The document discusses Barcelona Laboratori (BCNLab), a platform created by the Culture Institute of Barcelona to promote connections between people and communities through ideas and creative projects related to technology, science, knowledge and culture in Barcelona. BCNLab supports various citizen science projects and labs in Barcelona and aims to promote participatory scientific research practices. It encourages collaboration between projects to multiply their impact, share resources, and generate a common protocol for citizen science experiments with government support. The goal is to establish a large shared base of committed citizens and open data repository that can influence policy and decision making.

1. How
to
collaborate
with
a
city
&
the
idea
of
Pop-­‐Up
Experiments
–
sharing
experiences
from
Barcelona
Josep
Perelló
Josep.perello@ub.edu
@JosPerello
@OpenSystemsUB
/
@CLabBarcelona
ECSA
General
Assembly
(29
October
2015).
Disseny
Hub,
Barcelona

2. Since
2012
Barcelona
Laboratori
(BCNLab)
is
a
plaSorm
(Culture
InsUtute
of
Barcelona,
#BCNInnovació)
• to
promote
and
stablish
connecUons
among
people
and
communiUes
• through
ideas
and
creaUve
projects
• from
the
world
of
technology,
science,
knowledge
and
culture
in
the
city
of
Barcelona.
DirecUon
of
CreaUvity
and
InnovaUon
of
Barcelona

3. What
is
a
lab?
The
city
as
a
lab

4. 1. OpenSystems
UB.
Art
and
parUcipacion
for
Science.
2. Grup
Freshwater
Ecology
and
Management
UB.
3. Observadors
del
Mar.
InsUtut
de
Ciències
del
Mar
(CSIC).
4. ICREA-­‐Laboratori
d’Ecologia
del
Moviment
(CEAB-­‐CSIC
i
CREAF).
5. Punt
d'Informació
Aerobiològica
(PIA,
UAB).
DirecUon
of
CreaUvity
and
InnovaUon
InsUtute
of
Culture
of
Barcelona
CiUzen
Science
Office

5. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research

6. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces

7. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces
• Sharing
resources
and
knowledge
in
an
environment
of
trust

8. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces
• Sharing
resources
and
knowledge
in
an
environment
of
trust
• Having
a
large
and
shared
base
of
commiged
ciUzens

9. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces
• Sharing
resources
and
knowledge
in
an
environment
of
trust
• Having
a
large
and
shared
base
of
commiged
ciUzens
• GeneraUng
a
common
protocol
for
ciUzen
science
experiments
with
the
complicity
of
government
bodies
and
city
management

10. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces
• Sharing
resources
and
knowledge
in
an
environment
of
trust
• Having
a
large
and
shared
base
of
commiged
ciUzens
• GeneraUng
a
common
protocol
for
ciUzen
science
experiment
experiments
with
the
complicity
of
government
bodies
and
city
management
• Data
repository
open
to
the
public

11. • PromoUon
of
parUcipatory
pracUces
in
scienUfic
research
• MulUply
the
power
of
each
project,
join
forces
• Sharing
resources
and
knowledge
in
an
environment
of
trust
• Having
a
large
and
shared
base
of
commiged
ciUzens
• GeneraUng
a
common
protocol
for
ciUzen
science
experiment
experiments
with
the
complicity
of
government
bodies
and
city
management
• Data
repository
open
to
the
public
• Influence
to
policy
and
decision
making
at
the
level
of
city

12. Available
at
hgp://issuu.com/bcnlabcienciaciudadana
@cciutadana
/
cciutadana@barcelonalab.cat

13. hgp://issuu.com/bcnlabcienciaciudadana

14. What
is
a
lab?
The
city
as
a
lab

15. Research
in
the
wild
Michel
Callon
(2003)
1. Researchers
in
the
wild
are
directly
concerned
with
the
knowledge
they
produce
• ProducUon
and
appropriaUon
• IncenUves
are
of
a
different
nature
2. Research
in
the
wild
makes
a
strong
contribuUon
to
the
formulaUon
of
problems
and
quesUons

17. Aerial
Cartography
of
a
Neighborhood
(Raval
Barcelona,
2015).
Public
Lab
Fes7val
as
a
lab

18. Paral·lel (Molino)
Plaça de la Bella Dorita. Barcelona
Fecha: 19.00h. 15 abril 2015
Fotógrafos: Teb Raval; Basurama; Public Laboratory.
Herramienta: Mapknitter
Imágenes y mapa: http://mapknitter.org/maps/parallel-2015
Licencia: Dominio Público
Resolución: cm/pixel
Coordenadas: Latitud 41.3745415 Longitud 2.1677728
Cartógrafo: Pablo Rey Mazón
N
Cartogra a aérea de barri
Dentro del festival NOVUM 2015.
Taller de fotografía aérea con globos.
100m0200m50m150m

