac t iva t in g m ul t i ‐
ple spaces – ph ysical, virtual, informal, f ormal, outdoor and urban
sp a c es – u nd e r t h e u mb re l l a o f t he hyb r i d e nvi ro n me n t w il l su p po r t
heterogeneous needs and innov ative methods in teaching and learning
pr oc e s se s a s we l l a s c h an g e t h e i ma g e o f t h e u ni ve rs i t y i n o ur so c i ‐
et y .
Exa m pl e : Ph o ne a p pl i cat i o n MY VOI D th a t he lp s to s ha re s pa ce s
Th is exam pl e s h ow s t ha t by u s i ng a n a p p , p r i vat e s p ac e s ( i n t hi s
ca s e i d en t i fi e d a s VOI D s w h ic h i n c lu d es o pe n s p a ce s ) c a n b e m a de
permanently or temporarily accessible as city residents and uni‐
ver s i ty me m be r s a re inv i te d t o u s e t h em . T he VOID s a re e ac h
id e n ti f ie d w it h a pr of i le ; for exam p le, s o me s pa c e s c a n b e us ed a s
re he a r sa l roo m s, s tu d i os o r fo r work s h op s. The in for m at i on c a n b e
re tr i e ved wi th ap pr op r ia t e se a rc h cr i t er i a on th e MY VOID web si t e
or v ia Q R c o de s. Anyon e lo ok i ng fo r a V O ID w it h ce rt a i n c h ar ac t er‐
is t i cs c an e as i ly f in d an d b o ok i t. I f s o ci a l e ve nt s are ta ki n g p l ac e,
us e r s c a n b e i nvi t ed t o t h e m v i a t h e ap p .
F i g u r e 4 . 5 : M Y V O I D a p p
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Exa m pl e : Hybr i d ou td o or s p ace s
Th e E LIA se a t wi t h a n in t eg ra te d ta b l e h a s W i- Fi an d el e ct r i ca l
co n n ec t io n s. Sin g le se at s al l ow for c on c en t ra t ed wo r k an d ar e ea sy
to m ove in to a n op e n out d o or s p ac e. O u td o or s e at s fo r two or mo re
pe o p le, an d are n as for la rg e r gro u ps, al low for di sc u s si o ns an d
le c t ur es, wi t h se a ts m ove d a s ne e d ed .
F i g u r e 4 . 6 : T h e E L I A s e a t a s a n e x a m p l e o f a
h y b r i d e n v i r o n m e n t i n t h e o u t d o o r s pa c e
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i s a h o l i s t i c a p p r o a c h
Ma ni fe s to # 2: W e m u st re p l ac e tr ad i ti o n al p owe r s t r uc t ur es w i th a
holistic appr oach to campus management.
W e understand the t erm c ampus management as a holistic approach to
cr ea te a n d op e ra te hyb r id e nv ir on m en t s in o rd e r to se c ur e in n ovat i ve an d
sustainable solutions in line wi th univ ersity goals . T his perspectiv e leads
to new challenges .
K ey messages and challenges:
– Eur opean univ ersities ha v e high ambitions with increasing pres‐
sure on their human, financial and spatial resources .
– The dominant challenge f or universities is do i n g m o re wi t h l e s s.
– Campus management needs to follo w university goals, making
sensible use of r esources .
– Decisions on h ybrid environments impact all resources and need
to be assessed accor dingly .
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F igure 5.1 demonstrates that we must deal with limited resour ces that
do not allo w building up parallel structures of virtual and ph ysical
campus infrastructur es as w ell as adding more space due to new needs
and r equirements of users (see also Figur e 4.1 in the pr evious chapter).
This chapter pro vides a holistic fr amework f or inno v ative and sustain‐
able campus solutions .
F igure 5.1: Finding campus solutions to support universi ty goals
wi th l imited resources
Man y universities ha ve high ambitions f or education, research, inno‐
v ation and social engagement and – at the same time – need to adopt
a strategy to be more effectiv e and efficient with existing resour ces,
to f in d ways to do m o re w it h l es s . T hi s is d em o n st ra t ed by r es e a rch o n
E uropean univ ersities and the efficiency hub , set up by the Eur opean
U niversity Association (EU A, 2018) and confirmed b y European cam‐
pu s re s ea rc h (D e n He i je r & Tzov la s, 20 14 ; C ur vel o et a l. , 20 1 9) . It is s afe
to claim that there is a common challenge among univ ersities to find
inno vativ e solutions and synergies , and wa ys to measure and assess
them.
Campus management follo ws the university challenge and w ants to
contribute by making sensible use of a vailable resour ces. W e will elab‐
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or at e u p o n t he th e o r y o f c a m pu s m a na g e me n t t o p rov id e a f ra me wo rk
for i nn ova t ive and s us t ai n a bl e so l u ti o ns.
W e h ave a ho l i st i c a pp ro a ch to ca m pu s m a na g e me n t. Th e te r m h ol i s ti c
re fer s t o a s s es s in g t h e e f fec t o f c a m pu s d e ci s i on s o n a l l re s o ur ce s t o
a void suboptimal solutions. Suboptimal solutions solve one problem
bu t c re a te an o th e r . F or examp l e, t h e dec i s io n to cre a te m o re s p a ce
for a pa rt i cu l a r us e r ha s t he foll ow i ng ef fec t s: it s at i sf i e s th e u se r ,
bu t en l a rg e s t h e fo ot p ri n t p e r p e rs o n, i nc re a se s th e cam p u s c os t s p e r
person, and the money spent cannot be spent on other urgent matters .
Ar e we awa re o f th a t an d d o we s t il l wa nt t o de c i de t h at way ? A h o l is t ic
ap p ro a ch t ake s al l ef fe ct s i nt o a cc o un t .
Ac c o rd in g t o t he o r y , c a m pu s m a na g em e n t ca n b e c o n si d er ed as th e
alignment process between goals and resources , integrating four dif‐
fer en t p er s pe c t ive s (D e n Hei j er , 2 0 11 ) : th e o rga n iz a t io n al p e r sp e ct i ve,
the functional perspective , the financial perspective , and the spatial
pe r s pe c ti ve. Th e l at t er in c l ud e s b ot h t h e v i rt u al ca m p us an d t h e p hys ‐
ic a l ca m pu s.
W e w i ll el a b or at e o n t h e g o al s a n d t h re e t yp e s o f r es o ur ce s ( h u ma n ,
fi n a nc i al a nd sp a t ia l ) a s i n t rod u c ed in Fig u re 5.2 t o s et t he so l u ti o n s p a ce
for c a mp u s de c i si o ns. Th i s so l u ti o n sp a ce i s v i su a li z e d in t h is b o ok a s
a t h re e -d i me n s io n al b ox ( s e e Fi gu re 5 .4 ) .
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F igure 5.2: Campus man agement defined as the alignmen t process of
universi ty go als and three types of resources (Den Heijer , 2011)
Defining the solution space f or campus decisions
The first step in setting the three-dimensional solution space box fo r
campus management is putting the human, financial and spatial re‐
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so u rc e s o n th e X, Y a nd Z ax i s, a s i l l us t ra te d i n Fi gu re 5 .3 . H um a n
re so u rc e s a re exp re ss e d i n nu m b er o f u s er s ( s t ud e nt s, st a ff, e t c. ) , s p a ‐
ti a l r es o u rc es of t e n i n m
2 o r CO
2 foo t p ri n t, a nd f in a n ci a l re s o ur ce s in
euros . T ogether , these three types of variables determine the quantita‐
tiv e conte xt of campus management.
F i g u r e 5 . 3 : D e f i n i n g t h e s o l u t i o n s pa c e f o r c a m p u s d e c i s i o n s b y p u t t i n g
h u m a n, f i n a n c i a l a n d s p a t i a l r e s o u r c e s o n t h e X , Y a n d Z a x i s
Fig u re 5. 4 il l u st ra t es the se co n d st e p of se t t in g th e so l u ti o n sp a ce,
co n n ec t in g th e th re e res o urc e s, a n d l i mi t in g th e m by s et t i ng bo u n da r y
co n d it i on s s u ch as m
2 pe r u s er , C O
2 foo t pr i n t pe r u s er , e u ro s p er m
2
an d e u ro s per us e r , wh i ch are co m mo n pe rfo r ma n ce in d ic a t or s for
campus assessment models .
Of co u rs e, we a c k now l ed g e th a t c am p us d e c is i on s a re a s se s s ed by
mo re p er fo rm a n ce c ri t e ri a th a n foo t pr i nt p e r m
2 , e ur os p er m
2 a n d
foo t pr i n t p er u se r . Th e re for e , we ex pa n d t h e c am p u s m an a g em e nt
framew ork with the societal impact of campus decisions , zooming out
fr om Fi gu re 5 .2 i n th e nex t se c t io n wi t h Fig ur e 5 . 5.
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F i g u r e 5 . 4 : T h e h u m a n , f i n a n c i a l a n d s p a t i a l r e s o u r c e s o n t h e X , Y a n d Z
axis , visual ized as a box, determined b y cri teria such as m 2 p e r u s e r,
e u r o s p e r m 2 and euros per user
Ex ample: S olutions in the box: more int ensive use of existing f acilities
If solutions need to be found inside the bo x, there are plenty of
creativ e cases on campuses already . T he common denominator is
to u se t he s am e fl o or a re a m o re i n t en s ive l y . Y o u c a n d o th is by
e xpanding opening hours , allowing multifunctional use , making
fle xible configurations or making them more public and a voiding
priv ate territory . M ore tangible e xamples are:
– T emporarily turning more r ooms into silent study places during
exam s.
– Using cinemas and theaters as lecture halls in the city during
the first busy w eeks of every semester or term.
– Making outside spaces – within the city – mor e functional with
th e Edu ro a m Wi-Fi .
Further inf ormation: Cur velo et al. (2019) and Den H eijer (2020)
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Ad d re s si n g t h e co m pl ex i ty o f c a m pu s de c i si o ns
W e wi l l sp e ci f y bo t h th e un i ver s it y g o a ls a n d th re e ty p e s of re so u rc e s
to prov id e a mor e co m pre h e ns i ve , ho li s ti c a ss e ss m e nt f ra m ewo r k for
ca m p us dec i s io n s. Thi s fr am e wor k i s cu st o mi z e d for hyb r id envi ro n ‐
me n t s b u t c a n be a pp l i ed t o mo re g en e ra l c o n tex ts.
W e h ave ad d ed th e s o ci e ta l co nt ex t to th e u n ive r si t y g oa l s a nd re‐
so u rc e s fo r a m o re ho l is t i c a pp ro a c h. Th e s o ci e ta l co n tex t p o s it i on s
the university in its surrounding society , population, ecosystem and
ci t y . Fi gu re 5 . 5 ex pa n ds o n Fi gu re 5 . 2 , ad d i ng t h e s oc i e ta l i m pa c t o f
ca m p us d ec i si o n s a n d i n tr od u ci n g a ra n ge o f p e rfo r ma n c e i n di c at o r s
for c am p u s d e ci s i on s, in c lu d i ng t he i r im p ac t o n t h e e nv ir on m en t .
F i g u r e 5 . 5 : H o l i s t i c a s s e s s m e n t m o d e l f o r c a m p u s m a n a g e m e n t w i t h a
r a n g e o f p e r f o r m a n c e i n d i c a t o r s, z o o m i n g o u t t o t h e i m p a c t o f t h e
u n i v e r s i t y a n d c a m p u s o n i t s e n v i r o n m e n t ( D e n H e i j e r, 2 0 1 1 : e d i t e d )
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Th e holistic assessment model f or campus management and decisions
st i l l co n ta i ns th e ba s is of al i g ni n g go a ls an d re so u rc es (Fig u re 5 .5 ) . It
tak es public interest into account and adds new decision indicators,
for ex a m pl e, th e u ni ve rs i t y ’s im p ac t o n th e e nvi ro n me n t . W e w il l e la b ‐
or at e on th e e le m en t s of Fi gu re 5 . 5 to s e t th e mo re c o mp re h en s i ve
so l u ti o n s p a ce fo r c a mp u s de c i si o ns.
The organizational perspectiv e considers the effect of campus deci‐
si o n s on th e u ni ve rs i t y ’s pr i ma r y go a ls : e d uc a ti o n , re se a rc h a nd i n ‐
nova t i on . The qu al i ty o f t h e ir e du c a ti o n, re s ea rc h an d i n nova t io n d e‐
te r m in e s t he i r ra n ki n g , i de n ti t y a n d i ma g e, w h ic h are im p o rt a nt to
attract talented knowledge w orkers , students and staff . Additionally ,
un i ve rs i ti e s in c re as i n gl y wan t t o se t an exa mp l e for s oc i et y , to pr ac t ic e
wh a t t he y p re a ch in l i vi n g l ab s o n c am p u s, to b e re s po n si b l e ne i g hb o rs,
to b e en e r gy - ef f i ci e nt , t o c h e ri s h he r it a ge b u il d i ng s, an d to re s p on ‐
si b l y s p e nd t a xp ayer s ’ m on e y (C u r ve l o e t a l. , 2 01 9 ; De n Hei j e r , 2 0 20 ) .
These challenges directly relate to the functional, financial and human
re so u rc e s.
From the functional perspectiv e hu ma n re so u rc es are co n s id e re d th e
most important resour ces of the univ ersity: students , pr ofessors , r e‐
searchers and support staff . The extent to which campus decisions
support their learning, teaching and w orking processes determines
th e i r pr od u c ti v it y an d we ll - be i n g. R e l at e d t o th e s e h um a n n ee d s a nd
resour ces is the importance of sociocultural and functional qualities
(R ic h t er et al . , 2 01 8 ), su ch as D es i gn for a ll , wh ic h e ns u re s th a t eve r yo n e
fee l s i nc l ud e d . How th e c a mp u s i nf l ue n c es t h e s oc i a l en ga g em e n t of
the univ ersity depends on the local community ’s access to the campus.
The financial perspectiv e cove r s t h e e ffe c t o f c a mp u s d ec i s io n s o n t h e
financial sustainability and resour ces of universities . These consist of
fu n d in g fr om n a ti o na l g over n me n t s, n a ti o na l a nd E U re se a rc h f u n ds,
co n t ra ct s w i th th i rd p a r ti e s a nd tu i t io n fe e s f ro m s tu d e nt s. In ma ny
Euro p e an c ou n tr i e s, t he s e f i n an c ia l re so u rc es a re un d er p re ss u re (Eu ‐
ropean Univ ersity Association, 2018; Cur velo et al., 2019). U niversities
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sp e n d m o s t o f th e i r f i n an c ia l re so u rc e s o n sa l a ri e s. T he c os t s of t h e
ca m p us u su a ll y ra ng e f rom a bo u t 10 % to 20 % o f t h e t o ta l un i ver s i ty
budget, depending on recent inv estments and the number of specific
spaces (Den Heijer & T zo vlas, 2014). R elev ant conditions ar e cost-ef‐
fi c i en c y , f l exi b il i t y for fu t u re n e ed s, a n d a n a im fo r l ow e n er g y c o n‐
sumption (R ichter et al., 2018).
