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

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