261 5. HOW TO: Implementing the DSP Method The DSP method applies systems thinking and Design of Experiments (DoE) to regional development. It is not only a visioning exercise; it is a structured process for moving from baseline evidence to prioritized interventions and bankable business cases. 1. Phase 1 - Building the Design Basis: This phase involves in-depth fact-finding and mapping of untapped natural resources and human potential. Engineers and regional leaders identify constraints and establish a shared geoscientific integrated natural resource model and technical baseline. UNSDG indicators are used to determine the current situation. 2. Phase 2 - Co-Design Workshop and Sensitivity Testing: This phase brings key regional actors into a structured co-design workshop. Using Design of Experiments (DoE) principles, this phase empowers participants to think beyond their existing reference points, test alternative future economic pillars, examine trade-offs, and identify combinations of interventions that can generate the strongest multi-dimensional benefits. Key players collaboratively define future enterprises, required know-how, infrastructure needs, policy supports, and education and training requirements. UNSDG indicators are used to guide prioritization, ensuring that decisions consider not only economic return but also equity, environmental quality, infrastructure resilience, and long-term community well-being. The outcome is a focused design for a diversified and resilient economy supported by innovation, skills development, and shared regional priorities. 3. Phase 3 - Business Case Development: The third phase translates prioritized solutions into compelling business cases. This includes defining required capital, skills, infrastructure, partnerships, policy support, and market pathways. The purpose is to attract suitable investors and partners while ensuring that new enterprises are grounded in regional strengths and aligned with local priorities. Business cases also help convert the DSP vision into implementable projects with measurable outcomes. Throughout these phases, systems thinking principles ensure that all regional components, from the water needs to the energy grid to the labor market, function as an integrated unit aimed at a resilient economic objective.
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