Workshop: Introduction and expectations

Introduction and expectations

Outcomes

• Good atmosphere for learning
• The organizer learns about the expectations of the participants and can react to them (whether doable or not, allocation to agenda items)
• The organizer can adjust the agenda based on the expectations of the participants

Structure

1. Self-introduction (organizer and participants)
2. Questions to participants:

• For which research questions do you plan to use the tool? (open question)
• What do you want to learn today? (point system).

3. Context

• Origin of the tool (master's thesis on solar and wind potential in ASEAN)
• Limitation of existing tools: Janker's DB (regions, MERRA-2, user-friendliness, openness), renewables.ninja (regions, technologies)
• Other use cases (potentials for P2X, potentials for Bavaria, for 4NEMO)
• Research topic (flexibility in defining regions)

Activation techniques

Open questions

O: Provide cards and pens for every participant.

P: Write down one research question per card, and put it on the board.

O: Group ideas thematically.

Points system

P: Allocate 150 points over the following options:

• Q1 What is the overall concept?
• Q2 What are the important modules and how do they operate?
• Q3 What input data do I need and where can I find it?
• Q4 Where can I find information later?
• Q5 How can I contribute to the tool (editing, maintenance, documentation, etc.)?
• Q6 What are the limitations / the recommendations for non-intuitive situations?
• Q7 How trustworthy are the results?

O: Add up the points and check whether they fit with the planned time allocation in the agenda:

• Q1 --> T1 (20 pts)
• Q2 --> T2 (40 pts)
• Q3 --> T3 and T4 (35+15 pts)
• Q4 --> T4 and T5 (5+5 pts)
• Q5 --> T5 (5 pts)
• Q6 --> T2 and T5 (5+10 pts)
• Q7 --> T3 and T5 (5+5 pts)

O: Eventually adjust agenda.