The coffee-bean labTackling challenges through a two-pronged lab model

The WHY

CITIZENS

Complaints rather

than action

SUBOPTIMAL PUBLIC

SERVICES / POLICIES

MUNICIPALITY

Absence of

inclusive mindset

Lack of resources?

Resources

underutilized!

BusinessesAcademia

argues…

The COFFE-BEAN LAB model

Assisting the

municipality

Strengthening

city innovators

Innovation for public good

The 5-D modus operandi

MUNICIPALITY

CITY INNOVATORS

Discover

Design and Develop

Decide

Deliver

Determine the problem to be

put into the Lab

Take up the challenge and

bring different insights

Generate prototypes through lab

Startup crash testing

Implement co-designed solution

Share lessons

learned =>

becoming

evangelists

Issues waiting to be addressed

Identify incentive structure for each of the stakeholders

University? (internships for students; creation of practically-oriented theses)

Local businesses? (improvement of environment for doing business, CSR, PR opportunities)

National-level experts (gain access to real-time data and controlled social experiment environments)

Proactive youth, including IT geeks? (internships or work experience, gamification, “warm glow”)

Spot the innovators

Itch workshops? (going beyond the usual suspects through an open call)

Snowballing? (using the already existing UNDP networks to identify potential players)

Define the business-model and ensuring sustainability

Public entity? (municipality-shaped organization)

Semi-private? (proceeds from rental or co-working spaces)

Non-governmental entity? (registered as an NGO but with local university being co-founder)