The Value of Stakeholder Mapping to Enhance Co-Creation in Citizen Science Initiatives

This report aims to enhance our understanding of stakeholder mapping for co-created citizen science initiatives. It presents and discusses findings from an international two-day stakeholder mapping workshop with researchers, event organizers, communication experts, and artists realizing citizen scie...

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Published in:Citizen science : theory and practice 2019-08, Vol.4 (1), p.24
Main Authors: Skarlatidou, Artemis, Suskevics, Monika, Göbel, Claudia, Prūse, Baiba, Tauginiené, Loreta, Mascarenhas, Andre, Mazzonetto, Marzia, Sheppard, Alice, Barrett, Judy, Haklay, Muki, Baruch, Avinoam, Moraitopoulou, Elina-Aikaterini, Austen, Kat, Baïz, Imane, Berditchevskaia, Aleksandra, Berényi, Eszter, Hoyte, Simon, Kleijssen, Lotte, Kragh, Gitte, Legris, Martine, Mansilla-Sanchez, Alicia, Nold, Christian, Vitos, Michalis, Wyszomirski, Paweł
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
citizen science
co-creation
Crowdsourcing
Design
Education
Participation
Science
Scientists
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Social innovation
Social responsibility
stakeholder mapping
Stakeholders
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Summary:This report aims to enhance our understanding of stakeholder mapping for co-created citizen science initiatives. It presents and discusses findings from an international two-day stakeholder mapping workshop with researchers, event organizers, communication experts, and artists realizing citizen science activities. Participants identified examples of co-creation in their work and mapped stakeholders for three co-creation initiatives from the “Doing It Together Science” project. For each case, we provide an overview of the stakeholder groups involved and the lessons derived from identifying actual and potential stakeholders in different phases of each activity and using different ways for mapping them. We demonstrate that not only stakeholder mapping can be diverse, but it may take different angles depending on the characteristics and project timescales, nevertheless adding significant value to any project. We argue that a better understanding of stakeholder involvement may contribute to more effective stakeholder communication, more successful implementation, and a greater impact for citizen science initiatives.
ISSN:2057-4991
2057-4991
DOI:10.5334/cstp.226