Th e s p at i al p e rs p e ct i ve i nc l u de s t h e e f fec t o f th e c a mp u s o n t h e e n ‐
vi ro n m en t , f ro m t h e q u al i t y o f p l ac e to th e ir im p a ct on n at u ra l re ‐
sources . The ecological resources of universities include the land and
bu i l di n gs as wel l a s t ec h no l o gi c al as p ec t s, su c h a s s of t war e an d h a rd ‐
war e , o f t he u n ive r si t y , a n d t h e m a t er i al s a nd e n er g y t h e y c o n su m e .
Nat u ra l re so u rc es su c h a s wat e r , so i l, vege t a ti o n an d b i o di ve rs i t y
should be considered (Richte r et al., 2018). Additional aspects that
ne e d to b e c on s i de re d ar e th e l oc a ti o n of t h e ca m pu s re l at i ve to t h e
ci t y , t h e im p o rt a nc e o f h er i t ag e – c ul t u ra l, a c a de m ic an d i nd u st r i al –
an d h ow t h e c a m pu s ad d s to t he a e st h et i c s a n d i d e nt i ty o f th e ci t y .
Ev e r y ca m pu s de ci s i on wi l l have a po s it i ve an d nega t ive ef fe ct on t h e
go a l s an d r es o u rce s o f th e un ive r si t y an d it s envi ro n me n t . The ca m pu s
management challenge is to find solutions with the maximum added
val u e fo r a l l m e nt i on e d a s pe c t s. Th e fo l low i ng exam pl e pr ovi d es a n
exam pl e o f how un i ver s i ti e s f i nd in n ovat i ve and sustainable solutions
for t hi s c ha l le n g e .
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Exa m pl e : AP P : r ed u ce you r cam p u s C O 2 fo ot p r in t
“ As k n ot wh at you r un i ver s i ty ca n do to re a ch env iro n m en t al go a ls,
but ask what yo u can do f or your university” (Den H eijer , 2020). TU
De l f t’ s Ca mp u s Res e a rc h T ea m ha s m a de a pro t ot y pe a p p fo r sma r t
ph o n es t o c o mp a re your ow n CO
2 foo tp r i nt w it h th at o f t h e ave ra ge
st u d en t or em p loye e. B u t mo re im po r ta n t ly , i t s u g ge s ts how to
re du c e yo u r ow n C O
2 foo tp r i nt , w h i ch c on s is t s o f th e ai r m i l es you
ma ke fo r wo r k, th e way you co m m ut e t o wo r k , t he sp a c es you us e
on c a mp u s, t h e a m ou n t of CO
2 i m pr i nt s yo u m a ke a nd i f you e at
vega n / ve ge t ar i a n m e a ls.
F i g u r e 5 . 6 : A p p t o v i s u a l i z e y o u r
c a r b o n b u d g e t
Th e p ro t ot y p e a p p c re a te s a wa re n e ss o f t h e i n fl u en c e tha t th e c am ‐
pu s co m mu n it y ha s o n t h e u ni ve r si t y ’s CO
2 fo ot p r in t a n d s ug ‐
ge s t s n ot o nl y way s t o r ed u c e t he foo t p ri n t b u t a ls o gi ve s u s er s
a ca rb o n b u dg e t t he y c a n s pe n d o n t he i r p re fer re d g oa l s. Y o u c an
ea r n a ir mi l e s by cl a i mi n g l es s s p ac e o n c a mp u s, an d t h e ot h e r
way a ro u nd . Obv i ou s ly , t hi s a pp i s a l s o d e vel o pe d t o e n co u ra g e
di s c us s io n ab o ut t he val u e a n d e nvi ro n me n ta l co s ts o f t er r i to r y o n
ca m p us. I t a l so in fo rm s t h e c om m un i t y a bo u t e as y way s t o re d uc e
th e i r c a r bo n fo ot p ri n t, i n o rd er t o s pe n d en e rg y a n d m o n ey o n th e
th i n gs t ha t re a ll y ma t t er .
Further inf ormation: Ca m pu s of t h e f u t ure ( D en Hei j e r , 2 02 0 )
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Campus manag ement as a shared responsibility
The holistic assessment model f or campus management and decisions con‐
tains a range of goals and resour ces to consider but can still be summa‐
rized – and simplified – by the three-dimensional solution space box for
campus decisions . E v en without an internal desire f or change , the solu‐
tion space is under pressure and subject to constant transf ormation.
Spatial r esources ar e under pr essure fr om ambitious en vironmen‐
tal agendas and user demands , financial resources are challenged by
budget cuts in higher education funding, and human resources are
stretched due to increased workloads (see F igure 5.7).
F igure 5.7: All resour ces are under pr essure and redefine
the solution sp ace
From a h o li s ti c p o i nt of vi e w , we ne e d t o e n ga ge an d e m powe r a l l u n i‐
v ersity stak eholders in the common challenge to find innov ative and
sustainable solutions. W e understand that e x ecutives , contributors
and practitioners ar e decision makers . In other words , the challenges
faced by the univ ersity and campus are not just a responsibility for
the board and policy-makers of the university , but for all university
st a keh o l de r s. Th e c om m on g o al fo r a l l o f u s i s to do mor e with less .
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W h e r e d o we g o a n d w h a t d o
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6 . Cre a t e a s e n s e o f u r g e n c y
Ma ni fe s to # 3 : W e m u st c re a te a se n s e of ur g en c y t o ma ke l i mi t ed
resour ces tangible .
Key m e s sa g es :
– Executiv es, pr actitioners and contributors share challenges and a
se n s e of urg e n cy to ac h i eve str at eg i c go a l s wi t h li mi t e d fi n an c ia l ,
sp a t ia l an d h um a n r es o u rc es.
– Executiv es ensure that limitations also provide opportunities f or
in n ova ti ve and su s ta i n ab l e s o l ut i on s.
– Pra c ti t i on e rs ma ke t he li m it e d re s ou rc e s t an g i bl e s o t ha t al l
stak eholders can ov ersee the consequences of campus manage‐
me n t de c is i o ns.
– Con t ri b u to r s c a n h e l p t o sp re ad i de a s and fa c il i t at e ch an g e pro ‐
ce s s es.
– E veryone should be in vited to discuss campus solutions, but with
a f u ll ove r v ie w of th e c o n se q ue n c es o n re s ou rc e s, n o t o nl y for
sp e c if i c n e e ds.
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– Goo d exam p le s, f ra me wo r ks a n d t oo l s g en e ra t e in n ova ti ve b u t
pragmatic solutions as well as the co-commitment of internal
and e xternal stakeholders .
Th e Fi gu re 6 . 1 s h ows th e p re s s ure o n re s ou rc e s a nd t he ur g en c y t o
deal with t hese limitations f or innov ative and sustainable solutions on
ca m p us.
This chapter will shed light on external and internal factors for cre‐
at i n g a s e ns e o f u r ge n c y w it h a foc u s o n t he si g ni f i ca n ce of li m i te d
re so u rc e s a n d t h e ne e d t o fol l ow a c o -c o m mi t me n t a p p ro ac h .
F i g u r e 6 . 1 : S h a r e a s e n s e o f u r g e n c y f o r m a n a g i n g i n n o v a t i v e
and s u s ta i n a b l e s o l u t i o n s
C ha n g e s a r e a c c e le ra t e d by cr i s i s
Change is often associated with both positive and negativ e attitudes
an d is ex pe r i en c ed as bo t h a p os s i bi l it y an d a t h re at . In ord e r t o c re ‐
at e a se n s e of ur ge n cy for ch a ng e, a cr is i s is of te n ne e de d . Thi s is
de m o ns t ra te d by ma ny exam p l es on c am p u se s whe re i nn ova ti o ns we re
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ac c e le ra t ed : a c ri s i s was o f t en t h e re as o n for ch a ng e. A g ra p h ic exa m‐
pl e wa s t he f i re o n T U D el f t’ s c a mp u s, w h i ch c a us e d a w h ol e fa c u lt y
to re i nven t t h e way of l e ar n i ng , stu d y in g and wo rk i n g a n d by s h a ri n g
mo re fa c il i ti e s t h a n b e fore. “ Neve r mi s s t he o pp o r tu n it y of a c r i si s, ”
th e y st a te d i n va r io u s pu b li c a ti o ns ( D en Hei j e r , 2 01 1 ) .
Exa m pl e : Neve r was te a go o d c r i si s – T U D el f t’ s BK c i ty a ft e r th e fi re
BK city is the name of TU Delft’s Architecture building, close to
th e h i st o ri c a l i n n er c i ty o f D el f t in t h e Net h er l an d s. In 20 0 8 , th i s
bu i l di n g – d e si g ne d in t h e 1 91 0 s – wa s t ra ns fo rm e d i n to a vi b ra nt ,
cr ea t i ve l e ar n in g env i ro nm e nt a nd re s ea rc h wor k pl a c e , a ft e r a f ir e
de s t royed th e o ld Arc h it e ct u re B u il d in g (4 2. 0 00 m
2 ) . W i t h in si x
mo n t hs o f th e fi re, t h e BK c it y p ro je c t t e a m m ove d t h e fa cu l ty o f
ab o u t 3 . 0 00 s tu d e nt s a nd m o re t ha n 8 00 e m pl oye es t o a b ui l d in g
th a t was 1 5 % s m al l e r i n te r m s o f fl o o r a re a .
F i g u r e 6 . 2 : S p a t i a l r e d u c t i o n i n i t i a t e d b y
crisis
Th is s pa c e r ed u ct i on – w i t h a g rowi n g f ac u lt y co m m un i ty – wa s
po s s ib l e, be ca u s e T U D el f t i mp l e me n te d sh a re d c on c ep t s fo r p ra c‐
tically ev ery function type, e xperimenting with less priv ate terri‐
to r y a n d mo re p u bl i c sp a c e . In t h e eva l ua t i on s, th e t ea m m em b e rs
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claimed that they would not hav e been able to mak e those changes
wi t h ou t th e u r g en c y o f t h e f i re. B K c i ty was s up p o se d t o be a te m ‐
po ra r y sol u t io n for t h e fac u l ty , b u t wi th i n on e yea r , th e us e rs o f t h e
fa cu l t y al re a dy cl a im e d t ha t t h ey wan t ed to st ay . A ft e r m or e th a n
el e ve n ye ar s, t he fa cu l ty is st i l l u si n g B K c it y an d i s n o t p la n ni n g t o
le ave.
Sou rc e a nd f ur t h er i nfo r ma t i on : D en He ij e r ( 2 0 11 ) – w ww . ma n a
gingtheuniv ersitycampus . nl/ case-bk -city
W e m us t b e awa re t h at a cr i s is a l s o ca n a r i se by ot h er ext e rn a l fa c to r s.
A comparativ e case study of univ ersities with innov ative campus con‐
cepts shows that spatial, social and organizational issues are closely
re la t e d t o i nn ova ti ve c h an g es on ca m p us e s, su c h a s u nf avora b l e g eo ‐
graphic situations , increasing international competition and chang‐
in g ne ed s on s er v ic e s a nd sp ac e s d ue to th e i nt eg ra t io n o f I CT as sh own
wi t h th e fol l owi n g exam pl e s ( Ni n n em a nn , 2 01 8 ).
Exa m pl e 1: Unf avora b l e ge o g rap h i c si t u at i on s may re q ui re ma j or
ef fo rt s for i nn ova t ive ca m pu s es to at t ra ct st u de n ts an d re s e arc h e rs
as wel l a s a c ad e mi c a n d a dm i ni s t ra ti ve s t af f t o j o in t h e u ni ve r si t y .
On e exam p le i s Ume å Un i ver s it y wh i ch a l re ad y ha s a l on g h i st o r y
wi t h u s e o f c re at i ve l e ar n in g e nv ir on m e nt s a n d i n s e tt i ng up t he
go a l t o b e o ne of Euro p e ’s le a di n g u ni ve rs i t ie s re gar di n g i n nova t ive
phy s ic a l an d vi r t ua l env i ro nm e n ts.
Sou rc e : N in n em a n n ( 2 01 8 )
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F i g u r e 6 . 3 : L e a r n i n g s p a c e a t U m e å U n i v e r s i t y
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y K a t j a N i n n e m a n n )
Exa m pl e 2: Int eg ra t io n o f I C T m ay af fe ct ret h in k i ng un i ver s i ty se r‐
vi c e s a nd in f ra s tr u ct u re s, s uc h a s, fo r exam p l e , th e l i b ra ri e s. Gl a s‐
gow Ca le d o ni a n Uni ver s i ty de vel o pe d and im pl e m en t e d in 2 00 6 a
pr ot o t yp e to t ran s fo rm th e li b ra r y f rom a ce n te r of i nfo r ma t i on
to a learning center . They focused on urgent needs of students
for i n for m al l e ar n i ng e nvi ro n me n t s on th e cam p u s w h e re st ud e n ts
ca n m e et a n d co l la b or at e. L e a rn i ng cen t e rs a re a l re ad y sp re a d now
al l ove r t h e wo r l d a n d have be c om e re le va n t s p ac e s wh e n t h i nk i ng
ab o u t t h e c a m pu s as a hyb r i d l e ar n i ng e nvi ro n me n t.
Sou rc e : N in n em a n n ( 2 01 8 )
Exa m pl e 3 : Incr easing international competition betw een univer ‐
si t i es m ay le a d t o ho l is t i c ap p ro ac h es o n re t hi n k in g l ea r n in g e nvi ‐
ro nm e n ts to di f fer en t i at e f ro m ot h er un ive r si t i es an d to b ui l d up
a un iq u e s e l li n g po in t . SRH Ho ch s c hu l e H e i d el b er g , f o r exam p le,
initiated a university-wide change management pr ocess to r ealize
th e cu l tu ra l s h if t f ro m t e ac h i ng to le a rn i n g. Thi s ha d t o b e s e cu re d
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from a long-term perspective with new learning en vironments.
As s how n w i t h v ir t u al re al i t y v id e o s ( se e Q R co d e , Fig u re 6 . 5 ), i t
is obvious that spatial conditions ar e carefully intertwined with
learning, teaching and assessment methods to allow v arious di‐
da c t ic a p p ro ac h es, c u lt u ra l c h an g e a n d s ha re d s p ac e s fo r fo r ma l
an d i nfo r ma l le a r ni n g p ro c e ss e s.
Sou rc e : N in n em a n n ( 2 01 8 ; 20 2 0)
F i g u r e 6 . 4 : S a l t i r e C e n t r e a t G l a s g o w C a l e d o n i a n
U n i v e r s i t y ( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y K a t j a N i n n e m a n n )
Furthermore , the current emergencies in society giv e enough reasons
to wor r y ab o ut th e f u tu re : c l im a t e ch a n ge, th e r eq u ir ed en e rg y - tra n s i‐
tion, the scar city of space and other r esources . The ambitious Sustain‐
ab l e De vel o p me n t Goal s o f th e Unit e d Nat io n s (U N) a l so r ef l e ct t h os e
em e r ge n ci e s (s e e exa mp l e s w i t h a l l rel e van t U N g o a ls f u rt h er d ow n i n
th i s ch a pt e r ).
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F i g u r e 6 . 5 : L e a r n i n g s p a c e a t S R H H o c h s c h u l e H e i d e l b e r g
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y S R H H o c h s c h u l e H e i d e l b e r g )
C ha n g e is a c c el e ra t e d by l i m i t in g re s o u rc es
Th e c h ap t er a bove sh owe d t h at ext e rn a l f ac t or s ar e h avi n g a tr em e n‐
dous eff ect on spatial, social and org anizational change processes at
univ ersities. But univ ersities hav e the possibility to accelerate change
wi t h ou t be i n g a f ra id t o ge t lo s t in a cr i s is.
Awa re n e ss o f l i m it e d r es o u rc es c an h e lp t o cr ea t e a s e ns e o f u r ge n c y
an d t o pro mo t e th e im pu l s e for inn ova ti o n pro ce s s es. Ca se s t ud i e s
sh ow t h at su ch li m it a t io n s le a d t o cr ea t ive ne w ways to us e an d a c ti va te
pl a c es, fo r exam p l e p ri o ri t iz i n g i nves t me n ts on hyb r id env i ron m e nt s
in t eg ra t in g th e phy s ic a l a n d th e vi r tu a l sp a ce. W e c a n s e e th a t a re ‐
striction of resources , with the prioritization of a focus on in vestment
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in e i t he r t he p hys i c al o r t he v i rt u a l s p a ce, wi l l ma ke pro d u ct i ve an d
creativ e use of potentials of learning space design (Ninnemann, 2018).
Exa m pl e : Mi ne r va Sc ho o l s a t KGI – San Fra nc i s co, C al i fo rn i a
Minerva Schools at KGI was f ounded in 2011 with the aim to establish
an ivy league university with a rigorous f ocus on student success and
f ewer costs for student tuition. The university f ounders set up the
challenge to dev elop a university with limited spatial resour ces.
The university does not operate any campus facilities with seminar
and lecture rooms as well as additional ser vice infrastructures .
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Mi ne r va foc u s ed t he m ai n inves t me n t o n de vel o pi n g a v ir t u al env i ‐
ronment that supports an activ e learning approach. U nderstand‐
in g t h e ur b a n sp a ce a s a n a ct i ve l ea r ni n g e nvi ro n me n t, c u r ri c ul a
are integrated into locally organized projects, organizations and
ac t i vi t ie s ( s ee Fi gu re 4 . 3: I nn ova ti o n pyra m i d of l ea r n in g env i ‐
ronments). Students liv e and learn together in student houses at
di f fer en t ur b an h ot s p ot s wo r l dw i de d ur i n g t he i r s t u di e s. W i t h t h e
f ocus on the development of the active learning platform, learn‐
in g an d t e a ch i ng is i n a cc o rd an c e w i th th e gu i di n g p r in c ip l e ; Th e
wor l d i s o ur c l a ss ro o m . Li n ki n g th e p hys i c al a n d vi r t ua l s pa c e i n a
ne w m an n er , Mi n er va d e vel o p ed a n in nova t i ve hy br i d env ir on ‐
me n t wit h l im i ti n g r es o ur ce s by u n d er s ta n d in g the u r ba n envi ro n ‐
me n t as t he u n ive r si t y ca m pu s.
Fu r t he r in fo rm a t io n : N in n em a n n ( 2 0 18 ) an d Has s o P l at t n er In s ti ‐
tu t e of D es i g n a t St a n ford ( 2 01 9 )
Regard i ng c am p u s d e vel o pm e n t, we n e e d t o m a ke s u re t h a t n e w s p a‐
tial concepts are not just additional projects requiring additional re‐
so u rc e s. W e m u st en s u re t h at ca m pu s de ve lo p me n t c a n b e re a l iz e d
within the potential capabilities of the university . It is vital to iden‐
ti f y t h e li m i ti n g f ra me wo rk of wh a t u ni ve r si t ie s c a n p rov id e, fi n an c e,
en d u re an d ai m for i n th e ver y f i r st p ha s e of e nvi s ag i n g a p ro je c t.
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Par t n e rs h i p s f or a c h ie v i n g go a l s wi t h l im i t e d r e so u rc e s
As o n e o f th e Uni t ed Na t io n g oa l s for s u s ta i na b le de ve lo p me n t pr o‐
poses (G oal No . 17), it is urgently needed to establish partnerships .
A successful sustainable dev elopment agenda requires partnerships
be t we en un i ver s it i e s, gove rn m e nt an d c iv i l s oc i e ty . The s e i nc l us i ve
partnerships build upon principles and values , a shared vision, and
sh a re d g o a ls t ha t p l a ce p eo p le a nd t he p la n et a t t h e c e nt e r . Th e y a re
ne e d ed a t t h e g l o ba l , r eg io n al , na t io n a l a n d l o ca l l eve l s. L on g - te r m
inve s tm e n ts a re n e e de d for de ve lo p in g t he u ni ve rs i ty . Th e se i nc l u de
sustainable energy , infr astructure and transport, as w ell as informa‐
ti o n an d c om m un i c at i o ns t e ch n ol o g ie s. Th e p u b li c s ec t or w i l l n e e d to
se t a c l e ar d ire c t io n an d th e un i ve rs i ty c an s et a n exa mp l e o n ca m ‐
pu s.
From t h e h o li s ti c p oi n t o f vi e w , hav i ng t he g oa l s o f su s t ai n ab i l it y in
mi n d , th e re a re o th e r UN g o al s t o be c o n si d er ed a n d sp e c if i ca l l y a d ‐
dr es s e d fo r u n ive r si t i es a t t hi s p o in t . U N g o a l 4 a b o ut t h e qu a l it y o f
ed u c at i on h as b e e n t he m os t c o n si d er ed g oa l o f un i ver s it i es a nd in ‐
di re c t ly a p p li e s to a l l s ol u ti o n s in t h e hyb r i d env ir on m e nt . U N go a l s 3
an d 5 a re a bo u t t h e hu m an re s ou rc e s ; U N g o a ls 1 1, 1 3 a n d 1 5 ar e a b ou t
th e s p a ti a l re so u rc es an d – a s st at e d pr ev i o us l y – Goa l 17 is ab o ut
partnership / shar ed responsibility .
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UN Go al 3 – Goo d he a lt h a nd we ll - b ei n g: Ens u re he a l thy l ive s an d
pr om o t e we l l- b ei n g for a l l a t al l a ge s
E nsuring a healthy campus and pr omoting the well-being among
al l m e mb e rs of t h e u ni ve rs i ty is e s se n t ia l t o s us t ai n a bl e d e vel o p‐
ment. H ealthy air in learning envir onments, low pollutant emis‐
si o n s fr om su r ro un d i ng ma t er i al s, e no u g h s un l ig h t i n l ea r ni n g
env i ro nm e n ts at a ny t im e of d ay , va r y in g ar t if i c ia l l i g ht a da p te d
to t he n ee d s o f th e le a r ni n g e nv ir on m en t , a l l p rov i de i nc e n ti ve s
for move me n t an d en c o ur ag e p eo p le to s tay o ut d o or s. Th e ext er i or
sp a c e of a un i ver s it y pl ays a di ver s e rol e, as it ca n co m pe n sa t e
wh a t b u il d i ng s c a n no t a c h ie ve. Here, l ea r n in g e nv ir on m e nt s c a n
be s up p l em e nt e d a n d i n t eg rat e d i n t o t h e c a mp u s g re e n o p en s pa c e
to su p p or t b i od i ver s i ty an d p rov i de re sp e ct f u l t rea t m en t o f veg e t a‐
ti ve a re as a nd ex is t in g t re es.
Ex ample: Students build for students – T U Be rl i n
Th e T U Be rl i n c am p us in c lu d es on e exam p le of us e o f ou t d oo r
sp a c es i n w h ic h t h e o b j ec t s d e vel o p ed by t h e s t ud e n ts a nd de r i ved
from theoretical considerations are dir ectly translated into prac‐
tical application. The built seating objects no w ser v e all students
du r i ng br ea k s w hi l e c h at t in g an d re ge n e rat i n g. As an exam pl e o f
mu l t ip l e us e, th e bo l la rd s, de s ig n e d to kee p c ar s o ut , n ow al s o
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se r ve as s e at i ng . The y a re ver y po p u la r w it h st ud e nt s an d re pr es e nt
ur b a n p l ayab i li t y , b ec a us e s om e of t h em ro t at e.
F i g u r e 6 . 6 : M u l t i p l e u s e o f b o l l a r d s o n T U B e r l i n’ s c a m p u s
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y C o r d u l a L o i d l - R e i s c h )
UN Go a l 5 – Ge n de r Equ a li t y : Ac h ie ve g en d e r e q u al i ty a n d em ‐
powe r a ll wo me n a nd g ir l s. G ender equality is not only a funda‐
me n t al hu ma n r i g ht bu t a nec e s sa r y fou nd a t io n for a p e ac e f ul ,
prosper ous and sustainable w orld. Gender justice can be achieved
th ro u g h im p le m e nt a ti o n o f ne w l e ar n in g s p ac e s th a t a re m or e
op e n to n ew way s o f t hi n ki n g an d ac t i ng .
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F i g u r e 6 . 7 : A n e x a m p l e f o r i n c l u s i v e
s e a t i n g i s t h e s o c a l l e d E n z o . D e v e l o p e d
f o r t h e Vi e n n a M u s e u m s q u a r t i e r , i t i s
e q u a l ly p o p u l a r w i t h a l l u s e r s, n o m a t t e r
h o w y o u n g o r o l d t h ey a r e .
UN Goa l 1 1 – Su s ta i n ab l e c it i es an d c om m un i t ie s – Ma ke c it i e s
inclusive , saf e, resilient and sustainable . Un ive r si t i es a re hu b s fo r
id e a s, s c ie n c e , c u lt u re, s o c ia l d eve l op m e nt a n d mu c h mo re. A t
their best, universities enable their members to advance . It’s im‐
portant that efficient campus planning and management pr actices
ar e i n pl a ce to d e al wi t h t he c h al l e ng e s b ro ug h t by u rb a ni z a ti o n.
Ma ny ch a l le n ge s l i e i n ma i n ta i ni n g u n ive r si t ie s in a way t h a t t he y
co n t in u e t o c re a te re s ea rc h a n d l e ar n i ng co m m od i ti e s w i th o u t
st ra i n in g la n d an d re so u rc e s.
Roof ga rd e ns a re a m on g t ho s e o pe n s pa c e s w i th t h e g re a t es t f u‐
ture pr ospects worldwide: numer ous existing campus buildings
wi t h b a re ro of s ar e wa i ti n g t o b e l an d sc a p ed . Al t er n a ti ve ly , th e re
is an en o r mo u s p ot e n ti a l for ne w c a m pu s b u il d i ng s t h at have a
co m p en s at o r y ef fe ct as a re pl a ce m e nt for gre e n sp ac e s an d a re
ad va n ta g eo u s for c li m at e a nd wa te r b al a nc e.
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F i g u r e 6 . 8 : R o o f t o p g a r d e n s
UN G o a l 13 – C l i ma t e Ac ti o n : ta ke ur ge n t ac ti o n to co m b at c l i ma t e
ch a n ge a nd i t s im p ac t s. Af fo rd ab l e, s c a la b le so l u ti o ns ar e n ow
avai l ab l e t o en ab l e c o un t r ie s to l e a pf ro g to c l e an e r , m or e re s i li e nt
ec o n om i es. Th e p a c e o f c h a ng e is q u i cke ni n g a n d uni ve r si t ie s are
tu r n in g t o r en e wab l e e n er g y a nd a ra n ge of ot h e r m ea s ur es th a t
wi l l re du c e e m i ss i on s a nd i nc re a s e a d ap t a ti o n e f for t s.
Exa m pl e : Her t za l le e – on t he way to t h e c a r- f re e ca m pu s – TU
Be rl i n
Cars clogging up the campus are a common phenomenon. At TU
Berlin, steps hav e been tak en to get rid of parked cars . While re‐
designing an important main axis, the H ertzallee , stationar y traffic
disappeared and a r elaces lounge and passagewa y was achiev ed. This
increased the a vailable area for seating and pathw a ys which enabled
students to create spaces f or inclusive seating, socialization, team
learning, and biodiversity . M oving cars aw ay from these spaces , in‐
creased the freedom of mo vement students e xperienced in these
spaces .
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F i g u r e 6 . 1 0 : H e r t z a l l e e ( 2 0 1 8 ) – c a r - f r e e p a s s a g e w a y
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y C o r d u l a L o i d l - R e i s c h )
UN Go a l 15 – L i fe on la n d: S u st a i na b ly m a n ag e fore s t s, c o mb a t de ‐
sertification, halt and rev erse land degr adation, halt biodiversity
lo s s . I nt eg ra t e l e ar n i ng e nvi ro n me n t s i n to t h e g re e n o p e n s p ac e
while tr ying to support biodiversity and pr ovide respectful treat‐
me n t o f veg e ta t i ve ar ea s a n d ex is t in g t re e s. On e exa mp l e i s t he
ca m p us gar de n in g of TU Ber l i n wh ic h fu n ct i on s as an on g oi n g
le a r ni n g ex p er i me n t o f st ud e n ts to s to p th e lo s s of b i od i ve rs i ty a nd
at t h e s a me t i me t o l e a rn a b ou t lo c a l fo o d p ro d uc t io n .
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F i g u r e 6 . 1 1 : C a m p u s g a r d e n i n g a t T U B e r l i n
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y C o r d u l a L o i d l - R e i s c h )
Howeve r , it i s am b it i ou s a nd n o t st ra i gh t for ward fo r a un i ver s it y t o
ag re e o n c o mm o n g o al s. A w id e r an g e o f i nt e re st s, n e ed s an d am b i ‐
ti o n s mu s t b e ca re f ul l y we ig h ed up, o p en l y di s c us s ed an d c on s t an t ly
co m m un i ca t e d t o a ll p ar t ie s i nvol ve d. B ut t o n avi ga t e a ny pr oj e c t
th ro u g h t h e c h al l e ng i ng t im e s o f i te ra t ive d eve l op m e nt , co mm o n o b ‐
je c t ive s ar e e s s en t ia l .
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Ma ni fe s to # 4 : W e m us t ho l d ou r se l ves, a nd i n te r na l a nd ex te r n al
st a keh o ld e r s r es p on s i bl e for ou r a n d t h e ir n ee d s and re q u ir em e nt s.
Key m e s sa g es :
– A co - co m m it t er is t h e in d iv i d ua l c om m it t e d to c o -c re a ti n g hy ‐
br i d env i ro nm e nt s foc u s ed o n i n n ovat i ve and s u st a i na b le g o al s.
– Co- c om m i tt e rs re pr es e n t d ive r se st a keh o l de r s a n d i nt e re st
gr ou p s.
– Co- c om m i tt e rs wi ll fac e se ve ra l ch a ll e n ge s a nd le ar n d ur i ng th e
pr oc e s s.
F igure 7.1 shows that every project needs to be assessed according
to limited financial, human and spatial resour ces. Co-committers are
foc u si n g on i nn ova t ive and sustainable solutions .
