Dialogue Tool for Norway’s Green Industries
Beauty, resilience, and local value as driving force
Project
Dialogue Tool for Norway’s Green Industries – with beauty, resilience, and local value as drivers
Client / Contracting authority
Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, under the leadership of the organisations DOGA (Design and Architecture Norway) and SIVA (The Industrial Growth Company).
Role
Process facilitation, concept and method development, report writing, and publication layout.
Ingeniør
Other partners
FutureBuild
Status
Published 2024, being tested.
Outdoor area
Awards
Architecture and design play a central role in the planning of future renewable energy facilities and green business development. To support this transition, Schønherr has contributed to the development of a dialogue tool that promotes sustainable enterprises in Norway through cross-disciplinary co-creation and site-specific planning.
The tool is based on the concept of value creation and consists of a report and a visual dialogue model that help stakeholders identify dilemmas, explore opportunities, and formulate common objectives. It has been developed as a prototype under the Schønherr Method – inspired by the EU’s New European Bauhaus initiative, where sustainability, beauty, and community are guiding values for society’s green transition.
Through cross-sector workshops, the tool has been tested with actors from business, tourism, municipalities, and civil society – often with opposing interests. Experience shows that the dialogue tool strengthens trust, reduces conflicts, and accelerates integrated solutions at local level.
It is a concrete instrument for realising the vision of a green industry that unites climate responsibility, export potential, and sustainable jobs – while also embracing beauty as a driving force for identity, sense of belonging, and long-term resilience.
