Urban Development Practices as Anticipatory Action Learning: Case Arctic Smart City Living Laboratory

An operational model for Arctic smart city living laboratory is presented and discussed. The model is a change-promoting process meant for the public city organization, operating in the context of smart cities, open innovation ecosystem and spatial planning. The entire city functions as a living laboratory scene with the principles of anticipatory action learning. The four urban development practices pace the exploration and exploitation of the opportunities and advantages for the city. As the public landowner, the city builds capacity for enhancing and applying innovations.