BIKE OFF 2 - CATALYSING ANTI THEFT BIKE, BIKE PARKING AND INFORMATION DESIGN ** FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY: AN OPEN INNOVATION RESEARCH APPROACH Bikeoff 2 – Catalysing Anti Theft Bike, Bike Parking and Information Design for the 21 st Century: An Open Innovation Research Approach Adam Thorpe, 1 Prof. Lorraine Gamman, 1 Prof. Paul Ekblom, 1 Shane Johnson, 2 and Aiden Sidebottom, 2 ( 1 University of the Arts London, 2 University College London) This paper outlines the issue of bicycle theft as it affects the achievement of sustainable transport objectives relating to increased cycle use. It describes the research activities of the AHRC and D21C funded Bikeoff Research Initiative and its methodology. It also discusses the relationship between this methodology and Chesbrough’s model of ‘open innovation’ as a way of articulating the ‘emergent’ nature of the research process and its generative capacity. Background The Bikeoff Research Initiative (BRI) was established in 2004 within the Design Against Crime Research Centre (DACRC) at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London (CSM). Opportunities to reduce crime through more effective design have been progressively recognised by the UK Government. For example, the Home Office have recently announced the creation of the Design and Technology Alliance Against Crime as a means of bringing together various stakeholders to apply design in the crime-reduction enterprise. The DACRC is an initiative that has been running at CSM since 1999, supported with public funding from the UK Design Council, the Home Office, Transport for London (TfL), the Metropolitan Police Service and the British Transport Police, as well as various Research Councils. DACRC aims to: