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Project cooperationUpdated on 23 September 2025

Consortium partner: Foresight, participation, PED expertise

Felix Schubert

Scientific Advisor at Institut für qualifizierende Innovationsforschung und -beratung (IQIB)

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

About

Who We Are

IQIB (DLR subsidiary) - Think & Do Tank combining applied research with policy advice for urban transformation.

Target DUT Pathways Germany only funds these specific topics.

🎯 15mC Topic 1: Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on travel experience (BMBF)
⚡ PED Topic 3: PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies (BMWK)

Core Expertise

  • Strategic Foresight: "Foresight-Navigator" for mobility & energy transition scenarios, Expertise in Foresight and Roadmapping

  • Participatory Innovation: Co-creation with municipalities, citizens & stakeholders (proven in federal programs)

  • Energy Systems Analysis: Virtual power plants, district heating networks, resilience assessment (EnergieregionPlus)

  • Urban Transformation: Smart Cities coordinator for German federal program, urbanSPICE methodology

Innovation Lab (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler)

Advanced scenario modeling • Multi-stakeholder workshops • Policy-practice interface • Transformation roadmaps

What We Offer

DLR Network: Connections to relevant DLR institutes when needed
Policy Experience: Projects funded by German ministries (BMBF/BMWK)
Proven Methods: Cutting-edge foresight tools + participatory approaches that actually work
Track Record: Leading major federal projects in energy transition & smart cities

Partnership Role: "Research partner with coordination capability. Proven experience leading federal programs and multi-stakeholder projects."

What we are looking for

Open to diverse consortium partners meeting DUT requirements (min. 3 countries, incl. municipality). Seeking European consortium partners including municipalities. Technical partners in mobility/energy systems welcome. We bring particular value to projects needing foresight, participation, or system analysis expertise.

Ready to co-create evidence-based, participatory urban solutions.

Topic

  • 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
  • PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies

Type

  • Looking to join a project

Organisation

Institut für qualifizierende Innovationsforschung und -beratung (IQIB)

Research Organisation / University

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

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