F i g u r e 7 . 1 : C o - c o m m i t m e n t w i t h f o c u s o n i n n ov a t i v e
and s u s ta i n a b l e s o l u t i o n s
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F i g u r e 7 . 2 : T U B e r l i n ( b a s e d o n p h o t o b y Jö r g G l ä s c h e r )
Th is ch a p te r p rov i de s a n ove r v i e w o f w ha t a co - c om m it t e r i s, how to
be c o me o n e, a n d wh a t exp er i en c e s an d be n e fi t s ar e to be exp e ct e d
wh e n en ga g in g in t h is ro l e .
Exa m pl e : Ens ur i ng ca m pu s acce s s ib i li t y an d cr ea t i ng a hyb r id ca m pu s
env i ro nm e n t – T U B er l in
TU Berlin acquired funding to make its university campus more
accessible to a v ariety of users and to create a hybrid en vironment.
A small exhibition building, barrier free navig ation and orienta‐
ti o n , an d an ap p to exp lo re t h e ca mp u s are a l l pa rt o f th e pro j e ct .
From t h e st a rt , t he p ro j ec t ai m e d t o i nvol ve as m a ny d i ffe re n t
stak eholders as possible to present, discuss and further develop
id e a s f ro m di f fere n t u s e r v i ew p oi n t s. Fi nd i ng a way t o c o -c o m mi t
a b i g g ro up o f s ta ke ho l d er s t o th e a i m s o f t h e p ro je c t p rove d t o
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be a lo n g a nd w i n di n g ro ad . A c co rd i ng to t h e u se r e n gag e me n t
la d d er , w h ic h i s p re s e nt e d in t h is c h a pt e r , t h e pr oj e ct h a s re ac h ed
th e fou rt h s t ep by in i ti a ti n g a c o- c o mm i tm e n t pr oc e s s. It t o ok
two yea r s to en ga g e us e r s to be c om e c o - co m mi t t er s a n d es t a bl i sh
communication and decision-making structures that are fle xible
en o u gh to kee p e ve r y bo d y c o mm i tt e d a n d i nfo r me d . Th e b e n ef i ts
for e ver yb o dy i nvol ved a re ta n gi b le. Co -c o m mi t te r s fe e l e m pow‐
er ed a nd de ve l op a s e ns e o f se l f -a c tu a l iz a ti o n by ta k i ng an a ct i ve
ro le in s ha p in g a nd ch an g i ng th e env ir on m en t the y spe n d so mu ch
ti m e i n a s u se r s. A ll co - co m m it t er s t o g et h e r ma ke s u re t ha t th e
creation of the hybrid (learning) environments will help to reach
th e e nvi s ag e d s u s ta i na b i li t y g o a ls.
Further information: TU Berlin Hybrid Pr ojects – https://www .
tu-berlin . de / menue / einrichtungen / praesidium / pr ojekte _ des _
praesidiums/ pavillon_ wissenspfade/ menue / startseite /
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C li m b i n g t h e u se r e n ga ge m e n t la d d e r
W e de fi n e a c o- c om m i tt e r as an ind i v id u al w h o c a n mo di f y the p re s en t
an d f u tu re u s er n e ed s o f hyb r id e nv ir on m en t s a nd c o mm i t t o s u s ta i n‐
ability goals both in design and use . Becoming a co-committer entails
a s t ep - by-s te p in c re as e in th e i r l e vel o f e n gag e me n t . Th e ch a n ge f ro m
co-creator tow ards co-committer follo ws the user engagement ladder
as s h own .
F i g u r e 7 . 3 : C o - c o m m i t m e n t L a d d e r
St e p 1: Co -c re a ti o n
On t he p lu s si d e, u se r s c o -c re a te a hu ge a mo u nt o f i d ea s. On t h e m i n us
si d e, t he s e i d e as m ig h t be re s ou rc e i nt e ns i ve a n d ha rd t o r ea l i ze.
St e p 2: Se ns e of u r ge n cy
On t h e p l u s s i de, u s e rs a re aware o f li m i te d re so u rc e s a n d s u s ta i n ab i l‐
ity principles as boundaries. On the minus side , this knowledge might
cause frustr ation f or co-cr eators.
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St e p 3: Be c o me a co - c om m it t e r
On th e p l us si d e , us e rs un d er s t an d a n d ac c e pt th e b ou n d ar i e s, an d t he
kn ow l ed g e ab o u t re so u rc es is i n te r na l i ze d . On th e m in u s si d e, th er e is
a risk that not all essential stak eholders ha ve been identified.
Step 4: S etting up the co-committing p rocess
On t h e pl u s s i d e , u s e rs d e vel o p so lu t i on s to g et h er w i t h com m o n su s‐
ta i n ab l e g o a ls i n m i nd t o s h a re, re pl a ce a n d u s e l i mi t e d re s o ur ce s
wi t h m in i m al was t e . On t h e m in u s s id e, t h e re m ig h t b e d if f ic u l ti e s i n
adapting e xisting project management models to iterativ e pr ocesses.
St e p 5: Sc al e up
On th e p l us si d e , us e rs co m mi t th e ms e lve s t o s c al e u p t he in n ovat i ve
and s u s ta i na b l e so l ut i on s to ac h i eve an ef fe ct on c am p us an d ma ke it
mo re re s i li e nt . O n t h e m i n us s id e, t h e l a rg e r sc a le p ro j ec t s m i g ht fa i l.
S o , climbing up the ladder means that co-committers learn to see the
need for and relev ance of new and alternative organizational struc‐
tu re s. O n t he way u p , t h ey p u t u p w it h t h e c o n st a nt d ra i n o f e ne r gy
th a t i s a c ha ra c te r i st i c fe at u re of ch a ng e p ro c e ss e s. B ut th e e f for t is
rew arded, co-committers are empow ered to act as decision makers .
Org anizational structures for co-commitment
The typical project org anization strives to diff erentiate between those
wh o t a ke p a r t in t h e p ro je c t an d t h os e w h o do n o t . Pro j ec t m em b e rs
ha ve assigned roles and responsibilities , with their contributions and
mandates defined and determined. Decision-making and distribution
of information runs along structured lines, typically from the top to
th e b o tt o m . Tho s e wh o are n o t pa r t of th e pr oj e ct ge t to be c o ns u l te d
or i n for m ed t o a n e x t e nt a nd i n a m a nn e r t h at t h e p ro j ec t ma na g e me n t
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de c i de s. Pro j e ct me m be r s a re a pp o in t e d by m an a ge r s, or ar e ma n a ge r s
themselv es, thus bringing a top-do wn perspective to the project. Spe‐
cialists may be consulted within their field. The project is typically
me a s ur ed by wha t i t ha s o r ha s n o t de l ive re d ac c or di n g to t h e ag re e d
upon scope , schedule and budget.
Th is ty pe o f se t u p an d or ga ni z at i o n of ch a ng e m a na g e me n t is pa r t ia l l y
a pr actical necessity , but can at times hinder user engagement, accep‐
ta n c e a nd s u p po r t fo r t he p roj e c t a nd t h e p ro d uc t i t s el f. B y l im i t in g
ac c e ss to t h e pro j e ct , s o me val ua b le in p ut an d i nn ova ti ve i de a s n eve r
be c o me h e ar d. Mo re over , t h e ver y re a so n fo r t he p ro j ec t c a n g e t o b‐
sc u re d by t h e fo c us o n co m pl e t in g th e p roj e c t t a sk s a nd d e li ve ri e s.
Thu s, a m ore op en or gan iz at ion w ith a bi gge r emp ha si s o n u se r i n‐
v olvement is needed. This is what co-commitment is about. The orga‐
ni za ti on n ee ds t o move fro m a form al , hi era rch ic al a nd c lo se d st ru ct ure
toward s an op en , ne two rked an d layere d st ruc tu re wh en dea li ng w it h
pro je ct s o r cha ng e (se e F i gu re 7.4 ). Rat he r t ha n h avin g a s ha rp line
be twee n wh at an d wh o is in a pro jec t, and wh at and wh o is no t, a pro je ct
sh ou ld , at le as t in th e ea rl y pha se s, hav e a poro us bo un da r y wh ic h
ch an ge s a s th e o rga ni za ti on lear ns. Th e for ma l o rga ni za tio n, wh ic h i s
fre qu en tl y sil oe d acc ord in g to the uni vers it y ’s or gani za ti on al st ru ct ure,
gi ves th e b ud ge t f ram e a nd th e off ic ia l ma nda te t o t he ch an ge pro ce ss.
The e vol vi ng i nfor ma l st ru ct ure s do no t have an of fi cia l m an da te b ut
are a valu ab le so urc e to id en ti fy th e us ers ’ ne ed s, dre am s a nd fea rs –
a s ou rce t ha t b ri ng s ta ci t k nowl ed ge ou t in to th e o pe n an d d el iver s t he
ma te ri al ne ede d fo r su st ai na bl e a nd fu tu re- proo f s ol ut io ns.
Successful co-commitment does not create a project organization
with participants and non-participants; rather they build an inclusive
structure with la yers of participants all engaging with one another
to rea c h a c o m mo n go a l . Co-c o m mi t t er s wi l l have di f fer en t ro le s a n d
re sp o n si b il i t ie s, b ut th e p ro c es s i s s t ru c t ur ed i n s u ch a way a s t o i n‐
cl u d e , n ot excl u de, t h e ir i nvol ve me n t. Th i s r eq u ir es a ch an g e in p ro j ec t
management orthodo xy , wher e the project sometimes seals itself off
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F i g u r e 7 . 4 : M o v i n g f r o m a f o r m a l , h i e r a r c h i c a l a n d c l o s e d s t r u c t u r e
t o wa r d s a n o p e n , n e t w o r k e d a n d l a y e r e d s t r u c t u r e
from the surr ounding world. I nstead, successful projects and co-com‐
mi t m en t p ro c es s e s d ep e nd o n a ct i ve p ar t i ci p at i o n a s we ll as fea r le s s
an d a gi l e p ro j e ct m an a g em e nt .
Co- c om m i tm e nt re l ie s on n et wo rke d an d l aye re d p ro j ec t st r uc t u re s
and pr ocesses, linking f ormal and inf ormal org anization patterns .
Wh en t h es e st r u ct u re s a re i n pl a ce, c o - co m mi t m en t en a b le s a w i d e
ra ng e o f s ta keh o l de r s to p a rt i c ip a t e a ro u n d on e t ab l e in c h a ng e p ro ‐
ce s s es. I n g en e ra l , a w i de ra ng e o f st a keh o ld e rs ca n co n tr i b ut e t o a
bi g g er var ie t y o f pe r sp e c ti ve s th a n o nl y a l im i t ed gro u p of us e rs. Co‐
co m m it m en t p ro c es s es a n d t he r i se i n awa re ne s s of c h a ng e d yn a mi c s
mak es user participation manageable .
Th is ch a n ge in or ga n iz a ti o n i s b a se d o n t h e p r in c ip l e o f g i ve a nd ta ke.
A lo s s of p ower m ay re su l t in ga i ne d i ns i gh t . Le t ti n g ot h e rs h ave t h e ir
say re su l t s i n b e in g h e a rd i n r et u r n. Resp e c t i s d u e fo r a ll p ar t i ci p an t s,
so m e o f w h o m m ig h t h ave c ed e d s o me o f t he i r p owe r – p ro fe ss i on a l s,
including leaders, ex ecutiv es and specialists such as architects , ICT
pr ofe s si o n al s a nd pro j e ct m a na g e rs – t o f u rt h e r th e p ro ce s s. Th e ne w
and revised organizations used in co-commitment will not replace the
for m al d ec i si o n -m a ki n g s t ru c t ure s, n o r c a n t he y s u p pl a n t p ro fes s io n s
an d re s po n si b i li t ie s. Th er e i s st i l l a n ee d for t h e fo r ma l or ga n iz a t io n .
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Co- c o m mi t t e r s r ep r es e n t di ve r s e pe r s p ec t i ve s
In order to create an inf ormal organization that supplements the for ‐
ma l st r uc t ur e , it is fi r st ne c e ss a r y to id e nt i fy wh o c a n b e a ffe c te d by th e
ch a n ge i n it i a ti ve. In e a ch p h a se o f a ch a n ge i n it i at i ve, b u t p a r ti c ul a r ly
in the early phases, potential co-committers include stakeholders , in‐
te re s t g ro up s a n d in t e res t e d pa r t ie s, w ho n e e d to b e i d en t i fi e d. Thi s
ca n t ake t he fo rm o f reg u l ar s t ake ho l d er i d en t if i c at i on a n d a n a ly s is,
but instead of seeing those identified as groups and individuals to
co m m un i ca t e wi t h an d in fo rm a b ou t th e p ro je c t, t h ey s ho u l d a l l b e
view ed as decision mak ers and thus co-committers .
Ex amples of internal stak eholders ar e:
– Univ ersity leadership such as vice-chancellors , presidents and ad‐
vi s o r y bo a rd s
– Academic leaders like pro vosts , deans , department heads
– Pro fe ss o rs, re s ea rc h er s an d t ea c h er s
– Students
– Support staff and administrativ e staff lik e human r esources , ICT , etc.
– F acility managers, project managers , etc.
– Student unions and associations
Ex amples of external stakeholders are:
– Pro s pe c t ive s tu d en t s
– V isitors to the univ ersity
– Sponsors
– The public and local community members
– T ax p ayer s
– In du s t r y
– In te re s t gro u p s
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The re w il l b e d iffe ren ces in op in io n b et ween th e s ta keho ld er s a nd
wi th in ea ch gro up of st akeh ol de rs, t he re w il l b e d if feren t, an d o f‐
te n c on fl ic ti ng , p er sp ec ti ves su ch as o n f in an ci al , h um an a nd sp at ia l
as pe ct s. It is imp or ta nt to reac h dif feren t g en era ti on s, ge nd er s a nd
pe op le wi th d if feren t s oc io ec on om ic ba ckgrou nd s. The mo re t he un i‐
vers it y , a s a n i nst it ut io n, ma kes a h ab it of orga ni zi ng c ha ng e a lo ng
th e li ne s o f co -c om mi tme nt , t he m ore involvem en t by di ffere nt st ake‐
ho ld er g roup s is to be exp ec ted . If co- co mm it me nt at te mp ts t o in cre ase
su pp or t for us er e nga ge men t, qu est io ns a ri se s uc h as w ha t is b ei ng
su pp or te d, b y who m, and t o w ha t e nd . E xp er ie nce ne ed s t o b e ga in ed
in thi s f ie ld to fu rt he r d eve lo p t he ide a a nd prac ti ce of c o- co mm it me nt .
C o-committers e xperience the change
C o-commitment processes will change the w ay things are prioritized,
managed and funded as kno wledge bearers of the digital, physical and
so c i al as p ec t s j oi n fo rc es. F or exa mp l e , on e c o ul d hy po t h es i ze th a t
in or de r t o c re a te hyb ri d env ir on m en t s o f t he fu t ur e, mo re re s ou rc e s
wi l l b e pu t t owar ds IC T fu r n is h in g in s te a d o f st ru c tu ra l f e a t ure s. T he
emerging hybrid envir onments could become the first step tow ards
sharing resources: digital and physical envir onments would no longer
be funded from diff erent budgets , thereb y capturing synergy in its full
potential. Cr eating meaningful h ybrid en vironments that enhance the
le a r ni n g ex p er i e nc e an d we l l- b ei n g of its u s er s is a g oo d wa y t o m a ke
co-commitment visible . This has made a positiv e impact on the in‐
te n d ed r es u lt as we ll a s p ro d uc i ng sa t is fa c ti o n wi t h t he p ro c es s i ts e l f .
