NEB Actions as Urban Living Labs: functioned as intentional experiments – collaborative testbeds exploring transformation in real-life settings. Grounded in co-creation, bringing together citizens, academia, businesses, and public sector with users at the centre. Key element: involvement of artists & creative professionals for deeply inspiring solutions.
Entrepreneurial Scopes of Action: explored through education, awareness-raising, targeted promotion for entrepreneurial skill, know-how and mindsets. Provided entry points for individuals and organisations to take the initiative, fostering a culture of innovation and self-driven NEB guided transformation.
Animal Aided Design (AAD): approach including a co-creative, transferable process for biodiversity integration / 14 local target species identified with stakeholders / Toolbox and open-source web database / built demonstrators: Nesting Stool combining seating and habitat.
Ecolopes: mock-up demonstrators. Plant Building Blocks and Multi-species Façade.
Public Power: Shading pavilion with PV integration for a school and neighbourhood, PV potential confirmed / adaptable shading design for integration with existing infrastructure.
Circular Neuperlach: methodology for early planning phase involving all stakeholders / Circular Transformation Roadmap / agile support institution Urban Transformation Office.
Redesigning Housing Structures: timber-glass winter garden concept for façade renovation and space expansion / social&energy benefits while maintaining rent levels / large-scale demonstrator with 9 models 1:20, film, exhibition, book / transferable prototype for similar post-war housing estates.
Reprogramming Private Public Spaces: NEB Urban Space Check as scalable certification tool for transforming privately owned public spaces. Manual. Grounded in ESG principles to align with real estate logic.
Prototyping Mobility Solutions: two co-developed NEBourhood Hubs installed and tested, platform using Munich’s Digital Twin for 9 digital participation tools (prototypes).
Energy Communities: legally and economically sound energy community established with inclusive model (low entry barriers, donated shares), citizen-based financing secured / replicable roadmap and material for others.
Tasty NEWperlach: tested pop-up formats / new local food chains and urban gardening in local partnership / manual for modular, hexagonal raised beds and mobile outdoor kitchen.
Cultural Places for Young People: Walks with audio stories / mobile Ciné Vélo Cité / CHILLspORT permanent schoolyard redesign through cultural process with pupils, students, artists.
Mobile MakerSpace: open workshops and access to modern equipment / 30 scholarships for main MakerSpace / park orientation tables.
Innovation space: foldable pavilion developed by a start-up rented for project and local community.
Hacking Neuperlach: workshops with 352 students in 76 teams / short videos about NEB values: Bridging Urban Development and Entrepreneurship
Business Creation Lab: pre-incubator XPLORE with 27 teams, 22 reached incubation phase / Ideation Fair
Testbed / Innovation Competition: 20 start-ups matched with local companies / structured collaboration, Innovation Forum / Competition: The cool side of Munich – Routing for walkways in the shade –using Digital Twin with AI, accessible with smart voice assistant.
