Projects

Smart city solutions are intended to increase the common good of citizens by addressing specific challenges facing urban society. But how is it possible to evaluate whether the solutions developed achieve the desired effect?
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building, we are working together with Smart City Mannheim GmbH in our “Social Impact Evaluation sMArt roots” project to further develop proven scientific methods for impact evaluation and test their practical applicability in the course of urban digitalization projects. The aim is to identify current challenges in the evaluation of these projects and to develop solutions to meet these challenges.

Contact person at the professorship

• Lisa Pfeiffer

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The Sustainability Transformation Monitor (STM) surveys experts in companies in the real economy and on the financial markets on the status of the transformation of the economy. A longitudinal survey on the socio-ecological transformation of the economy is used to identify drivers, success factors and obstacles that help and hinder the conversion of processes, products and entire business models towards greater sustainability.

The aim is to assess the status of transformation in companies in the real economy and the financial sector. The focus is on dovetailing the two worlds for effective transformation financing.

Contact person at the professorship

• Dr. Manuel Reppmann

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How can we make the social and ecological impact of social innovations measurable and scalable?

In the Impact Measurement and Valuation Lab (IMV-Lab), funded by the BMBF, the University of Hamburg and the LMU Munich are jointly researching this topic. The aim is to increase impact transparency and provide resources such as the practical manual for impact measurement or the Impact Model Canvas.

From September 2024, we will be working on a standardization of impact criteria and developing a digital solution for our own impact measurement in cooperation with Social Innovator.

Contact person at the professorship

• Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons
• Felizia von Schweinitz

Contact person at the LMU Munich

• Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay
• Dr. Amyn Vogel

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“Social impact measurement in practice” connects students with non-profit organizations in Hamburg to jointly develop impact-oriented approaches and make social projects measurable. Interactive workshops create practical solutions that strengthen the non-profit sector and provide students with valuable insights and skills.

Contact persons at the professorship

• Dr. Svenja Tobies
• Dr. Christina Kannegießer

In Ethiopia, maternal and neonatal mortality rates are alarmingly high. Our project is developing an e-learning platform to support expectant mothers in rural areas with up-to-date health education. The project is a collaboration with Addis Ababa University.

Contact person at the professorship

• Dr. Larissa Gebken

Collaboration partner at Addis Ababa University

• Prof. Dr. Rahel Bekele

The interdisciplinary project seminar Psychology meets Computer Science was developed as part of a teaching grant from the DDLitLab. In the seminar, students investigated the connection between music listening behavior and mental health.

Contact person at the professorship

• Dr. Larissa Gebken

Collaboration partners at the University of Hamburg

• Dr. Matthias Pillny
• Habiba Schiller
• Junbo Huang

The interdisciplinary project seminar on digital social innovations was developed as part of a teaching grant from the DDLitLab. This teaching lab was aimed at students of all subjects in the "Studium Generale". The main aim was to address social challenges with technologies and to generate these challenges directly from civil society.

Contact person at the professorship

• Dr. Larissa Gebken
• Dr. Laura Fichtner