Th e d eve l o pm e nt o f i n n ovat i ve and sustainable hybrid envir onments
will change the daily lif e of co-committers and all other users alik e .
Regard l es s of wh a t bro ug h t ab ou t th e ne ed for ch a ng e, th e ch a ng e
process generates questions such as: W ha t d o es th e c h a ng e m e an to m e ?
Wh y is change taking plac e? What ar e the c onsequences of the change? Wit h a
community of co-committers , ther e will still be conflicts, but they can
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be handled and generate learning curves within the change process .
Th er e a re ups a nd dow n s, b u t t he re i s a ls o li g h t a t t h e e nd o f t he t un ‐
ne l .
Exa m pl e : AP P – f i n d yo u r s t u dy p la ce
St u d en t s ar e of t en in s e arc h fo r st u d y pl a ce s. A t th e s am e t im e,
facility managers indicate that many study places are still v acant,
bu t st ud e nt s do n ot kn ow how to f in d t h em . Ma ny un i ve rs i ti e s h ave
al re a d y i nt ro d u ce d a p p s fo r s t ud e nt s to fi n d a st u d y p l ac e : L e uve n
(B el g i um ) , Ca m b ri d ge ( U K) a n d W a g e ni n g en ( N L) a re j u st s o me
exam pl e s.
F i g u r e 7 . 5 : A p p F i n d y o u r p l a c e
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Incr easingly , univ ersities use smart sensors to collect big data
ab o u t rea l- t i me u se o f sp a ce, i n ord e r to in te n s if y th e us e o f s ca rc e,
exp e ns i ve a nd / o r e n er g y- c o ns u mi n g c a mp u s fa c il i ti e s a n d g en e r‐
at e m a n ag e me n t i nfo r ma t io n fo r d ec i s io n m a ker s a bo u t th e c a m ‐
pu s of t he fu t u re. Th es e so - ca l le d sm a rt c am p us t oo l s a re th e su b ‐
je c t o f P hD r es e a rch t h a t ga th e rs d a t a a b o ut t h e s ta t e- o f -t h e -a r t
in n ova ti o ns a t Euro p ea n u ni ve rs i t ie s.
Further inf ormation: S ma r t ca m p us to o ls ( V al k s et a l. , 2 01 8 )
C o-committers generate differ ent benefits
The engagement of co-committers incr eases synergies and thereb y
ge n e ra te s be n e fi t s fo r al l .
Be ne f i ts fo r t h e u n i ver s it y :
– Implication of university sustainability strategy to campus
retr ofitting projects
– Sharing costs in synergy
– Enga gi n g m o re p eo p le i n do i ng m o re w i t h l e ss
– Committing users and stakeholders to change processes
– Ability to develop hybrid envir onments
– P ossibility to use user-data f or div erse purposes
– Commitment to pr o-envir onmental solutions and practices
– Learning from users and challenging the user
– Offer opportunities to join the step-b y -step pr ocesses: experience of
being hear d, sense of trust and dev elopment of ownership
– Fin d in g n ew ways fo r r ea l i zi n g t h e sh a ri n g ec o no my
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Benefits for project management:
– P ossibility to dev elop solutions which are inspired by the user
– P ossibility to run sustainable solutions
– Learning from users and challenging the user
– P ossibility to focus on technical administrativ e collaboration while
the user is solving the practical challenges , e .g. in terms of digital
connection in the infr astructure
– Getting future-proof solutions with a f ocus on sustainability
– Being in dialogue with users
– Learning from users and challenging the user
C o-committers also f orm a po werful community that sets an ex ample
f or society and can contribute to a range of societal goals . Pressing
questions , such as how we deal with limited resour ces, can only be
answ ered by implementing new kinds of collaborativ e processes . But,
acting as one , requires a high level of commitment of all stak ehold‐
ers . Sharing resour ces and intelligently incorporating ICT means that
rethinking spatial patterns becomes possible . It clears the wa y to cre‐
ate hybrid environments which we believe are a good starting point
to generate positive images and experiences that can be shared and
encourage users to become co-committers themselves .
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p r o c e s s
Manif esto # 5: W e must establish co-committing processes within
th e f ra me wo rk o f l i m it e d a n d sh a re d r es o ur ce s.
K ey messages:
– Co- c om m i tm e nt p ro ce s s es a re it e ra t ive.
– Co-commitment processes integr ate scope , time and scheduling
to a c hi e ve s y n er g ie s.
– Co-commitment processes mean activ e listening and eng aging.
– Co-commitment processes ha ve three phases: pre-pr oject,
project and post-pr oject phases .
F i g u r e 8 . 1 : C o - c o m m i t m e n t p r o c e s s e s f o r
i n n o va t i v e and s u s t a i n a b l e s o l u t i o n s
Fig u re 8 .1 s h ows t h a t eve r y p ro j ec t n e ed s t o be d i s cu s se d a cc o rd i ng
to limited financial, human and spatial resources . Co-commitment
pr oc e s se s foc us on in n ovat i ve and s u st a i na b l e so l u ti o ns in ord e r to
support univ ersity goals .
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Th is ch a p te r p rov i de s a n ove r v i ew of a c o- c o mm i tm e n t p ro ce s s: wh a t
ki n d o f pr oc e s s i t i s an d wh a t k i n d o f m e t ho d s c a n b e us e d i n di f fer en t
pr oc e s s p h as e s.
Exa m pl e : Cam p us Na tu re : Bi od i ve rs i ty a s a p a r t o f cam p u s l i fe, te a ch i ng
an d re s ea rc h – T a m pe re Un ive r s it y , Fi nl a n d
In Spr i n g 2 0 1 9, C a mp u s Nat u re , a re s ea rc h a nd d e vel o p me n t
pr oj e c t, wa s l a un c h ed at T am p ere Uni ve rs i ty . T he pr oj e ct cr ea t e s
ne w g re en a re a s a t t he u n ive r s it y ’ s c i t y c e n te r ca m pu s in co l la b o‐
ra ti o n w i th c a m pu s u s er s : s tu d e nt s, s ta f f a n d ot h e r s ta keh o l de r s
such as T amper e citizens , visitors and passers-by . Ca m pu s Na tu re
foc u se s on t h re e s ub - p roj e c ts : a gr ee n ro o f, two c a mp u s m e ad ow s,
an d a v is i o n fo r a r oo f gard e n. Th e s ub - p ro je c ts a re re a l iz e d i n a n
open process of co-committed campus users to enhance biodiver ‐
sity , collabor ation and recreati onal opportunities at their campus
an d i n t h e c i t y o f T am p er e .
Th e g ree n ro o f p roj e c t re d eve l op s a n ex is t i ng r oo f o f a n u n de r‐
pa s s ( o f 3 9 0 m
2 ) i nt o a me a d ow o f Fi nn i sh p la n t s p ec i es. Th e m ai n
in f ra s tr u ct u re wa s c o n st r u ct e d in t h e 19 6 0s a n d th e ro of d e ck i s
cu r re n tl y n ot us e d , b u t v i si b le f ro m t h e s u rr ou n d in g te r ra i n a n d
bu i l di n gs. Th i s r oo f de c k i s a c e nt ra l lo c at i o n a t th e ci t y c e nt e r
ca m p us a n d th u s was id e nt i fi e d in a c o - cr ea t ed vis i o n to be a f r u it ‐
fu l op po r t un i ty to cre a t e a c om m u na l c a mp u s n at u re a re a . Th e c o-
co m m it m en t p ro ce s s i nvo lve d al s o a g re en ro o f s u r ve y ta r ge t ed
at a l l c a mp u s u s e rs. B as e d o n t he s u r ve y re s u lt s, t h e ro of d e si g n
was j oi n t ly d ec i de d as a dr y m ea d ow r oo f uti l i zi n g p l a nt s t h a t a re
na t i ve t o t h e l oc a l r i dg e a re a . Th i s d e si g n wa s c h os e n b e ca u s e o f
the high biodiversity-enhancing potential.
T wo ca m pu s m e a dow s were c o n st r uc t e d on two l o c at i on s ( b o th
20 0 – 2 5 0 m
2 ) . Bo t h a re a s a re s u n- exp o s ed a n d n ext t o ce n tr al c am ‐
pu s pa thway s. The exi st i ng te r ra in , g ra ss law n, was re m oved an d
na t i ve Fin n is h p l an t s pe c i es were sow n t o g en e ra te a me a dow . Ut i‐
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li z i ng lo c al se e ds, t h e m ea d ows were sowe d i n c ol l a bo ra t io n w i th
ca m p us u se r s.
Th e ove ra l l i d e a o f t he p ro je c t an d t he s u b- p ro je c ts i s to e n ha n c e
biodiv ersity on campus and to create opportunities for campus
us e r s t o en ga g e i n th e c rea t i on o f c a mp u s env i ro nm e nt s. A s u m‐
me r co u r se was o ffe re d fo r s t ud e n ts in t e res t e d i n t h e p ro j ec t . In
th e vol u n ta r y s tu d y c o u rs e, th e st u d en t s h a d t h e o p po r t un i ty t o
cr ea t e d e si g ns for th e su b -p ro j e ct s. A l so, th e p ro j ec t s a re p l a tfo r ms
for fu t u re re s e arc h an d t e a ch i ng – a s o b je c ts a nd env i ro nm e nt s of
resear ch and teaching.
Further I nformation: Ca m pu s Na t ur e – h t tp s :/ / ww w . b2 n . f i / ka m
pu s l uo n to
A co - c o mm i t m e nt p ro c e s s i s i t er a ti ve
C o-commitment pr ocesses, methods and consciousness of change dy‐
na m i cs i s a p o te n t ia l ly h u ge re s o urc e w hi c h is n ot u s ed o ft e n . T he hy‐
brid envir onments of the future require the representativ es of virtual
and physical as well as social and organizational aspects to join to‐
gether to achieve them (Ninnemann, 2018). C o-commitment processes
an d hy br i d env i ro nm e nt s a re a s te p t oward s s ha r i ng re s o ur ce s : vi r‐
tual en vironments and ph ysical en vironments ar e so far mostly funded
from differ ent budgets without capturing synergy in its full poten‐
ti a l .
U nderstanding the change process itself is essential f or the successful
co-commitment process to occur . A centr al part of the co-commitment
pr oc e s s is a di ffe re n t ap p ro a ch fro m t ra di t i on a l ch a n ge in it i a ti ve s,
where determining scope and then pr oceeding with a pr oject has been
th e n or m . The pro c es s i s n o t li ne a r or smo o t h i n a ll t h e s t ep s t ake n , b u t
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wi l l t a ke se ve ra l tu r n s al o n g t he way , so th a t u se r s a nd st a keh o ld e rs ca n
get out of their comf ort zone . During this pr ocess, participating stak e‐
ho l d er s l ea r n an d e nga g e wi t h th e n ew s o lu t io n s an d e ven t ua l l y c re a t e
so m e th i ng th a t i s a li g n ed wi t h t he id e as of hyb r id env ir on m e nt s a n d
su s t ai n ab l e go al s. Thi s is t h e fir s t st ep t o ow ne r s hi p . I t may al s o h e l p
facility managers and project managers to o vercome their frustrations
fr om e a rl i er p ro j ec t s.
T yp i ca l p ro c e ss ma n a ge m en t a s de f in e d by th e f i rs t gl o ba l st a nd a rd
for p ro j ec t ma n a ge m en t ( IS O 2 1 50 0 :2 0 12 Gu id a n ce o n pr oj e ct m a n‐
ag e m en t ) ha s es t ab l i sh e d a p ro c es s i n a n d of i ts e l f fo r ea c h ac t iv i t y:
initiating, planning, e xecuting, monitoring / controlling and closing
(s e e Fig u re 8 . 2 ).
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F i g u r e 8 . 2 : P r o j e c t m a n a g e m e n t m o d e l , l i n e a r
In a co - co m mi t m en t pr oc e s s, t h er e n e e ds t o be a n eve n hi g h er d eg re e
of it e ra ti o n , su c h as sh ow n in th e P DC A w h e el ( P l an , D o , C h ec k , Ac t ) ,
wh e re p a rt i ci p an t s g o fro m pl an n in g , t o do i ng , t he n c he c k in g a nd
ac t i ng i n a n i te ra t ive p ro ce s s ( s ee Fig u re 8. 3 ) . In o rd er t o u n l oc k t he
fu l l p ot e nt i a l of th e co - c om m it m e nt , m or e an d fa s te r it er at i on s o f ea c h
pr oc e s s s t ep a re re qu i re d .
F i g u r e 8 . 3 : T h e P D C A w h e e l – P l a n , D o, C h e c k , A c t
( B a s e d o n W . E . D e m i n g )
T o reach a holistic perspective in a co-commitment process , the as‐
pe c t s c os t , s co p e a nd ti m e s ho u l d s er ve th e overa l l p ur p o se, vi s i on an d
go a l s o f th e p ro j ec t an d n o t b e c om e fi xed en ti t ie s. If b u d ge t s s t ay t h e
sa m e, t he n ec e ss a r y s yn e rg i e s w i ll n ot b e r ea l i ze d a nd t he n ec e ss a r y
ch a n ge s for s u st a i na b il i t y w i l l n o t be m a de. T o a c hi e ve sy n er g i es b e ‐
twe e n b ud g e ti n g, sc o pe an d s c he d ul i n g in a c o- c om m i tm e nt pro c e ss,
th e re n ee d s t o b e a fo cu s on f l exi b il i ty i n a p p ro ac h in g t he m .
F o r in s t an c e, i f t h e s co p e i s d ec re a s ed i n o n e a re a ( sp a c e) it ca n b e
in c re a se d in a no t h er ( fu r n it u re, a ud i o / vi de o an d I CT ) an d as a re su l t ,
co s t s are move d bet we e n d i f fere n t bu dg e t s w i t ho u t e xc ee d i ng t h e tot a l
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S e t u p a c o - c o m m i t m e n t p r o c e s s
bu d g et ( se e Fig u re 8. 4 ) . In c o nc l us i o n, i n o rd e r t o t ran s for m t he way
resour ces ar e allocated, co-commitment pr ojects must allo w f or nego‐
tiation of budgets .
F i g u r e 8 . 4 : A c o - c o m m i t m e n t p r o j e c t m u s t a l l o w f o r n e g o t i a t i o n o f t h e
b u d g e t s a n d a l l ow f o r a n a l l o c a t i o n o f r e s o u r c e s b e t w e e n d i f f e r e n t
b u d g e t p o s t s.
The intention is to achiev e resource-conserving, synergistic solutions .
W e n e ed to c on s id e r d i ffe re n t s ol u t io n s o f d i ffe re n t s iz e s a n d s el e c t t he
f easible solution.
