Presentation at SDSN webinar 7 October 2020

1. Success factors and barriers
for co-creation of knowledge,
inter- and transdisciplinary research
Jan Riise, GMV and Global Sustainable Futures
Presentation on https://www.slideshare.net/janriise

2. Kachok dumpsite, Kisumu, Kenya
Photo: Barry Ness

3. Mistra Urban Futures
Funded by Mistra, Sida and
a Gothenburg Consortium of
public sector organisations
2010–2020

4. A large number of projects
140 project presentations:
mistraurbanfutures.org

6. Transdisciplinary co-production
“inherently complex, time consuming
and often unpredictable in terms of
outcomes”

7. Conflicting rationalities
“Acknowledging – and engaging with –
the different rationalities of
stakeholders involved in the
transdisciplinary knowledge co-
production processes has been crucial ”

8. Dunga Beach, Kisumu, Kenya
Photo: Barry Ness

9. Encouraging results and outcome
Increasing interest in transdisciplinary
research and knowledge production.
Longer-term impact includes changing
strategies, policies and imaginaries.

10. Open Access
Simon, D., Palmer, H. & Riise, J. (eds) (2020) Comparative
urban research from theory to practice – co-production for
sustainability. Policy Press, Bristol, UK 2020
Simon, D., Palmer, H., Riise, J., Smit, W., & Valencia, S. (2018).
The challenges of transdisciplinary knowledge production:
from unilocal to comparative research. Environment and
Urbanization, doi:10.1177/0956247818787177

11. Open Access
Smit, W., Simon, D., Riise, J., Hemström, K., Durakovic, E.,
Dymitrow, M. and Haysom, G. (in press) The challenge of
conflicting rationalities about urban development:
Experiences from Mistra Urban Futures’ transdisciplinary
urban research.
Simon, D., Palmer, H., Riise, J (submitted). Comparative Urban
Research for Sustainability: experimenting with
transdisciplinary co-production

12. Open Access
Hemström, K., Simon, D., Palmer, H., Perry, B. and Polk, M.
(forthcoming) Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-production. A
Guide for Sustainable Cities, Rugby: Practical Action Publishing
Ltd.