Citizen Driven Innovation

Chris Sigaloff

27-01-2011/ Porto

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Together with city of Amsterdam we organized a Social Innovation Safari:

1 week28 people5 challenges 5 teams5 solutions

                                

                                

                                

• Day 1: Define and research

• Day 2: Develop first proposals

• Day 3: 24 hours, first prototyping

• Day 4: Reflecting and reiterating

• Day 5: Presenting

• Day 2: Develop first proposals

• Day 3: 24 hours, first prototyping

The program

                                

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outh Care A’dam: how to innovate the system without money?

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Jburg (a neighborhood): how to attract entrepreneurs?

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YE Filminstitute: how to involve our new neighborhood?

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IX Academy: how to attract new students?

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eekendschool: how to engage our alumni?

The Questions

                                

Safari bus

                                

                                

                                

Eye Institute

                                

Mixacademy

                                

                                

Results

• 5 starting points for change

• an active community of social innovators

• a promising alternative approach for renewal

• personal learnings

Results

                                                                

How can the municipal stimulate citizen driven innovation?

Spin offs

‘directed emergence’ vs ‘planned change’

                                

                                

Local citizens as experts

                                

Do’s and Don’ts

Don’t ask for a solution, ask a question!

Create and strengthen communities

Support by providing resources (money, space,

knowledge, expertise, contacts)

Spark passion and empowerment

One desk, one contact person

Dare to be vulnerable and willing to learn and change

                                An approach for Porto?