Benedikt Seidel

Title: HOW TO HARNESS THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH A MISSION-ORIENTED COALITION? - FIRST INSIGHTS FROM THE CASE OF FAB CITY HAMBURG

Supervisor: Lukas Lemos, MA

Opponent: Dr. Vasilis Niaros

Defense: 22 January 2020

Abstract: This paper elaborates on how to harness the digital transformation. Theoretically, it derives a generic policy toolkit from selected literature that aims at influencing the direction of innovation, i.e. growth, towards a circular and commons-driven economy. Practically, it elaborates on the toolkit’s implementation in the case of Hamburg becoming a Fab City. It is argued that the first six months of the toolkit’s implementation in Hamburg have ignited a positive dynamic that proofs the viability of the toolkit.

Keywords: circular economy, governance, digital transformation, commons-based peer production, smart city.