22. Human
Behaviour
and
Games
Board
Game
Fes7val
DAU
2012
• 160
volunteers,
3
research
groups
engaged
and
an
actor
• CooperaUon
as
a
funcUon
of
the
age.
Results
• TransiUon
from
reciprocal
cooperaUon
to
persistent
behaviour
in
social
dilem
as
at
the
end
of
adolescence,
M
GuUérrez-­‐Roig,
C
Gracia-­‐Lázaro,
J
Perelló,
Y
Moreno
and
A
Sánchez.
Nature
CommunicaUons
5
(2014)
4362

23. Shaping
a
solu7on:
the
Pop-­‐Up
Experiments
in
urban
contexts
Experiments
Bee-­‐Path(1)
Bee-­‐Path(2)
Coopera7on(1)
Coopera7on(2)
Mr.
Banks(1)
Mr.
Banks(2)
Dr.
Brain
1.General
Informa7on
Date
June
2012
June
2013
Dec
2012
March
2014
Dec
2013
July
2015
Dec
2014
Topic
Human
Mobility
Human
Mobility
Social
Dilemmas
Social
Dilemmas
Decision
Making
Decision
Making
Social
Dilemmas
Number
of
volunteers
101a
68b
168
52
307
42
580
Number
of
records
10,312
GPS
points
10,315
GPS
pointsb
4,200
decisions
1,300
decisions
18,525
decisions
2,372
decisions
8,659
decisions
Budget
(approx.)
4,000
EUR
3,500
EUR
2,000
EUR
1,000
EUR
2,500
EUR
1,300
EUR
1,000
EUR
From
O.
Sagarra,
M.
GuUérrez-­‐Roig,
I.
Bonhoure
and
J.
Perelló
Ci3zen
Science
prac3ces
for
Computa3onal
Social
Sciences
research:
The
conceptualiza3on
of
Pop-­‐Up
Experiments
hgp://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06575

25. A
Pop-­‐Up-­‐Experiment
(PUE)
is
a
physical,
light,
highly
adaptable,
parUcipatory
and
public
experimental
set-­‐up
for
urban
contexts
that
(1) applies
CS
pracUces
and
ideals
to
provide
ground-­‐breaking
knowledge
and
(2) transforms
the
experiment
into
a
valuable,
socially
responsible,
consented
and
transparent
experience.
Shaping
a
solu7on:
the
Pop-­‐Up
Experiments
From
O.
Sagarra,
M.
GuUérrez-­‐Roig,
I.
Bonhoure
and
J.
Perelló
hgp://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06575

26. Pop-­‐up
Experiments
along
ci7zen
science
framework
and
in
a
city
1. CollecUve
ExperimentaUon
sharing
publicly
the
risk
with
all
parUcipants.
2. Volunteers
should
be
first
users
of
the
scienUfic
knowledge
being
produced.
3. Natural
experiments
in
real-­‐world.
An
alternaUve
to
virtual
labs
and
to
byassed
populaUons
in
social
experiments.
4. Clear
definiUon
of
the
quesUon.
Appealing
concept:
ParUcipants
are
curious!
5. Time
and
space
frames
controlled
since
it
is
a
one-­‐shot
experiment.
6. Light
infraestructure
easy
to
adapt
to
several
contexts.
Always
expect
the
uncertain.
7. Quick
and
flexible
configuraUon
of
teams
(but
large
and
complex
to
manage).
From
O.
Sagarra,
M.
GuUérrez-­‐Roig,
I.
Bonhoure
and
J.
Perelló
hgp://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06575

27. With
the
support
of
Community
of
pracUce
in
CiUzen
Science
CiUzen
Science
Office.
Science
Unit
in
the
City
Council
Science
CommunicaUon
in
Bee-­‐Path
and
Complexity
Lab
Barcelona
(2014
SGR
608)
Mecánica
estadísUca
para
"big
data”:
adquisición,
análisis
y
modelización
(FIS2013-­‐47532-­‐C3-­‐3-­‐P)
HosUng
the
experiments.
Barcelona
InsUtute
of
Culture
Josep.perello@ub.edu
@JosPerello
@OpenSystemsUB
@CLabBarcelona
Big
thanks
to:
Isabelle
Bonhoure,
Mario
GuUérrez-­‐Roig,
Anxo
Sánchez,
Yamir
Moreno,
Jordi
Duch,
Inés
Garriga,
Nadala
Fernández,
Fran
Iglesias,
Pedro
Lorente,
Carlota
Segura,
Clàudia
Payrató,
Joan
Bernat
Ferrer,
DomesUc
Data
Streamers,
Oscar
Marín,
Outliers,
Albert
Díaz-­‐Guilera,
Oleguer
Sagarra,
Julia
Poncela-­‐Casasnovas,
Jesús
Gómez-­‐
Gardeñes,
Julian
Vicens,
Roi
Sastre,
Helena
Andrés,
Edouard
Cabay,
Elena
Poropat,
and
to
thousands
of
volunteers.