Smart Cities &Open Innovation

“Open Innovation” Definitions

• Mindset toward innovation counter to a secrecy & silo mentality

• Companies & governments can’t afford to rely entirely on their own research

• Embrace of external cooperation: Customers, rivals, academic institutions & communities of creative user innovators

• Purposively managed knowledge flows across organizational boundaries

End Goals of Smart City Initiatives

• Enable better quality of life for residents: personal & work

• Attract businesses & talented workers to settle there• Improve interaction between citizens & city government• Encourage citizen participation & co-design in creating

great city environments

Types of Open Innovation I’ll Cover

• Citizen generated ideas (crowd-sourcing)

• Cross-sector innovation hubs

• Open data & transparency

• City government branch sponsored

contests

• Hackathons

• Big business collaboration

• The Catalyzing Innovation approach

• Can be low tech & low cost

Everyone Can Initiate Innovation!

• City governments• Individual citizens• Cultural institutions• Local neighborhoods &

communities• Large corporations• Small businesses• NGO’s

Train them to:- Always look for innovation & creativity around them every day

- Find the good & have a positive outlook

Happier & More EngagedCitizens & Businesses

A New Wave of GlobalCross-Sector Innovation Hubs

Start-ups

Government

VC Firm ANTAI

Companies

- Visa

- La Caixa Bank

- Samsung

- SEAT

Paris & Buenos Aires

• Start-ups• Facebook• Microsoft• AirBNB• L’Oreal

• Telefónica

• Deloitte and Accenture from the US

• Huawei from China

• Nokia from Finland

• Tata consulting from India

• two of the Argentine unicorns,

Despegar.com & Mercadolibre.com

• Metropolitan Design Center

• Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires

Spain, France, Argentina

• Start-ups

• Facebook

• Microsoft

• AirBNB

• L’Oreal

• Telefónica

• Deloitte and Accenture from the US

• Huawei from China

• Nokia from Finland

• Tata consulting from India

• two of the Argentine unicorns,

Despegar.com & Mercadolibre.com

• Metropolitan Design Center

• Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires

Brooklyn, New York

• Start-ups• Design• Media• Technology• Food• Agriculture• Entertainment• Fashion

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Industry CityWilliamsburg/Greenpoint

Crosses technology, media, science, art & design

Neurobiology, biologically inspired

fabrication, socially engaging robots

emotive computing, bionics,

hyper-instruments

Kiev, Ukraine

Extensive Multi-sector

Tech Hub

Taiwan

• Academia• Start-ups• Accelerators• Business guidance &

involvement

Open Data

Open Data Contest New York City

Double Benefit• Great ideas• Citizen empowerment

Open Data HackathonsBursts of Intense Focus on Specific Opportunities

Corporations Soliciting Ideas& Multi-Participant Tasks Forces

Goal of 60% 0f Sustainable

Innovations from Outside Company

Diverse Global Co-Creators & Stakeholders• India National Institute of Design

• India National Environmental Engineering Research Inst.

• Ernst & Young

• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

• Central Food Techn Research Institute in Mysore, India

• Public Health Engineers in Kolkata

• Indian Public Health Association

Transparency:Making City Activities & Spending Known & Encouraging Citizens to Influence Selection

City Site Initiative & Results Communications

Taiwan

Citizen Innovation & Empowerment Education Initiatives

Many Ways to InnovateChecklist &

Inspiring Examples

Where Open Innovation Can be Applied in Cities

» Street pavement

» Doors to supplies

» Recycling bins

» Door handles

» Gas tanks

» Installations

» Front doors

» Outdoor furniture

» Road barriers

» Signs

» Windows

» Delivery vehicles

» Flower boxes

» Electricity boxes

» Sidewalks

» Bike racks

» Railings

» Bathroom signs

» Train tracks

» Trash collectors

» Storage areas

Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special

Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Spain

Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special

The Doors of Dublin, Ireland

Many Ways to InnovateLow Tech & High Tech

Citi Government Branch Sponsored Citizen & Small Business Empowerment

Urban Innovation Achieved With…

Imagination!

Paint Flowers

Reclaimed MaterialsGame BoardsBent Metal

Cement

Innovation Type: “Gamification” - The Greenest Block

Brooklyn, New York

Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special

New York City

NYC Dept. of Transportation's Urban Art Program with FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)

Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special

Ithaca, New York

Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special

Montreal, Canada: Alleyway Beautification

Case Study: Kampung Pelangi, Indonesia

“Every City, Community,

Business & Citizen Can Easily Become More Innovative By…

By Learning How To …

• Look for innovation

• Know it’s a priority

• Know what to look for

Capture Inspiring Examples

Categorize & Filing to be

Found When Needed

To Be Used When Needed To Brainstorm That

Type of Innovation

Make an Innovation Mindset the Organization’s Culture

Tools to Categorize, &File ExamplesRevisit them When Brainstorming

Cities Should Create Their Own Innovation Categories

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What Needs to Happen!

Support Must Come From The Highest Level

Proposed New Position for Cities

Job Description• Communicate initiatives to help city departments &

citizens find the most important types of innovation best practices

• Organize & share innovations as catalysts & stimuli for future ideas

Chief Innovation Finder & Curation Officer (CIFCO)

Steps For Open Innovation Initiatives

• Set objectives & communicate priority & government

support

• Decide which groups within cities will develop &

communicate the initiatives (Parks Dept.,

Transportation, Culture)

• Determine types of innovation to be sought … items,

locations, areas that can be innovated upon

Steps For Open Innovation Initiatives

• Communicate to citizens & businesses via web portals,

social media, posters, partners platforms how to

collect ideas

• Benchmark other cities globally

• Create mood boards of inspiring

examples for brainstorming

• Share successes & metrics

Many Benefits for Cities

» Changes behavior

» Teaches Children

» Gets attention of the world

» Makes cities safer

» Creates a stronger sense of community

» A virtuous cycle & reminder to innovate

Auckland, New Zealand

Many Benefits for Cities

• Increases pride & respect among all citizens

• Increases sense of ownership & responsibility

• Attracts businesses & tourists

• Encourages creativity & aspiration

• Happier environment

• Instills positive values

• Improves the economy

Barriers & Obstacles w/in City Governments

• How priorities are set within the government: who is

the decision maker & what is the process?

• Decision roadblock (not my department mentality)

• Initiatives not widely & well communicated to citizens

• Citizens must broadly know where & how they can

share their ideas

• Similar problems to large corporations