Where Impact Actually Happens: Ethnographic Assessment in Living Labs

Melania Mihalcea; Vaike Fors; Gregor Cerinšek

doi:10.5281/zenodo.22124666

August 27, 2026Open Access

Where Impact Actually Happens: Ethnographic Assessment in Living Labs

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To examine how ethnographic assessment methodologies can capture and evaluate real-world impact within living lab settings.
Applies qualitative and ethnographic field assessment techniques within collaborative living lab research environments.
Identifies that deep ethnographic observation uncovers nuanced community impacts that standard quantitative metrics often miss.
Pinpoints direct relational and contextual settings where co-created living lab interventions generate meaningful real-world changes.

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Qualitative evaluation demonstrates the utility of ethnographic assessment in living labs, highlighting where community-level impact occurs.

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This is the accepted version of the paper presented at the Open Living Lab Days (OLLD) 2026 conference. Forthcoming in the official Open Living Lab Days 2026 Conference Proceedings, published by the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

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