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Local by Social: networked innovation and the
Knowledge HubIngrid Koehler and Brendan Harris
January 2011
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A bit of history...
• Collaboration with NESTA
• Building on Social by Social
• The Internet as Infrastructure
• Saving money, innovating and improving
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Why local by social?
• huge opportunities
• crisis as a lever for change
• new technology as catalyst
• pooling our learning
Radhuset by permission of user To Die For on Flickr
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Local by social online
• 1100 people• 190+ councils• 27,000 page views• 1123 contributions• sharing the
learning at localbysocial.net
Tron and PacMan easter egg on by MAQ on Flickr
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Local by social: London + Coventry
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Connect: Networked governance
Branching Morphogenisis/ Jenny E Sabin by Ars Electronica on Flickr
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Collaborate:working together and by
the numbers
Numbers by KrissyHo on Flickr
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Learn: by doing and sharing
margot the light by shoothead on Flickr
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Innovate: disruptive technologies
Striped skunk at London Zoo by Baby Dinosaur on Flickr
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The focus of local
• Moving away from experimentation, but staying playful
• Tackling common issues together through the lens of real areas
• Doing useful things usefully• Supporting local learning
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Some useful things to do
• Regional transport• Money where you live - parks, open spaces,
happy amenities• Local news: neighbour to neighbour• Open deliberation• Everyday green! Flowers, fruit and veg• Sharing learning between practitioners• Others?
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A central hub for learning
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Extranet for the sector• Immediate capability to share
knowledge across the sector
• Ability to securely share information between partners and across organisations
• Open source suite of tools to provide the sector with knowledge sharing capabilities
local.gov.uk/knowledgehubMonday, 31 January 2011
When is it coming?• rapid development NOW!
• apps development NOW! xSpend and Inform
• Knowledge Hub conference 1 March
• beta launch March/April
• open launch April/May
local.gov.uk/knowledgehubMonday, 31 January 2011
Contact us
• www.local.gov.uk/knowledgehub• www.twitter.com/knowledgehub• Knowledge Hub community of practice at
http://bit.ly/KHubCoP
• [email protected]• [email protected]
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