{"id":60,"date":"2026-03-23T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueprint.gnist.dev\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:50:35","slug":"step-5-test-and-monitor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/phase-2-co-implement\/step-5-test-and-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 5: Test and monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6559d5b0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background has-custom-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livinglab.info\/phase-2-co-implement\/step-4-develop-solutions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"58\">Step 4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background has-custom-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\">Step 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background has-custom-3-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:6px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livinglab.info\/phase-2-co-implement\/step-6-evaluate-solutions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"63\">Step 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-de22d358 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d8ceed wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-9-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;letter-spacing:0.6px;text-transform:uppercase\">Co-implement<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Step 5: Test and monitor<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/5-Test.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/5-Test.png 800w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/5-Test-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/5-Test-768x729.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e99d92c8 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of this step, you will have practical insights into how each solution works in a real-world context and what adjustments may be needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You develop clear protocols, monitor progress using pre-defined indicators from step 4, and document the experimentation process and the outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This step will provide the information needed to evaluate your solution(s) in step 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-mobile-reverse is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-828f9a9f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<div id=\"L\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-315acae6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-black-light);border-top-width:3px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">L<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-2-font-size\">Prepare for <abbr title=\"Testing refers to trying out solutions in a structured way under real\u2011world conditions to learn what works, what does not, and what can be improved, before deciding whether to adapt, scale, or embed them into practice.\" data-link-text=\"\" data-link-url=\"\" class=\"custom-abbr\">testing <\/abbr>and monitoring each solution<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Co-develop detailed instructions and&nbsp;protocols&nbsp;together with staff and\/or volunteers<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working together to define the protocols that everyone will be using builds connection, understanding, and efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Develop clear, commonly understood, agreed-upon instructions and protocols for how the solution&nbsp;will be tested, including who does what, when, and how. Ensure the mechanisms to monitor align with the implementation plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Add mechanisms to monitor the&nbsp;development of each solution according to the implementation plan<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monitoring and adaptation help ensure solutions can be improved in real time as new insights or challenges emerge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider the need to adjust according to the implementation plan.&nbsp;Establish how you will track progress, capture&nbsp;observations, and&nbsp;make adjustments&nbsp;during testing so the plan remains flexible and responsive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"M\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-315acae6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-black-light);border-top-width:3px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">M<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-2-font-size\">Document and communicate the testing process<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Document the&nbsp;process of testing each solution, including challenges and&nbsp;unexpected outcomes<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Logging things that happen during testing preserves important learning and helps improve&nbsp;future testing and refinement of solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Record what happens during testing, including what you are doing, your observations, challenges, successes, and any unexpected events. Go beyond monitoring changes in ecosystem state or pressures by also capturing ecological and societal impacts, as well as how these changes are experienced and perceived by people involved or affected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-2-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Communicate with your community throughout the testing process<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuous communication helps maintain engagement, encourages feedback, and ensures that the community feel involved and valued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep the community informed about progress, insights, and any changes during the testing period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-0caed86e wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d72622ee wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-6 is-position-sticky\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-phase-1);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-1-font-size\">Shortcuts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\" style=\"list-style-type:upper-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-9-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"#L\">Prepare for testing and monitoring each solution<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#M\">Have you&nbsp;documented and communicated the testing process?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-phase-2-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--95);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-77b5a34d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a rel=\"\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/livinglab.info\/phase-2-co-implement\/step-6-evaluate-solutions\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">continue to STEP 6<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By 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