During the 10-day workshop we focused on the future of the Prignitz area. !is area, like many others in the east of Germany, deals with heavy shrinkage and economic decline. !e goal of this workshop was develop a way to democratically decide on a future scenario for the area. The method we used was ‘the matrix’, following a research method of
Maxwan/Crimson for a study they did on Hoogvliet. !e matrix consists of a number of parameters, which can either be turned on (1) or o» (0). With this mathematical tool we tried all possible extreme future scenarios of the area. If you take (x) parameters, you end up with 2(x) scenarios. !is tool has already proven success in dialogues between inhabitants, planners and politicians to show the possibilities of the area and consequences of certain decisions. We chose to use this tool to be able to work out a democratic future scenario for the Prignitz region.
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Johnny Tascón Valencia 