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Citizen Science & Living Labs Open Living Lab Days 2017 HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 1

Energy Living Lab • • • University of Applied Science Western Switzerland Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies In situ experiments Citizen at the beginning of the design Quadruple Helix Goal: increase social acceptance of technology HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 2

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Why use citizen science ? • Attitude Behaviour gap • Tacite knowledge • Engagement of the citizen HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 4

Attitude-Behaviour Gap HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 5

Why is Participatory Action Research considered as «Extreme» Citizen Science ? HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 6

Science of Artificial A paradigm is: «A beliefs system about what is a science, what it does study and how » . (Gavard-Perret, M. L. , Gotteland, D. , Haon, C. , & Jolibert, A. , 2008, p. 13). The science of the artificial paradigm as defined by Simon (1996) distinguished the artificial from the natural by four indicia: 1. Artificial things are synthesized […] by human beings 2. Artificial things may imitate appearances in natural things while lacking, in one or many respects, the reality of the latter. 3. Artificial things can be characterized in terms of functions, goals, adaptation. 4. Artificial things are often discussed, particularly when they are being designed, in terms of imperatives. HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 7

Epistemology is defined by Piaget as: « The study of the constitution of valid knowledge » 2 (1967, p. 6). By valid knowledge, two points of view can be defined: (1) Epistemic value: does this research has a value for the development of the general knowledge? (2) Pragmatic value: does this research has a value for the managerial practice? (Gavard-Perret, et al. , p. 7). Constructivism or positivism? HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 8

Extreme Citizen Science? Implication of the citizen from the design phase Science of artificial (Simon, 1996) Participatory Applied Research Multi-disciplinary: engineering, econometrics, social marketing • Constructivism: the observer cannot be separated from the observed subject. • • HES-SO Valais-Wallis Page 9

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