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Reframing the case again ʹ shuffling the subcases and forming new groups for them. Brainstorming
together and then structuring the ideas in subcase groups. Agreeing on the new subcases and
brainstorming on post-its ʹ dividing the ideas into categories of new subcases.


 

OVERARCHING THEME: Social integration, ͟anchoring͟ (Strategic design of communities)

SUBCASE 1: the Port, Kantasatama (building up in 20 years)

SUBCASE 2: The ACSIs (axis) of the city (physical connections to the port)

THREADS UNDER SUBCASES: How to do it exactly? + references from elsewhere


   

EXPLAINING THE WORK IN ONE SENTENCE (what really is the concept) to our observer. Writing
down the most important KEY WORD (one word to explain our case) of our work.


 

͟Integration of community through services and infrastrucure as well.͟

͟We are developing a way to intgrate kotkalainens to the development of their city (currently
Kantasatama) by anchoring and specifying some cases of it in Kantasatama and on the axes (ACSIs)
leading to it.͟

͟Lead to Kantas͙????͟

͟Building a strong, united community that is anchored to traditions and long term needs and
requirements of current and future kotkalaisuus͟

͟3D- ACSI (axis) vision to connect the citizens (mixed cultures) with the assets that already exist in
Kotka͟

͟Kotka anchor͟

KEY WORDS: Integration, anchoring, participation, togetherness, kotkalainen, belonging


   

Markku drew a concept diagram of our work while explaining how he had understood our ideas.


 

ANCHORING (CITIZENS TO CHANGE/VISION/THE CITY/EACH OTHER)
- NETS & KNOTS (mental and physical, but with location, authenticity needed)

- ACSES (more knots, physical and mental)

- STORIES (identity, sharing, multicultural, multigenerational, working towards pride and away from
fear)

- WORK & MEANING (including people: immigrants and locals)

CITIZENS TO: CHANGE + VISION + GROUNDS + EACH OTHER = THE COMMUNITY

IDEAS FROM EVERYONE:

- Multicultural centre to Kantasatama, maybe to Anchor building! Competition of immigrant

enterpreneurs

- How do things connect to the Port area? IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE!

- How to build more knots to the ACSIs (axis)

- The observer asked us what are the real acts that need to be done? How to get people more
engaged?

- Find the richness in the idea

- PEOPLE TO BE PART OF THE FUTURE

- Rendering is meaningless

-Anne͛s flavor of food

͟To make the area usable for as many ppl as possible for as low cost as possible͟

+ identity and anchoring!!


   

The observer asks us to still go more in detail in our overarching theme instead of starting to work
on the subcases. So we go out in two groups and find new strategies to look at the overarching
theme, anchoring.


 

- Hilla and Tommi take the approach of identifying with Kotka stakeholders and residents. After
trying out roles of a youg family, seniors, investors, unemployed workers and immigrants, they come
up with a social enterprise idea: a kind of day labor center where youngsters looking for their first
job and unemployed people can find simple tasks to help seniors and others in need. This becomes
rather a new thread than an overarching idea for the project.

- David and Inka talk about the spirit of Kotka and the meaning of BELONGING to the city. The ideas
of how to take history and make it part of our modern society.

We try to formulate that to a new overarching theme all together but get in trouble.


   

Our observer Krista asks us to sit in a circle and discuss what happened, ideas and thought that were
brought up, during our walks. She also wanted us to explain and analyse the way our group was
working


 

- the group had different opinions about group memebrs, mainly focusing on whether all members
were treated equally and whether all group members were active enough in the group work (not
working individually)

- the observed questioned whether we were going around in circles, working hard, but what new
things came out of it


   

The ACSI method of working. Anne presents us her work on the Foreign Flavor case.


 

- We agree that the paper Anne has written is a good piece of work

- The other ideas could be presented in a ͟think tank͟ ʹ a big barrel full of post-it sized notes that
people can add to in the ACSibition or either take them with them
- Inka and Hilla decide to work on visualizing the Flavor of Food case in Kantasatama, anchoring it to
the harbor

- Tommi decides to collect the ideas for the ͟think tank͟ form all post-its created earlier during the
day

- David and Markku develop the possible overarching theme of citizenship (the observers Krista and
Raphaele join the discussion). It turns into a concept that Markku is really happy of: Kotka should
become a leading example of a city, where citizens are involved in continuous innovation. We work
the last moments to visualize that more in our minds, and it turns into a Kotkalainens͛ family tree.
Hilla promises to make a family tree/citizen map in visual form for Sunday.

Some general thoughts:

- About the concept of meaning : you can not do something to make it mean, you have to
choose.
- Find every positive initiative to life! Special abilities, magnets to draw people; something
that can be marketed!
- Belonging. Kotka should specialice in societal innovations! Kotka could be thought of as a
think tank ʹ a start up example for other cities.

OVERVIEW OF THE DISCUSSION WITH MARKKU

The ASCI project is about Societal Innovation.....

In the short term the future of the community of Kotka is uncertain.

The redevelopment of the Kotka harbour area over the next twenty years is viewed as an
opportunity for the city to progress, economically and culturally. The redevelopment of
Kantasatama is a unique opportunity to address the potential issues of worklessness; an ageing
population; fear of economic decline;multi-cultural relationships; and a lack of future opportunity
for the youth of Kotka.

This uncertain future is not new to the City and in the History it is described a series of set backs,
challenges, and disruption, each one however led to progression. The Historian described the four
innovations which Kotka has achieved. This history demonstrates the proud heritage of our city, the
industrie, the resilience of the people people, and the ability to continue in the face of adversity.

The main suggestion (so far) is that we the Kotka strive to become an outstanding example of how
communities and government can work together to overcome the problems in society encountered
in the major cities of Scandinavia and Europe.

The idea is that the people of Kotka -- once again -- build a resilient society that adapts in advance of
the inevitable changes that will face the city and the region, Finland, Scandinavia, and Europe,
and, in-doing so, will act as a guiding lighthouse. Kotka will once again embrace its traditional links
which span the citiess of Europe, and the World .

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1. ANCHORING

2. KANTASATAMA AS A ͞KNOT͟ ON DIFFERENT LEVELS

3. WORK AND MEANING