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Barry IdeasBank
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Motivation
Frustration with ‘Groundhog day syndrome’ Repository of ideas Gap in creativity resources Better communal suggestion scheme Opensource innovation potential
A case of 2 Barry’s
Why an ideas bank?
For anyone wants make a difference Passion for area Capture ideas/create new insights Create new vibrancy/new connections New resource to engage
If Barry was a pantomime
The untapped resource
Ever been asked make area better? All ‘experts’ Crowdsourcing
– Online technology– Potential of ‘wisdom of the crowd’– Creativity+ is about more connections– Innovation, Insights, Ideas
Resources
UnLtd grant £2k RSA Catalyst Fund £500 Crowdicity in kind £24k YMCA Barry in kind £2k
Crowdicity
Vision/Reality
Initial vision Delivered through CIC Seed grant support Engage LA (VoG)
What happened? CIC inactive Help in kind Still wait ‘1st kiss’ Valuable experiment Potential new group
So where are we now?
Potential new way of work public services ‘Prebuttal is the new rebuttal’ IdeasBank totem for communal innovation Valuable repository Potential for own awards Tool UnLtd build ‘social enterprise capital’ Lessons for elsewhere
Results data 10 months old 100 registered users 84 ideas 163 comments 68 participants Visitors 20-300 daily Twitter - 986 followers 2,180 Tweets ‘Barry Kucha’ 2 events - over 70 attend incl. Local AM + Chair of Regen
Different types of ideas
Politico kite flying Spontaneous reaction Prompted activist Outlet for Exaptation Outlet for local issues Outlet from off-line activity
Some of the ideas
Eco Adventure Centre
Fountains
‘Severn Sea’
Barry Town Football Club fight for survival
New Marina
Promote local events
Feedback on local authority events
New events ideas
Mirior D’EauPromote Micro Volunteering
Ticket machine at Barry Island station
‘BarryVision – seaside webcams
World War I commemorations
Promoting the ‘Barry Riviera’
Lessons learnt Dialectical/Dialogical divide Social Media valuable tool but not magic wand Few write to their local paper Twitter better engage low involve/confidence Great for creative connections Sharing experience/knowledge/intelligence But need offline engagement as well Build ‘Creative Capacity’
Have human face/funny side - avoid over earnest
Memorial for community heroes
Tubespiration v IdeasBank
Incubation/contemplative Dialogical Disruptive Solitary Story narrative
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Spontaneous - Twitter Dialectical Incremental Networked Be part of a bigger story
To make it work Move from curious flotsam Need at least 12 ‘Power Users’ More Barry Kuchas Additional offline activity Promotional visibility/front-of-mindness - posters, Letters page 2nd stage for ideas – awards Create independent curator group Integrate Public Service process
At least Shown it can work Dynamic community resource IdeasBank/Twitter combination Pecha Kucha - on ‘Barry terms’ formula Tribute to ‘community non-celebrities’ Synergy Dialectical /Dialogical Great ‘Creative capacity’ builder
Maybe 1 idea come true!
Check the Barry IdeasBank out at:www.yourideasbank.org.uk
Twitter follow @BarryIdeasBank