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C o-commitment processes mean activ e listening and eng aging
A re vi s ed pro c es s a ls o h el p s sh ow t ha t u se r e nga g e me n t is wan te d
an d h e lp f ul , a n d no t ju s t for sh ow . Eac h of u s ha s ex pe r i en c ed t h e
pa r t ic i pa t i on wh i c h i s c on d u ct e d b ec a u se it is a fo rm a l m u st . T he di s ‐
ap p o in t me n t is sh ar ed whe n p ar t i ci p an t s fi n d ou t th a t th e ac t i vi t y was
ju s t a fo r ma l it y w it h ou t a ny c o ns e qu e n ce s.
Co- c om m i tm e nt m e an s l is t e ni n g to t he u s e rs, h ea r in g t he i r me s s ag e,
an d di s c us s in g it to ga i n a co m mo n co m mi t me n t i n th e c o n tex t o f th e
st ra t eg i c go a l s. Thi s do e s no t im p ly th a t e ver y wi s h c o me s t r ue, bu t it
me a n s th a t e ver y voi c e i s he a rd a n d di s c us s ed so t h a t in th e l on g r u n,
al l p a r ti c ip a n ts ca n ge t an und e r st a n di n g of a n d fee d ba c k to why no t
al l w is h e s c o u ld b e fu l f il l ed . Co- c o mm i tm e n t g i ve s p l a ce t o di f fer en t
fee l in g s, o pi n io n s a n d p er s pe c t ive s a n d l et t in g t h em r es o n at e i n t h e
di a l og u e a l o ng t he way . On e c a n s e ns e an d exer ci s e dif fe re nt l eve l s o f
listening in co-commitment processes (see F igure 8.5) – at its best this
process empow ers people to generativ e listening and discussion with a
co m m on sen s e of pur p o se. It is ty pi c al to ju s t dow n lo a d or i n c or p or at e
wh a t was h e a rd in w h a t we a lr ea d y k n ow a n d veri f y wh at we ass u m e .
On t h e le vel o f fa c t ua l li s te n in g , we l i st e n for da t a tha t d o es n ’ t fi t our
e xisting theories and assumptions. E mpathetic listening in co-com‐
mitment processes creates an emotional connection to co-committers ,
an d we s ta r t t o s e e t he s it u at i o n f ro m a no t h er ’ s p o in t o f v i e w . I t i s no t
im p o rt a nt w he t he r we a gr ee wi t h e ve r y t hi n g, o r n ot , bu t i t is es s e nt i al
to un d er s t an d w h at o t he r s a re s ee i n g an d ex pe r i en c in g . Gen e ra t ive
li s t en i ng e n ab l e s us t o l is t en a t a l eve l t ha t c ha n g es u s. It c re a te s a
sh i f t i n th e d i re c ti o n o f wh o we wa nt t o b e an d a d if fe re nt l eve l of
en e r gy i s p ro d uc e d . T hi s is a s ou rc e of tac i t kn owl e dg e, i nn ova t io n an d
em p owe rm e nt .
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F i g u r e 8 . 5 : T h e d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s o f l i s t e n i n g . T h e o r y U. ( S c h a r m e r, 2 0 0 9 )
P ha s e s of c o - c om m i t me n t p ro c es s e s
Exa m pl e : Ruu su p ui s to – Uni ve rs i ty o f J y vä sk y lä , Fin l an d
R uusupuisto i s a n e w b ui l d in g a t t he Uni ver s i ty of Jyvä sk y l ä in Fin ‐
land. R uusupuisto w as dedicated to users from diff erent orga‐
nizations . The challenge w as to develop a learning and w orking
en vironment f or three diff erent organizational cultures: resear ch,
education and tr aining. T hus, it was challenging creating top qual‐
ity , innov ative and multidisciplinary research and learning envi‐
ronments when there w ere organizational boundaries and cultural
diff erences . This caused confusion among the diff erent stakehold‐
ers and complicated the co-commitment pr ocess. It was difficult
to participate in the co-commitment process of thinking up a new
bu i l di n g an d cr ea t in g a sh a re d vi si o n in s te a d of pro te c t in g th e
e xisting separate academic w ork en vironments .
In t h e c a se of R uusupuisto , th e ap p ro ac h ch o se n was ba s ed o n c o-
co m m it m en t an d a h ol i s ti c v i ew of th e wo rk env ir on m e nt as a
ph ysical, digital as well as social and organizational entity . A core
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F i g u r e 8 . 6 : R u u s u p u i s t o B u i l d i n g a t t h e
U n i v e r s i t y o f Jy v ä s k y l ä i n F i n l a n d
( b a s e d o n a p h o t o b y S u v i N e n o n e n )
te a m was p u t in p l a ce d u ri n g th e p ro j ec t , ca l le d t h e pl a ce t e a m,
in c l ud i ng a p ro je c t m a na g er , an ar ch i te c t , a h u ma n r es o ur ce ma n ‐
ager , user representativ es, ICT specialists and an e xternal change
management consultant. The team coordinated user empo wer ‐
me n t an d e ng ag e me n t . T o en a b le f u tu re u s er s t o t h i nk d i ffe re n tl y ,
th e t e am f i e ld e d a u se r p ro fi l e s ur vey , c o nd u ct e d wo rk s ho p s a nd
or ga n iz e d excu rs i o ns to bo t h pr i va te an d pu b li c b ui l di n g s wi t h
in n ova ti ve s p at i al so l u ti o ns in di f fer en t c i ti e s a nd on di f fer en t
ca m p us e s. T he s e st ra te gi e s were in t en d e d t o h el p u s er s move away
fr om t ra d it i on a l mi n ds e t s a n d to el a b ora t e in n ovat i ve s o l ut i on s
for t he a rc hi t ec t to u se w he n de s ig n in g t h e b u i ld i ng . Su c h a c o-
co m m it m en t p ro c e ss, u si n g di f fere n t me t ho d s, is a le ar n in g p ro ‐
ce s s for th e pa r ti c ip a n ts. The b u i lt e nv iro n m en t was a re a l iz a t io n
of t h e e d uc a t io n an d re se a rc h v i s io n of t he u n ive r si t y (Ne no n e n &
Huhtelin, 2019).
Th e p ro je c t wa s n o t s im p ly ab o u t c on s tr u c ti n g a b u i ld i ng , b u t
al s o a b ou t c re a ti n g t ru s t. Ex p e ri e nc e s o f t ru s t a n d sa fe ty ca n e n ‐
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ha n c e t h e c o l le c ti ve p ro fes s io n al i d en t it y , wh i c h i s se e n to s u pp o rt
the skills and attitudes needed in the 21st centur y (K ostiainen &
Nen o ne n , 2 01 6 ) . Th e bu i l di n g was de s ig n e d to su i t m od e rn me t h‐
od s o f wor k. Th e sp a ti a l co nf i gu ra t i on wa s fi na l i ze d in co l la b or a‐
ti o n w i t h t he u se r s. Th e r es u lt i s a sol u t io n w i t h a sli g h tl y sma l l er
proportion of open and fle xible use space than originally planned.
Additionally , many ar eas promote collaboration and inter action. A
favor i t e fe at u re fo r s t ud e nt s a nd s ta f f a re t he l ar g e s t ai r s, w h er e
th e y c a n s i t , h a ng o ut , sl e ep, t al k or re ad ; th e y a re c on t i nu o us l y in
us e, i n cl u di n g for o rga n i ze d eve n t s, s uc h a s p re s en t a ti o ns.
Fu r t he r re a di n g: K o st i a in e n an d Nen o ne n (20 1 6 ) an d Nen o ne n a nd
Hu h t el i n ( 2 0 19 )
Thr ee phases can be identified in co-commitment processes (see F ig‐
ur e 8 . 7 ).
F i g u r e 8 . 7 : T h r e e p h a s e s i n c o - c o m m i t m e n t p r o c e s s e s
Pr e-project phase
The pre-project phase is the co-commitment to goals, visions and
concepts . T he first step in co-commitment is finding a shared vision
b y utilizing active listening and discussion to pro vide the chance f or
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di f fer en t s ta ke ho l de r s to exp res s th ei r i de a s, ne ed s, fee l i ng s a nd e x p e ‐
ri e n ce s an d to al ig n i t wi th t he s t ra te gi c s us t a in a bl e go a ls o f hyb ri d en ‐
vi ro n m en t s. In sta n d ar d pro c es s e s, t h e pr e- p ro je c t ph a se is fre q ue n t ly
rushed, which leads to unnecessar y costs and envir onmental impact.
Instead, co-commitment puts an emphasis on value-based, goal-seek ‐
in g p ro ce s s es fo ll owe d by ra p i d i m pl e m en t at i o n; t h e w h ol e p ro ce s s is
mo re a gi l e. Br i ef i ng s on t h e t o pi c of s us t a in a bi l i ty a re im p or t a nt i n a l l
ph a s es of th e c o- c o mm i tm e n t pr oc e s s of hyb r id env i ron m e nt s. In th e
pr e- p ro j ec t p h a se, i t i s g o o d t o i n te gr at e the l oc a l s u st a i na b il i t y v is i o ns
as wel l as t h e u ni ve rs i t y ’s v i si o n . Thi s i s a jo i n t ef fo rt w i t h for ma l a n d
inf ormal org anization structures co-e xisting. Users know the content
an d c a n co nt r i bu t e ma ny di ffe re n t pe rs p e ct i ves. Th e co nt e n t is ne e de d
to ge n er at e c o - co m mi t m en t fo r p hys i ca l , v ir t u al , a s we ll as so c ia l a n d
or ga n iz a t io n al g oa l s. I t i s a l so t he p re- p ro j ec t p h a se t ha t g ro u n ds th e
pr oj e c t in it s con t ext , an d wi th c o - co m mi t m en t , co nt ext b e c om e s even
mo re i m po r ta n t .
How is th i s a c hi e ved ? Me t ho d s fo r t he p re - p ro je c t p ha s e a re ( va n Mee l
& Stor dal, 2017; Arkesteijn, 2019):
– Future scenario workshops
– PESTE -analysis
– Future wheel
– Mega tr en d wor k sh o p s
– Gl ob a l tr en d nav i gat i o n fo r th e or ga n iz a t io n
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– P ersonas
– Inven t o r y a nd a n a ly s is o f p re s en t c on d it i o ns a n d exp e ct e d fu t u re
co n d it i on s
– Role - p lay i ng c an b e a way to b u il d u nd e rs t a nd i ng a nd e m pa t hy
– Ser i ou s ga mi n g
– Stakeholder inv entor y , outr each
– Li t e ra tu re re v ie w
W i th th es e m et h od s, th e c o- c om m i tt e rs ca n sh a pe th e pro j ec t , pr oc e ss
an d pro du c t t he m se l ves wi t ho u t ac t in g out a foreg o ne co n cl u si o n . The
pr e- p ro j ec t p ha s e i s c ri t ic a l fo r t he p ro je c t. A l ot , i f n o t m o st , o f t h e
vi s i on , d ir ec t io n , an d c on t en t o f t h e p roj e c t i s d ir ec t ly o r i nd i re ct l y
decided in this phase. Furthermore , the pre-project phase is crucial
in b u il d in g s up p o rt fo r t h e p ro j e ct ; it i s in t h e b eg i nn i n g t h at t h e a t ‐
titudes , v alues, and contributions of participants , stak eholders and
ot h e rs wh o ar e a f fec t ed by t h e p ro je c t w i ll h ave t he b ig g es t im p ac t .
Th is is t he ph as e wh ere you c an rea l ly cre a te an exp e r ie n ce for yo ur co -
co m m it t er s a bo u t b e in g h ea rd a nd g ive n sp ac e for dis c u ss i ng c om m o n
go a l s. Th er e i s n o n e ed to avoi d p o te n t ia l c o n fl i ct s but ways to so l ve a ny
co n f li c ts n e ed t o b e kep t i n m i nd .
Pr oject phase
Th e pro j ec t ph a s e is wh e n co -c o mm i t me n t to th e co n c ep t is r ea l iz e d .
Th e g o al of t hi s p h a se is t o c o- c o mm i t t o t h e c o nc e pt c ho s en a s a r ea l ‐
istic solution together . T his phase means making the vision come true
an d it s ta r ts wi t h ag re e in g o n a few vi si o n- b a se d p ri n c ip l es for s te e ri n g
th e p ro ce s s o f t he p ro je c t .
How d o you d o t h i s? Met h o ds fo r t h e pro j e ct p ha s e ar e:
– W alk-throughs in e xisting facilities
– Obser vational studies
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– Con t in u a l o u tr ea c h fo l low - u p
– P op-up-w orkshops
– F ocus-group workshops
– Soc i al n e two r k a n al y s is
– In Sp a c e d e si g n -wo r ks h o ps
– Exc u rs i o ns t o d i f fere n t p l a ce s, be n ch m a rk i ng
– Moo d bo a rd s
– Photo g alleries
– Pi lo t s
– Us e r pr of i le s u r ve ys
– Di g i ta l pr of i l e s u r ve y s
– P ost occupancy surveys
– In te r vi e ws
– Oc c u pa n cy ra t e me a su re s
– V isits to construction site
– Kick off , intermediate and final seminars with design dialogue
– Document analysis
– Charrette method
Th e co - c om m it m e nt pro c es s i s a pr oc e s s of di sc u ss i o n; layo ut s o f phy s ‐
ic a l p l a ce s are n ot t he ex pe r ti s e o f th e arc h i te c t a l on e. Th e layo ut o f
th e so ci a l p l ac e a n d ways to us e t hi s s p ac e a re be i ng di s cu s s ed in t h e
community . T ypical w orkplace discourses are:
1. In sp i ra t io n al d i sc o ur s e : n e w i d e as a nd h ow th i ng s ca n be d on e
di f fer en t l y .
2. R ational discourse: reasoning the rational benefits of the change .
3. W o rr i ed di s co u rs e : i de n ti f y in g t hr ea t s an d r is k s d ue to t he ch a ng e.
4. Si le n t res i s ta n ce di sc o ur s e : res i st a nc e t o se e a ny n e e d or be n ef i t in
th e c ha n ge.
In volving co-committers in co-commitment pr ocesses means allowing
al l k in d s of d is c o ur s es t o ta ke pl a ce a n d e n a bl i ng t h e co m mu n it y t o
de ve l op co mm o n go a l s an d a co m m on se ns e o f pu r po s e. It is im po r t an t
to i d en t if y th e p ot e nt i a l o f th e ne w phy s ic a l s o l ut i o n t o ac t as a ch a ng e
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ca t a ly s t. Howeve r , i t i s e q u al l y i m po r ta n t t o t h en i de n ti f y h ow t h e n e w
so l u ti o n c ha n ge s t h e way wor k i ng , l e ar n in g a n d t ea c hi n g a re d o ne.
Successful co-commitment projects also need a common language:
Th er e a re a l o t o f p ro fes s io n al ex pr es s i on s a mo n g di f fere n t st a keh o l d‐
er s a nd i t c a nn o t b e ta ke n fo r g ra n t ed t ha t pe o p le a lway s d a re to a sk
what is meant. Shared concepts and understandings are important to
all communication during the process .
Th e o u tc o m e o f t h is p ha s e i s th a t t he re i s t r us t am o ng t he d if fe ren t
st a keh o l de r s. Tru s t c an b e c re at e d in c o n ti n uo u s d ia l og u e a nd t r us t
can be strengthened when co-committers see and f eel how the co-
co m m it m en t o ut c o me s re f l ec t t h e u s e rs ’ i np u t i n t h e a ct u a l phy s ic a l
layo u ts.
P ost-pr oject phase
The post-project phase is the co-commitment of users to the realized
co n c ep t i n u s e. Th e g o al of t hi s p h as e i s t o m a ke s ur e t ha t t h e s o lu ‐
ti o n is us ed a s it was mea n t to be us ed . In t h is p h as e su s ta i na b i li t y i s
connected to pro-en vironmental beha vior . T he enhanced quality of lif e
in t h e b u i ld i ng s we wor k i n, i n tu r n, i n cr ea s es u s er p ro du c t iv i ty a n d
satisfaction which helps to cr eate a willingness to raise envir onmental
st a n da rd s eve n f u r th e r . Th e b ui l d in g s a re c o st - ef fe ct i ve se en ove r t h e ir
wh o l e li fe- s p an a n d c o m pl y w it h t he i d ea s of t h e ci rc u la r e co n omy . In
building pr oject management terms , this is the handov er-phase , but
from the perspective of users , this is the be ginning of the o wnership
of th e p l ac e : h ow d o we u s e t hi s, h ow do we a gr ee on th e h o us e r u le s
an d wh o ha s th e r i g ht t o c h an g e t h e s p ac e to be mo re u sa b le. T hi s
ph a s e is no t th e res p o ns i bi l it y of th e pr oj e c t gro up anym o re bu t it
re ma i n s c ru c ia l i n ord e r t o a c hi e ve t he go a l s s et . T he st a keh o ld e r s o f
this phase are the r epresentativ es of the users , human resour ces and
di g i ta l re so u rc es off i c er s as we l l as fa ci l i ty m a na g e me n t pro fe ss i on a l s.
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How d o you d o t h i s? Met h o ds fo r t h e po s t- p ro je c t ph a se a re :
– V isits to construction site
– Hou s e r u l es wo rk s ho p s be fo re an d af t e r t h e m ove
– Pre p ar at i on wo r ks h op s for t h e m ove
– Cel e br at i on s i n t h e n e w sp a c e
– F eedback box es (digital, physical)
– W a l k th ro u gh s
– F eedback workshops and ev ents
Th is p ha s e is t h e e n d of t h e t u nn e l and , i n a s uc c es s f ul c o- c om m i tm e nt
pr oc e s s, it is a ls o th e li g h t at th e en d o f th e t u nn e l . It is im po r ta n t to
reflect on the change process and on the feelings the co-committers
ha d d ur i n g t h e pr oc e ss w h en l e avi n g th e ir c o mfo r t z o n e , t owa rds a
ne w c om fo rt z on e.
In p ra c ti c e, t h e t as k i n t h is p h a se i s t o a g re e u po n m e as u re s a nd a
pr oc e s s for fi n e -t u ni n g a n d c ra ft i ng th e sp a ce to ma ke i t s u it a bl e fo r
da i l y wor k . T o g i ve o nl y t wo c on c re te exa mp l e s: t h e h ou s e r ul e s c an b e
se t b e fore t h e move a n d th e n b e a d a pt e d a ft e r a few m o nt h s of t r i al .
Th e b as i c p r in c ip l e h e re i s t o f i nd ways t o m a ke t he ho u s e r ul e s s o
in t u it i ve t h at i t i s e a sy fo r e ver yon e to s ta r t u s in g th e sp a ce a s i t i s
me a n t t o b e u se d . A n ot h er b es t p ra ct i ce exam p le t ha t h a s wo r ked in
so m e co n tex t s i s a mo n th l y me e ti n g du r in g t he f ir s t mo n th s o f u s e.
Exa m pl e : An a ct i v it y -b a s ed wo rk e nvi ro n me n t – Uni ve r si t y o f Eas t e rn
Fin l an d
In J a nu a r y 2 02 0 , th e Un i ver s it y Ser v i ce s of th e Un i ver s it y o f Ea s t‐
er n Fi nl a nd m ove d t o a re t ro fi t te d wo rk e nv iro n m en t c al l e d t h e
UE F Mee t in g Roo m . Th e t ra d it i o na l si n gl e roo m of f ic e fl o or wa s
re nova t ed a nd ch a ng e d i n to an ac t i vi t y- b a se d wo r k e nvi ro n me n t
wh e re al l th e sp a ce s ar e n ow s h a red . Th e c o nc e p t wo rk s wi t h t h re e
di f fer en t z on e s:
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F i g u r e 8 . 8 : A c t i v i t y - b a s e d w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
E a s t e r n F i n l a n d
Eas y -t o - me e t z on e – This zone includes variously sized meeting
rooms with state-of-the-art video conf erence technology . There
ar e sp a ce s for v is i t or s t o m e e t a n d res t b efo re a nd a f te r s ch e du l e d
me e t in g s. Co ffe e is a l so b ei n g se r ve d .
Eas y -t o - wor k zo n e – Thi s z o n e ha s o p e n wor k s ta t i on s s u pp l e‐
me n t ed by d i ffe re n t ki nd s of c l os e d roo m s for te l ep h on e ca l l s, c o n‐
ce n t ra ti o n a nd s m a ll f ac e -t o - fac e m e et i n gs. Th i s z o ne h a s s em i -
si l e nt a nd f u ll y si l e nt a re as.
Eas y -t o - be - fr ee z on e – T hi s zo ne ha s an exi t ar ea w it h a vi e w o f th e
la ke.
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Th e c o- c om m i tm e nt pr oc e ss wi t h t he a i m t o s et u p t h i s ne w s p ac e
included ex cursions to sev eral activity-based offices on diff erent
ca m p us e s in Fin la n d. Al s o , a u se r p ro fi l e su r vey wa s co n d uc t ed to
identify the diverse user needs . Furthermore , participator y work ‐
shops including vision creation, concept development and setting
up ho u se ru l e s wer e he l d . Th e c o- c o mm i tm e n t pr oc e ss was co o r‐
dinated by the project management team and the user-led place-
te a m .
Th e c o -c o m mi t me n t p ro c e ss was b as e d o n th e un d e rs t an d i ng o f
th e new ways of wor ki n g . The R e ct o r of th e Uni ver s i ty of Eas t er n
F inland noticed that inter action has increased, hierarchical struc‐
tu re s have d e cr ea s e d a n d t h at m ee t i ng p eo p l e i s e a s ie r wh en t he y
are not behind closed doors. In the end, offering the possibility to
ch o o se t h e wo r kp l a ce b as e d o n t h e wo r k m od e i s e a s ie r t ha n ex‐
pected. Sustainability was used as a guiding principle throughout:
th e ne w o f fi c e s p ac e s a re b a se d o n gre e n o f fi c e p ri n c ip l es an d th e
un i t is n ow u s i ng u p l e s s s p ac e t ha n be fo re.
Ex ample: S andbox-project – T e ch n i ca l Uni ve r si t y B ra un s c hwei g
In 2 01 4 t he pro j ec t p la t for m Sandbox was in tr od u c ed at t he TU
Bra u ns c hwei g . Th e v is i on is t h a t al l m e mb e rs of t h e T U Bra u n‐
sc hwe ig c an co n t ri b ut e to th e de s ig n of t he ca m p us th ro u g h t he i r
own in i t ia t ive. Si n ce t h e n, s t u de n ts an d s t af f f ro m a wi d e ra n g e
of disciplines hav e been coming together in participator y projects
and implementing their o wn ideas throughout the campus .
Be for e a n i d ea i s s uc c e ss f ul l y i m pl e m en t ed , it g oe s t h ro u gh fou r
phases in which, among other things, the feasibility of the project
an d t he b en e f it s for e ver yon e o n c a mp u s ar e g u ar an t ee d .
1. T he f ir s t id e a is s ub m i tt e d by t h e in i ti a to r t o a p rov i de d on l in e -
pl a t for m . T hi s m ake s t he i d ea v i si b le. On e c an g e t th e f ir s t fee d ‐
back. This dialogue ensures that the pr oject has the necessar y sup‐
port of the community . The successful project application certifies
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th e ba si c fe as i b il i ty by th e Sa nd b ox committee . The committee ,
composed of prof essors, students, the construction department,
th e ex e c ut i ve c om m i tt e e an d ot he r to pi c rel a te d ex pe r t s, was s e t u p
to de c id e o n b eh a l f of th e n um e ro us st a keh o ld e rs wh e th e r a p ro je c t
can be implemented on campus .
2. After a successful campaign, the idea becomes a tangible project
wi t h t h e s up p o rt of th e Sa nd b o x t ea m . In th i s p ha s e, th e s a nd b ox
e xperts help to clarify the le gal, bur eaucratic and financial aspects.
In the meantime , the initiators and partners further develop the
de t a il e d co n c ep t i n a c oo p er at i ve pr oc e s s. T he im p le m en t a ti o n
co n c ep t c on f i rm s a nd ap p roves th e c om p l et e fe as i bi l i ty of t he su b ‐
mi t t ed i de a .
3. F or the realization, supporters and partners are sought and con‐
ne c t ed v i a the p l a tfo r m. T o ke e p t h e co mm u n it y an d su pp o r te r s up
to da t e, t h e p rog re s s i s re p or t ed bo t h o n t he Sa n db o x p la t for m a n d
on t h e d i ver s e so c ia l m ed i a c h a nn e ls.
4. Th e p ro j ec t is i mp l em e n te d . Ever yon e o n ca m p us ca n be n ef i t
fr om i t . In ord e r to ens u re t hi s in t h e lo n g t e r m, s p on s or s wil l
over s e e m a in t e na n ce o f th e pr oj e c t i n cl u di n g po t en t i al re p ai r s.
So f ar , 9 6 i de a s a nd a l mo s t e 3 5 , 00 0 o f pr oj e c t fu n ds h ave b ee n
im p l em e nt e d w i th i n t he fra m e wor k o f t h e San d bo x p ro j ec t . Th i s i s
ma d e p o ss i b le by a l a rg e ne t wor k o f sup p o rt e rs f ro m e co n omy , cu l ‐
tu re an d po l it i cs wh o prov i d e th e fi n an c i al fu nd i ng . Th e un i ver s i ty
it s e lf s up p o rt s th e p ro je c t t o d ay w i th m or e t h an e 1 0, 0 00 p e r ye a r .
Further inf ormation: https://www . sandkasten . tu - br aunschw eig .
de /
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K eeping h ybrid
en vir onments inno v ativ e and
sustainable

9. The r elev ance to scale-up
Ma ni fe s to # 6 : W e m us t s c a le up i nn ova ti ve and sustainable solu‐
tions f or h ybrid en vironments at univ ersities.
K ey messages:
– Cr eate a culture of demonstrations
– Collect evidence-based practices of social, organizational and
spatial inno v ations
– Co-commit to e xpand fr om pilot to large-scale projects
– Establish campus management netw orks
F igure 9.1 shows that we must ex change e xperiences and findings on
processes and projects at universities and establish an international
netw ork to scale-up inno vativ e and sustainable solutions of h ybrid en‐
vironments .
This chapter pr ovides insights on the steps to war ds large-scale projects.
F igure 9.1: Scal e-up innov ativ e and sust ainable solutions
wi th an internation al netw ork
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Exa m pl e : Oa s is – Uni ve rs i t y o f T a mp e re, Fi nl a n d
At th e Uni ver s it y of T am pe re, Fi nl a nd , t h e re wa s a d e s ire to c rea t e
a m o de r n l ib ra r y t ha t wa s m o re c l o se l y a l ig n ed t o t he ne e d s o f s tu ‐
dents , teachers and resear chers of computer science; they needed
a s p ac e w he re l ea r ni n g c a n t a ke p l ac e by c o mb i n in g sc ie n ce, p l ay ,
interaction design, games and the use of electronic media. T he de‐
si g n pro c es s st a rt e d two yea rs b e for e Oa si s – a s it b e ca m e kn own –
w as completed, using a survey to map students’ e xperiences of stu‐
de n t fa ci l i ti e s on ca m pu s a s a st a rt i n g po i nt . Th e re sp o n se s f ro m
ne a r ly 50 0 st u de n ts prove d th a t th e re was e x t e ns i ve di s sa t is fa c t io n
re garding the accessibility and characteristics of the then a vailable
wor k s pa c es on c am p us. A g ro up of s tu d en t s f ro m va r io u s f i el d s
wh o r es p on d e d t o t he s u r ve y c o mm i t te d t h e ms e lve s t o t a ke p ar t
in t h e n ex t p h as e o f t h e p ro c e ss.
Par t ic i p an t s we re i nvi t ed to th e f u tu re fa ci l it i e s o f O as i s fo r gr ou p
in t e r v ie w s i n wh i ch t h e key t h em e s re l at e d to t h e c rea t i on o f t he
ne w c o nc e p t wer e re v ie we d. The pr oc e s s co n t in u ed by ar ra n g in g
sev eral joint w orkshops for students and resear chers and the par ‐
ti c i pa n ts were fr ee t o de ve l op i d e as fo r ne w co n ce p t s to ac h ie ve a
be t t er o p er at i n g env i ro nm e nt . Th e a rc h it e ct d re w u p d es i g ns fo r
th e s p ac e b as e d o n th e w i sh e s an d c o nc e pt s c re a te d by t he p a r ti c i‐
pants . A user repr esentative took part in the construction process
to e ns u re th a t t he i mp l em e n ta t io n o f t h e n e w k i nd o f s pa c e a n d
e xceptional space solutions and needs wer e successful.
Once the work was completed, the computer science students
tested the facilities for a month to enable the final development
wor k to b e car r i ed o u t b e for e t h e of fi c i al o pe n i ng . A s t ro ng i n fl u ‐
ence behind the change was the O a si s p hi l os o p hy t ha t wa s deve l o pe d
du r i ng t h e p ro c es s. I t em p h as i ze d t he p o te n t ia l u se o f t he s p ac e
al o n g wit h c om m u na l an d expe r i en t ia l g o al s. In p ra c ti c e, p ot e nt i a l
us e re fer s t o t h e u s e r- f ri e n dl i ne s s of t he s p ac e an d t he p os s i bl e
us e s i t o f fer s, e sp e ci a l ly i n t he f i el d o f te c h no l og y . Th e c om m un i t y
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T h e r e l e v a n c e t o s c a l e - u p
sp i r it an d exp er i me n t al na tu re o f the sp ac e a re cr ea t ed as s tu d en t s
an d s ta f f m e e t o u t si d e l e c tu re s an d cr ea t e a c l os e co m m un i ty t h at
supports learning and f osters a sense of commitment and belong‐
in g .
Using pr eviously unused space , Oasis made use of an e xisting bud‐
ge t fo r pr op e rt y re n ovat i o n an d for d i g it a l in f ra s tr u ct u re. O a si s
im p l em e nt e d n e w p ri n ci p l es fo r s p ac e u s e t ha t m a ke i t p os s ib l e t o
scale up solutions and activities .
Further inf ormation: Ma k in g of O a si s – h t t ps : // o a si s . u t a . fi /
Cre at e a c u lt u re o f d em o n s tr a ti o n s
T o build a culture of demonstrations , starting with smaller initiatives
may b e pr ud e n t. O n c e th e y have be en s u c ce s s fu l and in s ig h ts have
been gained, co-commitment can be scaled up . Co-commitment in
sm a l l- s ca l e ret ro f i tt i ng pro ce s s es is eas y du e to th e sm a ll gro up of
us e r s, t he l i mi t ed s c op e an d t h e l i kel i ho o d o f o nl y a h an d fu l o f s t ake ‐
ho l d er s. Howe ver , t he p ro ce s se s a nd t oo l s o f co - co m m it t i ng c an a ls o
be u s ed fo r l a rg e r -s c al e p ro je c ts, w it h th e s am e ki n d s o f b en e fi t s.
Demonstrations and e xperiments can create great prototypes and test
cases f or bigger changes, helping to build a culture of user engage‐
ment and empow erment to war ds sustainability goals . T he transition
to sustainability is often seen as a top-down gov erning challenge , but
it can include pioneering bottom-up wa ys to create change . Bottom-up
inno vations should be given recognition and be nurtured, as bottom-
up initiatives often challenge systems that resist change (Pulkkinen &
Staffans , 2015).
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Exa m pl e : My He a lt h – Kar lsruhe Institute of T echnology
As a t es t c as e for b ro a de r i mp a ct o n t he we ll - b ei n g o f t he c a m‐
pu s co mm u n it y , th e p ro je c t My He a lt h i s a p il o t p ro je c t for eve r y -
da y life-oriented studen t health management and has been under ‐
way s in c e 2 0 17 . In t h e p ro j ec t , p a rt i c ip a to r y re s ea rc h ap p ro ac h es
li n ked inves t ig at i on an d pra c ti c a l in t er ven t io n . Hea lt h - pr om o ti n g
me a s ur es wer e d eve l o pe d , t o m e et th e ne e ds o f d if fe re nt st u d en t
gr ou p s wi t h pl ay an d sp or t s boxes, an d mo b i le h i g h de sk s to b o r‐
row f ro m t h e l ib ra r y . Th e p ro je c t s tu d e nt s o n s ta i r s h as th e i n t en t io n
to increase the use of stairs on the campus through low-threshold
im p u ls e s. Th e a im i s t o in cr ea s e the awa re ne s s o f t he i r ow n he al t h -
re la t e d b e hav i or s.
Th e In st i t ut e fo r Sp o r ts Sc i en c e a nd t h e Met h od s L a bo ra t o r y o f
th e Hou se of Com p et e nc e (H O C) co o pe ra t e s, am o n g o th e rs, wi t h
a health insurance company .
Fig u re 9. 2 in c l ud e s t h e fol l owi n g wo r k pa c kag e s:
– A re pr es e nt a t ive o n l in e sur vey of al l KIT st ud e nt s on hea l t h-
related attitudes.
– Qualitative studies from which student health types are recon‐
structed and then v alidated and quantified.
– Th e tr ai n i ng of h e al t h s co u ts, wh o a dv i se th e ir fel low st u de n ts
in peer-to-peer counselling.
Further inf ormation: MyHea lt h – https://www. myhealth. kit . edu
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Evaluation / knowledge transfer / public relations
e.g. Peer-to-peer
counseling

F i g u r e 9 . 2 : R e i t e r m a y e r , B a c h e r t , H i l d e b r a n d , A l b r e c h t , & K u n z
( 2 0 1 7 ) ( I c o n s b y F r e e p i c , M a d e b y o l i v e r a n d D i n o s o f t l a b s f r o m
w w w . f l a t i c o n . c o m )
Exa m pl e : Demonstration culture – Uni ve rs i ty P ro pe r ti e s of Fin l a nd
Ltd
Uni ve rs i ty Prop e r ti e s of F i n l an d L td have de ve lo p ed th ei r c am ‐
puses with joint demonstrations between universities and the
pr op e r ty own e r . The go a l is to te s t an d d e ve lo p s c al a bl e s o l ut i on s.
De m o ns t ra ti o n s a re p ro je c t s i n w hi c h p ro to t yp e s o f f u tu re fac i l i‐
ti e s an d cu l t ure s a re c re a t ed . New i d ea s a n d exp er i me n t s req u ir e
user participation, making obser vations and learning fr om the
pr oc e s s. Th e exp e ri m e nt a l a nd exp l or at i ve a pp ro a c h o f t he de m on ‐
st ra t i on s en a bl e s r ap i d a n d i m p re ss i ve c h an g e s t h at d eve l op a lo n g
wi t h u se r n e e ds. Th e d e ci s i on t o b eg i n a l ar g e r re tr of i t ti n g p ro je c t
is a si g n if i ca n t p hys i ca l , d ig i t al an d s oc i a l inve s tm e nt an d c a n be
a d i ff i c ul t d e c is i on t o m a ke . T o he l p d r i ve t hi s st e p fo r wa rd , t h e
changes can be tested bef orehand in campus retrofitting demon‐
st ra t i on s.
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Demonstrations are about identifying the change in the requirements
of the space during its entire life span on campus . During the pro‐
cess , users and experts co-commit, build and test the new space and
concepts oper ating it, adapting the demonstration to the ph ysical and
virtual social en vironment. The implementation of the change then
f ollows . Co-ev aluated and problematic items are developed as soon as
they ar e detected.
P erf orming demonstrations and a culture of e xperimentation off er
new opportunities to utilize a reno vation budget: instead of updating
the facilities to their original f orm, as is traditionally done , the fa‐
cilities ar e r enov ated to corr espond to modern and future functional
needs . F or this , the strategic, tactical and operational needs of the ac‐
tivities ha ve been identified and agreed in cooper ation with the users.
F igure 9.3 describes the elements of the campus retrofitting (CARE)
framew ork for demonstr ations. It is about small-scale retrofits based
on new w ays of learning or working in h ybrid envir onments – they ar e
co-created, co-financed and co-ev aluated in order to learn fr om them.
F igure 9.3: Elemen ts of the campus retr ofitting (CARE) framew ork
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C ollect evidence-based practices
C o-committing lends itself to taking smaller initiativ es and learning
from them. Demonstrations are made to impro ve the existing cam‐
pu s, b u t t he y a re a l so a n i mp o rt a n t s ou rc e o f l e ar n i ng . T he re fo re, i t
is important to collect f eedback from smaller scale project solutions
an d pr oc e ss e s t o ge t an in fo rm e d i d e a a bo u t h ow th i ng s ar e d o ne. Evi ‐
dence-based design encompasses the design and operation of build‐
ings to support positive health outcomes in the built envir onment.
Thr ough an expanding collection of solutions informed by resear ch
and practical kno wledge this goal can be more often achieved (H amil‐
ton, 2003). It is important to explor e user e xperiences and then scale
the evidence-based solution up to larger projects . Such a process can
help build a cultur e of experiments .
Th er e a re m a ny m e th o d s a n d to o l s fo r c ol l ec t i ng fe ed b a ck . Th e ch a l ‐
le n g e i s to for wa rd fee db a ck t o all t h e s t ake h ol d er s. On e way to ca pt u re
the lessons learned is to systematically assess usability and collect user
e xperiences.
A u s ab i li t y wa l kt h ro u gh i s a q ui c k, e as y way o f g e t ti n g d a ta . T he
method f ocuses on understanding the operations that take place in the
retr ofitted en vironment. It is possible to conduct a walkthrough in dif‐
fer en t ways. On th e on e ha n d, a c o m pl e te l y op e n str u c tu re w i th eval ‐
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uations based on spontaneous , subjective , on-the-spot assessments
b y r andom participants can be used. But we can also predefine stops
and evaluation criteria with selected participants and specific themes
lik e sustainability . It is important to document all the emerging issues
du r i ng t he wal k . Gu i de s an d ch e ck l i st s h e l p e n su re th a t t h e u s a bi l it y
perspectiv e is considered in future planning and large-scale projects
(B l a ks t ad e t al . , 2 0 0 8; Ha ns e n e t a l. , 20 1 1 ).
Co- c om m i t t o exp a n d f ro m pi l o t t o la r ge s c al e pr oj e c ts
It is no t ea sy t o s c a le up . A tr an s for m at i o n fr om th e tra di t i on a l to
something new enhances the potential for inno vation and change pro‐
cesses . R ogers (1995) has illustr ated the challenge (see Figur e 9.4). The
early majority tends to represent the critical mass. If the innov ation
pr oves to be su c ce s sf u l in th is gro u p , i t wi l l pro b a bl y b ec o me bro a dl y
diffused. The step from early adopters to early majority can be re‐
ga rd ed as a c h as m . I t i s b o t h d if f i cu l t a n d c ri t i ca l t o cro s s t h e c h as m an d
succeed with the transition between visionaries (early adopters) and
pragmatists (early majority).
Larger projects can be brok en down into smaller pieces , with each
pi e c e b e in g it s ow n co - c om m it m e nt pr oj e c t. Th i s c an b e, for exam ‐
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T h e r e l e v a n c e t o s c a l e - u p
F i g u r e 9 . 4 : Te c h n o l o g y a d o p t i o n c u r v e b y R o g e r s ( 1 9 9 5 )
ple , designing faculty offices within a certain footprint or making a
st u d en t h a ng - o ut an d i n for m a l s tu d y a re a w it h i n a l a rg e r b u il d in g . In
terms of using co-commitment pr ocesses in large scale projects , one
ne e d s to pr oc e ed st e p- by-s t ep. F or exam p l e , th e re c an be a co l le c t io n
of co - c om m it m e nt pr oj e ct s e m b ed d ed wi t h in a la r g er pr oj e ct (s e e Fi g‐
ur e 9 . 5 ).
In o rd e r t o e f fec t ive l y m an a g e a c a mp u s a n d fo res e e t h e d em a n ds
of t h e f u tu re, t h e m a na g em e n t fo cu s n ee d s t o sh i f t f ro m m a n ag i ng
qu a n ti f ia b l e em p ty fa c i li t y wal l s, ro o f s an d fl o or s t owar ds f ac i li t a t‐
in g t he u s e r c o m mu n it i e s t h a t a c t wi t h in t h e f ac i l it i es. A s t h e us e r s
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T h e r e l e v a n c e t o s c a l e - u p
F i g u r e 9 . 5 : S c a l i n g u p p r o j e c t s
in c re a si n gl y a c t in b o t h vi r t ua l a nd phy si c a l env ir on m e nt s a nd have
gr ea t e r de c is i o n- m ak i n g powe r over t h e ways i n w hi c h th e y l ea r n an d
w ork best, eff ective campus management becomes increasingly com‐
pl ex an d t ai l or ed ( Ryt kön e n , 2 0 16 ) .
Al s o , i n l a r ge - sc a l e p ro je c ts ba s e d o n s us t ai n a bl e c o nc e p ts, i t i s e s ‐
sential to create ownership and understanding of the consequences,
benefits and challenges for and among the users. This will prepare
f or higher user acceptance of challenges in the running-in phase after
ha n d over ( Mou m et a l. , 2 01 7 ).
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T h e r e l e v a n c e t o s c a l e - u p
Ba s e d on th e N o r wegi a n expe r i en c e wi th ze ro em i ss i o n lar g e -s c al e
pilots , the follo wing checklist is dr afted for sustainable large-scale
projects with co-committing processes:
1. Th e m o re a mb i ti o u s yo u r g o al s, t h e m o re c ar ef u l yo u r p l a nn i ng ,
ma n a ge m en t a nd fo ll ow -u p n ee d s t o b e .
2. F ormulate clear goals connected to an understanding of purpose
an d l eg it i ma c y .
3. Com m it a l l th e cl i e nt s, th e exec u ti n g pa r ti e s, th e bu i l di n g own e rs
an d u se r s t o t he g oa l s.
5. Mot i vat e al l p ar t ie s t o m a st er t h e u n kn ow n .
6. F o cu s st ro n gl y o n c o ll a b or at i on a n d i nvol ve m en t .
7. Ut i l iz e su p p or t an d c o m pe t en c e o f exp e rt s ( c o ns u lt a n ts o r re ‐
searchers) and enthusiasts to increase competence and personal
en ga g em e n t a m on g t he p ro je c t pa r ti e s.
8. F o ll ow u p t h e c o -c o m mi t me n t a n d t h e s us t a in a bi l i ty go a l s a f te r
ha n d over .
Su s t ai n ab l e g row t h h a s b ec o m e a ne c es s it y for un i ver s i ti e s. T o en s u re
th a t o u r c a mp u s es re ma i n v i br an t a n d f u tu re - p ro of, we m u st a ll b e
co m m it t ed t o li m it e d an d s ha re d re so u rc es.
Th is im pl i e s th a t we ne ed to l ea r n to do m or e wi t h l es s . The re is a n ee d t o
find synergistic solutions and wa ys to measur e and assess them. T he
over al l g o al is t o wo rk towa rd s a s us t a in a bl e f u t ur e for u n i ver s it i es by
br ea k i ng b ar r i er s for c ha n g e .
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Hochschulen im int ernationalen Kont ext. Mit der
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den USA wur den P hänomene bei Innovations-
pr ozes sen identifiziert sowie Handlungsempfeh-
lungen für die Gest altungspr axis abgel eitet.
Katja Ninnemann
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an Hochschulen
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Der Begriff ›Digitalisierung‹ ist in aller Munde und häufig werden vor al-
lem Anf orderungen f ormulier t, die ›digitale T ransf ormation‹ in allen Be-
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wird insbesondere von Hochschulen als Forschungs- und Bildungsinsti-
tutionen er war tet, diesen Wandel aktiv mitzugestalten.
Der Begriff ›Digitalisierung‹ erscheint einerseits als Heilsversprechen,
andererseits ruf t er auch Sk epsis und Ängste her vor . Zugleich f ällt auf ,
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Wissenschaft
Reinhard Bauer , Jörg Hafer , Sandra Hofhues,
Mandy Schiefner , Anne Thillosen, Benno Volk,
Klaus Wannemacher (Hrsg.)
V om E-Learning
zur Digitalisierung
Mythen, Realitäten, Perspektiven
Bauer et al. (Hrsg.) V om E-Learning zur Digitalisierung

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er auch Skepsis und Ängst e hervor . Zugleich f ällt auf , dass „Digita lisierung“ selten konkr et
definiert wir d – vielmehr wir d meist unhinterfr agt vor ausg esetzt, es gäbe einen K onsens,
wa s im jeweiligen Kont ext damit gemeint ist. D aher erscheint es besonder s inter essant,
einschlägige Narrative im Zusammenhang mit dem Digitalisierungsbegriff offenzulegen
und zu diskutieren sowie aus einer wissenschaftlichen und praktischen Sicht kritisch zu
hinterfr a gen.
Im Band wer den deswegen die Mythen und öff entlichen V orst ellungen rund um Med ien
und E -Le arning in den Blick genommen. Hochschule bietet daz u den wesentli che n Refe -
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inhalt lich, organis atorisch und institutionell
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to cr eate innovative and sustainable hybrid envir onments
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