This handbook offers practical, experience-based guidelines for anyone looking to address today’s complex urban challenges through collaborative experimentation. Developed by AMS Institute and based on over a decade of research and practice in Amsterdam, it provides a structured yet flexible approach to designing, implementing, and scaling Urban Living Labs. Whether you’re an urban planner, policymaker, researcher, entrepreneur, or community leader, this book equips you with a multilevel framework and eight key activities to turn local experiments into systemic change. Grounded in real-life case studies—from positive energy districts to climate-resilient neighborhoods—it connects theory with practice, helping people work together toward real change. Join a growing network of innovators using Urban Living Labs to co-create the future of cities—one experiment at a time.