Effectiveness of a co-creation model in science and technology communication

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K03134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09080:Science education-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: okumoto motoko 北海道大学, 大学院教育推進機構, 准教授 (10571838)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 科学技術コミュニケーション / 共創 / サイエンスカフェ / 展示 / 双方向 / 対話

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The following studies were pursued and investigated in this research. This study involved the development of two platforms for issue co-creation.
One is the development of an "interactive science cafe . The second was the development of "participatory exhibits. In this study, a participatory exhibition was developed and its effectiveness was verified.
It was found that the aggregation of people's opinions through a science cafe has the potential to extract "viewpoints" rather than "opinions" of current people on a specific issue. The participatory exhibition was expected to expand the number of participants by adding a workshop space to the bookstore, which enabled the aggregation of a greater variety of opinions.

Free Research Field

科学技術コミュニケーション

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

科学技術と社会の間で共創を成立させる要件として、本研究では課題を初期に共創するための科学技術コミュニケーションのデザインを検討した。その結果、サイエンスカフェや展示という旧来、発信で用いられていた手法を、対話型、参加型に展開することによって、科学技術コミュニケーションの間口を広げ、手軽に意見を収集する可能性を見出した。
本研究は、科学技術の課題に対し、市民が自然で、日常的な参加するあり方を拓くきっかけとなりうる。