Cities: Re-thinking Traffic with the Iceberg Model

Cities: Re-thinking Traffic with the Iceberg Model - Workshop

As part of systems innovation for cities event series, this event will examine the traffic congestion in megacities through the systems innovation lens. In this event hosted by the Si Istanbul Hub, we will use iceberg model and work on the iceberg canvas to unpack the traffic problem in megacities on its different levels.

What is the iceberg model?

The iceberg model is a model used in systems thinking to illustrate the various levels of abstraction. Just like with an iceberg, a large percentage of what is going on in our world is hidden from view and the Iceberg Model tries to make this explicit by depicting it as a series of layers that sit beneath the everyday observable phenomena.

The topic

Traffic is a profound and widespread problem impacting almost every aspect of life in megacities. Traffic problem is a systemic issue resting on interlinked factors such as distorted urbanisation, the increase in population, and the increase in the number of vehicles. In this workshop, we will use the traffic problem as an example to understand the different levels of an issue and how to find and address high leverage points.

Speakers:

Dr. Caroline Fabianski is a senior urban expert and an institutional designer. She started her career in Istanbul, Turkey where she conducted independent advisory work for the French Development Agency (AFD). From 2015 to 2020 she worked for the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and managed a global network of Public Transport Authorities (PTA) that crosses Europe, Asia and Africa.

Mariana Mirabile is an economist and policy analyser of climate change related policies at OECD with a passion for improving systems. She is the lead of System Innovation Paris Hub.

Celal Tolga İmamoğlu works as a transport and safety senior manager at World Resources Institute (WRI) Turkey Sustainable Cities and has over 10 years of experience in the sustainable urban mobility.

Interactive hands-on event:

We will work collectively on the Miro Board to unpack the traffic problem on different levels and then progress to identify possible new models, structures, patterns, and events that we would wish to see in the future transportation system.

When: 16th March, 18:00 CET/20:00 Istanbul

This will be a 1:30 hour event hosted by the Si Istanbul Hub.

The zoom link will be provided also via confirmation e-mail.