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All tools with a focus on: Evidence / Vision / Action

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Tool type: Action · Vision

Languages: english · german

Suitable spatial context: flexible ×

Level of effort for application: high · low · very low

Lock-in Cluster: Attitudes · Governance incumbency · Perceived Experience & Evaluation · Personal and Social Beliefs · Political agency · Spatial Organisation

Target group: NGOs / local interest groups · car drivers · city administration · city politicians · employees at work · general public · local politicians · local/district administration · private companies · residents of particular area · schools/education × · students

Getting to the core of human behaviour

The Five Whys is a simple yet powerful research method from human-centered design. Starting with a broad question about a person's habits or behaviours, you ask "why" five times in a row — not horizontally ("why else?") but vertically, going deeper with each answer until you uncover the emotional and human roots of a problem. The method takes only about 15 minutes, requires nothing more than pens and paper, and is designed to get to the core of a person's beliefs and motivations.

Making specific demands that are backed up by evidence

The "Platz für Wien" Initiative had a lasting impact on Vienna because they specified their demands and backed them up with scientific findings (e.g., demand for 50 km of bicycle lanes by 2030). They even has scientists speaking up for them, which made their demands even more valid.

Power Mapping

Power Mapping is a visual method for strategically analyzing actors, relationships, and dynamics of influence. It helps identify the right target individuals or institutions — those who actually have the authority to make or shape decisions — and reveals through which pathways and allies one can gain access to them or build pressure on them.