This document outlines a five-day workshop for an urban planning project. Over the course of the workshop, participants will complete six assignments focused on developing a vision for the future city of Leinwig in 2050. The assignments include analyzing megatrends, developing a vision statement, creating a conceptual map and storyboard, and producing a video visualization of the vision. Three presentations on megatrends in sustainable habitat, demographic change, and digitalization of culture will provide background information to inform the assignments.

1. Future. City. Life!
Assignment B: Megatrends in urban planning

2. The project will be realized within a well-structured 5-day workshop.
What is happening today?
A Point of View &
Megatrends
Vision
Conceptual Map &
Storyboard
Visualization Finals
Monday, 7.10. Tuesday, 8.10. Wednesday, 9.10. Thursday, 10.10. Friday, 11.10.
Finals Vamos
Presentation of the
10 Finalists
Jury Voting
Audience SMS Voting
OPENING
Assignment D:
Conceptual Map
Assignment F:
Visualization
Assignment B:
Megatrends Information session
centred around the
Leuphana Semester
Information session
centred around your
Individual Major
Assignment C:
Vision
Assignment E:
Storyboard
Input C Plenum
Farah Daghistani
Avner de-Shalit
Jeffrey Pullicino
Daniel Libeskind
Michael Schuster
Feedback C Plenum
Input D Plenum Input F Plenum
FeedbackwithMentor
Feedback D and Input E
Plenum
Speech - Olaf Scholz
Input B Plenum
Demographic Change
Digitalization of Culture
Sustainable Habitat
Feedback B Plenum
Assignment A:
A point of view
Feedback A Plenum
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3. During the orientation week six assignments, will lead you to your own vision
statement for the city of the future
Sixwell-structuredassignments
A – A point of view
B – Megatrends
C – Vision
Photograph five urban settings relevant to your character.
Then let your character comment (not:describe) the situation
in the frame
D – Conceptual Map
E – Storyboard
Summarize the main points of each speaker/trend. How
will these trends affect your character?
In 5 statements describe your program for a desirable future
for Leinwig in 2050. Please give your vision a title, and add a
short explanation to each statement.
Draw a one-page diagram of the elements and actors in your
city, visualizing their relationship with each other.
Find the most persuasive communication strategy for your
vision. Please give your presentation a logline first, then draw
a storyboard showing everything you want to present.
F – Visualization Produce a 90 sec video clip convincing the Leinwig City
Planning Council of your vision.
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4. Megatrends
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Sustainable Habitat
Prof. Dr. Daniel Lang
Leuphana University
Digitalization of Culture
Dr. Nishant Shah
Centre for Internet and
Society Bangalore, India
Leuphana Centre for
Digital Culture
Demographic Change
John Luijs
Boston Consulting Group
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5. 4
What to do?
Assignment B - Megatrends in urban planning
Summarize the main points of each speaker. How will these trends affect your
character?
Fill out the form provided on class2016 and submit it by 18:00.
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6. Template B: Matrix of challenges, actors involved, impact on individual/family
Summarize the main points
of each speaker
How will these trends affect
your character?
Demographic Change
John Luijs
Digitalization
Dr. Nishant Shah
Sustainable Habitat
Prof. Daniel Lang
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