the means

Challenges

Bounded field experiments in territorial protocolization

A Challenge is an applied research module focused on protocolizing a single procedure within a territory. A multidisciplinary Liminal team and a group of partners identify the leverage points they are positioned to press upon and whose potential scales beyond the place itself. They then set out to protocolize the highest-order procedure within their reach. Work begins with a preliminary product that acts as a boundary object with the relevant local actors, then proceeds on site through recursive cycles of engagement, independent observation and collaborative iteration. A Challenge leaves a territory having protocolized one of its procedures, set in motion a way of measuring its real impact over time, and identified the further opportunities this first protocolization has opened up. Documentation of the process builds up the experimental body of knowledge of Territorial State Craft, and becomes the point of departure for protocol sets ready for territorial transfer.

completed challenges

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  • Autumn valley above Antey-Saint-André in Valle d’Aosta, with Lago di Lod, mist and snow-capped peaks

    Encouraging Reuse

    Identifier
    ERVDL2024
    Dates
    2024–2025
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyComune di FontainemoreComune di PerlozFondazione Compagnia di San PaoloGAL Valle d’Aosta
    Location
    FontainemorePerloz

    Reactivating built heritage in rural historic centers

  • Wooded hills and pastures of the Monti Prenestini at dusk, seen from a rocky outcrop

    Shaping the Ground

    Identifier
    STGMP2024
    Dates
    2024
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della CulturaGAL Castelli Romani e Monti PrenestiniLandscape First
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaRocca di Cave

    Mapping the fruit tree biodiversity of transitioning landscapes

  • An older man and a young woman looking at a phone together beside a stone wall

    Finding Consensus

    Identifier
    FCMP2024
    Dates
    2024
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    GAL Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaRocca di CaveGuadagnoloPalestrinaCaveZagarolo

    A participatory survey to understand community perceptions about changing climate dynamics and future-forward policymaking

  • A fenced path crossing a misty hillside under a large tree

    Reviving Trails

    Identifier
    RTMP2024
    Dates
    2024
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della CulturaClub Alpino Italiano (CAI) Sezione PalestrinaGAL Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaRocca di Cave

    Participatory trail mapping for the promotion of proximity tourism

  • Aerial orthophoto of the historic centre of Capranica Prenestina

    Weaving Urban Data

    Identifier
    WUDMP2024
    Dates
    2024
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della CulturaGAL Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaGuadagnoloRocca di Cave

    How participatory mapping can lay the foundations for Smart Villages

  • Open pasture and patches of woodland on a hillside, seen from above

    Transitioning a Landscape

    Identifier
    TALMP2024
    Dates
    2024
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della Cultura
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaRocca di Cave

    The potential of Living Labs and Land-Based Labs in the arid prairies of Monti Prenestini

  • A hilltop town above wooded slopes in the Monti Prenestini

    Discover Monti Prenestini

    Identifier
    DMPMP2023
    Dates
    2023
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della CulturaMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Miami
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaGuadagnoloRocca di Cave

    A stakeholder engagement and market research project to envision a novel identity for a territory characterized by severely depopulated communities

  • A helmet-mounted 360-degree camera worn in a narrow stone alley in Guadagnolo

    Digital Paths

    Identifier
    DPMP2023
    Dates
    2023
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Comune di Castel San Pietro RomanoComune di Capranica PrenestinaComune di Rocca di CaveMinistero della CulturaMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Miami
    Location
    Castel San Pietro RomanoCapranica PrenestinaGuadagnoloRocca di Cave

    A participatory mapping initiative that uses 360° cameras to make dense historic centers navigable with digital way-finding platforms

  • Pettorano sul Gizio in the valley below, seen through trees from a hiking trail

    Rebuilding the Edge

    Identifier
    RTEAB2022
    Dates
    2022
    Status
    Complete
    Partners
    Fondazione FS ItalianeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
    Location
    Pettorano sul GizioSulmonaCansanoCampo di GioveRivisondoliPescocostanzoRoccarasoAlfedenaCastel di SangroPalenaSan Pietro AvellanaVastogirardiRoccasicuraPescolancianoSessano del MoliseCarpinoneCarovilliBugnaraIntrodacquaCastel del Giudice

    The Ferrovia dei Parchi