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

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)

Taking Risks – Grosvenor Centre

• 1998 – ten year lease

• 2001 – new creche

• 2005 – £600,000 for new synthetic pitch

• 2009 - + 5 years

Taking Risks – Grosvenor Centre

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

Taking Risks – Sheehan Centre

• Interactive health information hub

• health courses• fitness technology

suite• pharmacy• doctors

Taking Risks – Sheehan Centre

Taking Risks – Social Enterprise

• owned by local residents

• non profit making

• focus on local area needs

• for community benefit

Taking Risks – Colin Care

• need identified with health professionals

• home-based care services

• 15 local people employed

• contract with health authority

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

Taking Risks – FAB LABTomorrow’s Community Innovators?

Taking Risks - Yesterday

2009

“It has been difficult for us to get connections with the Roma community in Belfast” Lord Mayor

Taking Risks – Today

2013

“Belfast is the most welcoming city for us in all of Europe” Roma Community Spokesperson

Innovation – Define, Show and Measure Success

Collaboration for Innovation – City-wide Advice Consortium for People in Greatest Need

East 2

South 3

North 6

West 8

Sharing:- skills- resources- specialisms- systems- referrals

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

Collaboration for Innovation – Connswater Community Greenway

Connswater Community Greenway

Wildlife corridor

9 km linear park

5 km rivers renewal

30 bridges

Information hubs

Heritage trail

Civic square

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

Connswater Community Greenway

Lord Mayor’s Tour: Summer 2013

Collaboration for Innovation – Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project

2000

2002

2008

Innovation in CommunitiesHow 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?

Emerging Community Planning Model