Key Insights – The Foundation for New Ways of Working
Based on the knowledge mapping conducted by SINTEF, several key insights have been identified. These will form the foundation of our methodology for developing health-promoting environments.
Linstow is undertaking a five-year innovation and research project with SINTEF, called Building Health. The project focuses on how we can promote increased physical activity and social participation, and how buildings and places can be developed to help delay the need for care services.
Based on SINTEF's knowledge mapping, several key insights have been identified. These are not meant to be definitive answers or a checklist, but rather the essence of the knowledge we will apply as we continue to develop our properties.
These 15 insights will help us ask new questions, seek out innovative solutions, and provide us with a tool to balance different interests, allowing us to create health-promoting environments.
One example is Insight 2: “Movement as public health” – If we assume that daily movement in a neighborhood or building should contribute to improving health, how should the area and building be designed, both indoors and outdoors?
Another example is Insight 9: “Perceived safety” – How can we develop places that provide the necessary sense of safety to encourage people of different ages to be more physically and socially active? This might involve factors like lighting, ensuring streets are well-maintained, or having lively and well-lit ground floors in the evening.
These insights will form the foundation of our methodology in developing health-promoting spaces.
