This paper depicts a theoretical and methodological experimentation approach developed at the EU Policy Lab of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. The approach is first framed by its larger institutional context and positioned in a back-end space of public sector innovation. With an internal and self-reflexive departure point, our purpose is to outline it as catalyst of future-oriented explorations, simultaneously nurtured by evidence-based knowledge, and its own transdisciplinary set of experimentation concepts and practices. In addition, to allow for its observation in a practical stage, the paper showcases an empirical illustration of the approach in a forward-looking project for policy advice. #Blockchain4EU was an exploration of existing, emerging or potential applications of blockchain in industrial and non-financial sectors, with attention to plausible near future applications and scenarios, and focus on possible policy, economic, social, technical, legal and environmental impacts. The approach is anchored on desk and qualitative research throughout the project. But its primary outputs emerge from participatory foresight, collective vision building and co-creation workshops, and the prototyping of speculative artefacts through multi-stakeholder engagement. The purpose is to stimulate anticipatory governance frameworks in general, and push the frontiers of what is common practice in policy when considering emerging technologies.

本文描述了在欧盟委员会联合研究中心的欧盟政策实验室开发的理论和方法实验方法。该方法首先以更大的机构环境为框架，并定位于公共部门创新的后端空间。通过一个内部的，自我反思的出发点，我们的目的是将其概述为面向未来的探索的催化剂，同时辅以循证知识以及自己的跨学科实验概念和实践的培育。此外，为便于在实践阶段进行观察，本文还对前瞻性项目中的政策建议进行了实证说明。＃Blockchain4EU探索了区块链在工业和非金融领域的现有，新兴或潜在应用，关注可能在不久的将来的应用和方案，并关注可能的政策，经济，社会，技术，法律和环境影响。该方法基于整个项目的案头和定性研究。但是它的主要输出来自参与性的远见，集体愿景的建立和共同创造的研讨会，以及通过多方利益相关者的参与对投机制品进行原型制作。目的是在总体上刺激预期的治理框架，并在考虑新兴技术时推动政策上常见做法的前沿。但是它的主要输出来自参与性的远见，集体愿景的建立和共同创造的研讨会，以及通过多方利益相关者的参与对投机制品进行原型制作。目的是在总体上刺激预期的治理框架，并在考虑新兴技术时推动政策上常见做法的前沿。但是它的主要输出来自参与性的远见，集体愿景的建立和共同创造的研讨会，以及通过多方利益相关者的参与对投机制品进行原型制作。目的是在总体上刺激预期的治理框架，并在考虑新兴技术时推动政策上常见做法的前沿。