Geodesign fast-workshops evidences

The paper presents a critical overview of the main evidences deriving from the development of two GEODESIGN workshops on the same case study: urban regeneration programs in Gravina in Puglia. The field work experiences allowed to reinforce methodological awareness and its application with heterogeneous focus group. The methodological appraisal is mainly oriented to highlight positive evidences in workshop management. The case study is representative of disciplinary debate on Urban regeneration approach in fragile ancient-historic settlement and for the specific thematic focus (Systems) on which the territorial assessment process had been delivered (evaluation maps). Urban regeneration is a complex issue strongly characterized by case study structural features or bindings, actors and beneficiaries, promoters and owners. It is an effective interdisciplinary scope combining instances of architectural and technological disciplines but also social sciences and urban economy. We proposed such case study to two different focus group, whose participants were asked to negotiate strategic development scenarios starting from basic assumption and a thematic structure of context analysis. Geodesign meta-planning approach by C. Steinitz demonstrated its effectiveness as a tool to handle a “negotiation process” among different stakeholders for the achievement of a shared strategic scenario in a very short timeframe. Workshops were supported by GeodesignHub (an online platform by Geodesign Hub Pvt. Ltd., Dublin, Ireland), and were prepared according to Geodesign International Collaboration (IGC) standards.