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Workshop on Planning Societal Impact in the Earth and Environment Centers of the Helmholtz Association

Europe/Berlin
Hamburg, Chile House GERICS

Hamburg, Chile House GERICS

Henry Hempel, Lena Rölfer, Louis Celliers
Description

This one-day workshop aims to critically assess and collaboratively advance the Helmholtz Center's approaches to measuring and planning societal impact derived from its scientific outputs. This perspective is developed through bottom-up input from scientists in Helmholtz Centers, in association with SynCom.

Kontakt: Marie Heidenreich
Registration
Registration
Participants
  • Cecilia Oliveira
  • Felix Beyers
  • Gesche Krause
  • Henry Hempel
  • Lena Rölfer
  • Louis Celliers
  • Maike Nicolai
  • Marie Heidenreich
  • Martin Kohler
  • Maurits Halbach
  • Philip Bernert
  • Pia-Johanna Schweizer
  • Sandra Venghaus
  • Sina Leipold
  • Ulrike Sylla
  • Volker Matthias
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    • 09:45 10:00
      Welcome and Introduction 15m
      • Goal of the workshop
      • Participant's focus on societal impact planning
      Speakers: Dr Louis Celliers (Hereon/GERICS), Marie Heidenreich (SynCom/Helmholtz Erde & Umwelt)
    • 10:00 10:45
      Scientific input talks 45m
      1. 10:00 - 10:15 Dr. Lena Pfeifer - Ex post impact pathways (The LeNa project)
      2. 10:15 - 10:30 Prof. Dr. Sina Leipold (tbc) - Narratives on societal impact (working title)
      3. 10:30 - 10:45 Philip Bernert (RIFS) - Real-world laboratories (working title)
    • 10:45 11:15
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:15 12:00
      Input talks from external consultancy/industry/finance/ministry 45m

      Beiersdorf (tbc), BMFTR (tbc)

    • 12:00 13:00
      Lunch Break and Networking 1h
    • 13:00 13:30
      Definition of impact planning and concept for societal impact planning in PoF V as discussion basis 30m
      Speaker: Dr Louis Celliers (Hereon/GERICS)
    • 13:30 15:30
      Joint discussions on societal impact planning 2h

      World Café with 3 sessions, hosted by Louis, Lena and Henry (note takers: Marcus, Marie & Kathi)
      1. narratives and impact (Henry)
      2. tba (Lena)
      3. processes for impact planning (e.g. ex ante assessments) (Louis)

      Possible outputs:
      - joint E&E definition of societal impact planning plus short workshop report for Program Board and Management Board
      - tool box for societal impact planning for 7 E&E Centres
      - short text passage on societal impact planning for PoF V program proposal

      Speakers: Henry Hempel, Dr Lena Rölfer, Dr Louis Celliers
    • 15:30 16:00
      Wrap-up and Next steps 30m
      • Goal: specific recommendations for societal impact planning in E&E in PoF V