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Investing and Collaborating for Innovation in Communities

Investing and Collaborating for Innovation in Communities. Innovation in Communities:. taking risks defining and measuring success planning together. Taking Risks – Shaftesbury Centre. from this. to this. Taking Risks – Shaftesbury Centre. to this. Taking Risks – and this. 2013.

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Investing and Collaborating for Innovation in Communities

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  1. Investing and Collaborating for Innovation in Communities

  2. Innovation in Communities: • taking risks • defining and measuring success • planning together

  3. Taking Risks – Shaftesbury Centre • from this • to this

  4. Taking Risks – Shaftesbury Centre • to this

  5. Taking Risks – and this 2013

  6. Taking Risks – Shaftesbury Centre • 1999 – ten year lease agreed between Council and community group • 2001– approval for group to add crèche to building • 2008 – new 25 year lease agreed • 2009 - £2.2 million in new facilities (3G pitch, floodlighting, fitness suite, sports studio)

  7. Taking Risks – Grosvenor Centre • 1998 – ten year lease • 2001– new creche • 2005 – £600,000 for new synthetic pitch • 2009 - + 5 years

  8. Taking Risks – Grosvenor Centre

  9. Taking Risks – The Benefits • new sources of investment in communities • more cost effective running • increased volunteering • more varied and extensive usage • community skills, pride and care developed

  10. Taking Risks – Sheehan Centre • Interactive health information hub • health courses • fitness technology suite • pharmacy • doctors

  11. Taking Risks – Sheehan Centre

  12. Taking Risks – Social Enterprise • owned by local residents • non profit making • focus on local area needs • for community benefit

  13. Taking Risks – Colin Care • need identified with health professionals • home-based care services • 15 local people employed • contract with health authority

  14. Taking Risks – Ashton Trust • 20 years of development • Childcare (200 in three centres), youth facility, training for employment, arts projects, peace building, support for survivors • 120 local people employed and £3.5m turnover • “Profit” shared through grants to small local projects/groups

  15. Taking Risks – FAB LABTomorrow’s Community Innovators?

  16. Taking Risks - Yesterday 2009 “It has been difficult for us to get connections with the Roma community in Belfast” Lord Mayor

  17. Taking Risks – Today 2013 “Belfast is the most welcoming city for us in all of Europe” Roma Community Spokesperson

  18. Innovation – Define, Show and Measure Success

  19. Collaboration for Innovation – City-wide Advice Consortium for People in Greatest Need North 6 East 2 Sharing: - skills - resources - specialisms - systems - referrals West 8 South 3

  20. Collaboration for Innovation – Sure Start “support to parents from pregnancy and gives young children under four from the most disadvantaged areas the best possible start in life” Services • family support • community healthcare and advice • good quality play, learning and childcare • support for all children in the community Partners • community groups • health authorities • Department of Education • voluntary organisations

  21. Collaboration for Innovation – Connswater Community Greenway

  22. Connswater Community Greenway Wildlife corridor 9 km linear park 5 km rivers renewal 30 bridges Information hubs Heritage trail Civic square

  23. Connswater Community Greenway • a wildlife corridor from Belfast Lough to Castlereagh Hills • 9 km linear park for walking and cycling • 30 new or improved bridges • serve 23 schools and colleges • clean up 5 km of rivers • create hubs for education, interpretation points and tourism and heritage trails • a civic square for celebrations and events

  24. Connswater Community Greenway Lord Mayor’s Tour: Summer 2013

  25. Collaboration for Innovation – Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project 2000 2002 2008

  26. Innovation in Communities How can we: move from one-offs to repeat successes? be more deliberate in collaboration? know and invest in what works? share the risks of innovation?

  27. Emerging Community Planning Model

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