Appendix 9_City Labs Report

Draft Report v1.0

Contents

Part 1 - Background and Introduction ................................................................................................... 3 About CityLabs ................................................................................................................................ 3 CityLabs and the LECP ..................................................................................................................... 3 CityLabs LECP Approach.......................................................................................................................... 4 Co-Designing Engagement Process ................................................................................................. 4 CityLabs LECP Futures Thinking Workshops ................................................................................... 5 ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Engaging diverse experience and expertise.................................................................................... 7 Co-learning and co-producing City knowledge for City futures...................................................... 9 Part 2 – Community Engagement Content Analysis ........................................................................... 11 2.1 Best Thing About Cork...................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Hopes and Concerns ......................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Preferred Futures - Ambitions .......................................................................................... 17 2.4 Foresights and insights – Challenges and Opportunities for Tackling Issues.................... 18 2.5 Assets, drivers, gaps, and new thinking needed to realise preferred futures ..................19 Part 3 – Staff Consultation .................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Drivers of Change ........................................................................................................................ 22 3.2 Mapping Existing Assets............................................................................................................. 25 Snapshot of Some Specific Ideas + Insights (Assets, Gaps, Opportunity Identified) aligned to Draft Pillars .................................................................................................................................................... 28 Appendices............................................................................................................................................ 29 Appendix A – UCC Knowledge Gatherers ..................................................................................... 29