innovation as leadership in local government thursday october 9, 2014
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Innovation as Leadership in Local Government Thursday October 9, 2014. Alpine Shire: Approx . 350 km from Melbourne 4800 sq km 92% public land 13,500 population Based in Bright. A history of trying new ideas: MECC Central ( Crisisworks ) - 2007 Paper elimination via iPads - 2010 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Innovation as Leadership in Local GovernmentThursday October 9, 2014
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• Alpine Shire:– Approx. 350 km from Melbourne– 4800 sq km– 92% public land– 13,500 population– Based in Bright
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• A history of trying new ideas:• MECC Central (Crisisworks) - 2007• Paper elimination via iPads - 2010• Asset inspection apps - 2011• Fire notice app - 2012
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• 2012
JoeRatepayer
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Fire and Alpine Shire
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I want to build a house.Great!
Here’s what you need to do…
Council
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• Pre-application tasks
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• The problem– Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) covers
94% of the shire– New developments within BMO must provide
Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment to Council as part of a planning application
–Methods for undertaking a BAL assessment are generally ad-hoc and subjective
– Expensive
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The BMO
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This is what I want to do
We need more information
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We need more in
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This is what I want to do
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This is what I want to do
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This is what I want to do
We need more information
This is w
hat they w
ant to do
We need more in
formation
This is what I want to do
We need more information
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hat they w
ant to do
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formation
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This is what I want to do
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OK
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• The Idea:– Automate the BAL assessment process
replacing guess work with spatial data and processes
– Allow a Council Officer to test a number of development locations at a single site to find the best place to build
– Provide the applicant with standardised plans for inclusion in planning application
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• 2014
JoRatepayer
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• 2014Fire and Alpine Shire
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I want to build a house.Great!
Here’s a new service we offer…
Council
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• Pre-application tasks
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• BAL Assessment– Undertaken by a Council Officer with
applicant– Opportunity for engagement/education– FREE
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This is what I want to do
This is w
hat they w
ant to do
OK
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What have we learnt?
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• Learning 1:
Unleash your geeks
- Pia Waugh
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• Learning 2:
Develop vendor relationships
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• Learning 3:
Think
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• Learning 4:
Engage end user
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• Learning 5:
KISS
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• Learning 5:
Every application has one purpose. If you can’t name that
purpose, don’t build the app
- Paul Ramsey, Boundless
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• Learning 6:
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried
anything new
- Albert Einstein
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Thank you