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 LAB Tomorrow’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 North 6 East 2 Sharing: - skills - resources - specialisms - systems - referrals West 8 South 3

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 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?

Emerging Community Planning Model