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
£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
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 LAB Tomorrow’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