big society by design (dott cornwall)
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Dott Cornwall's take on big society. How can we get citizens involved in developing their own solutions using design and innovation techniques?TRANSCRIPT
Big Societyg yBy DesignBy Design
Dott CornwallDott Cornwall
“We need the culture of We eed e cu u e opublic policy-making to have p p y ginnovation at its heart. That’s the way to get the best results. y g
And that’s the way to get y gvalue for taxpayers’ money..”
David Cameron, April
How can we harnessHow can we harness the creativity andthe creativity and ingen it of all theingenuity of all the
l ?people?
“Don’t hold back. Be innovative, ,be radical, challenge the way
things are done.” David Cameron, 24 June 2010
Thi ll lt d iThis call resulted in...
...new ideas from frontline workers in the UK in two weeksin the UK in two weeks
(Public Sector Spending Challenge, 7th July 2010)
Thi ll lt d iThis call resulted in...
... ideas from the public(Public Sector Spending Challenge, 7th July 2010)(Public Sector Spending Challenge, 7 July 2010)
“piloting an online auction site
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“a more common sense approach to
for surplus and second hand Government
ppCriminal Record Bureau checks”
Government equipment”
“replacing the l ti N ti lplastic National
Insurance number cardnumber card with a letter”
The Cabinet Office and the MOD will
l h il j
The change to CRB checks for junior doctors
launch a pilot project this autumn that will develop the existing
jwill save up to £1million
a year for the NHSdevelop the existing
MOD eDisposalsservice
a letter will be sent i d finstead of
replacement cards, saving £100 000 insaving £100,000 in
2010/11
“We want to give citizens, We wa o g ve c e s,communities and local
government the power and g pinformation they need to ycome together, solve the g
problems they face and build the Britain they want.”
Building the Big Society, May 2010
Is big society Iris Hynd from Fowey who took over her local bus stop?
Q: From the sandbag to the wheelie bin...Where do we draw the line? What services should we expect local government to provide?
A: Neither are provided as a standard.
Design forg
local ingenuity
Design withg
= Big changeg g
How?How?
fiscal it lcapital
Best of both worlds:
Top down:Capability based
Innovation specialists
Centralised Innovation:professionals
Capacity buildingIncreased resilience
Potential to scale
Bottom up:
Collaborative Innovation:co-design and
professionals designing new solutions forpeople
plocalised innovation
Requires platforms for diffusion
User Innovation:New grass roots
co-design and development of new solutionswith people
Professional solutions developedby people
Professional realm
Public realm
social capital
bold and visionary community t d j tcentred projects
using collaborative designth d d t h imethods and techniques
that are informed by, and feed into ti l li inational policies
delivering against local priorities
where communities work with f i l d iprofessional designers
“All in all I and the residents I have spoken to, found it to be a very positive, empowering experience”pos e, e po e g e pe e ceClaire Arymar – Neighbourhood Manager
following a creative, gcollaborative design process
asking questions...in new ways
developing and delivering i ti l tiinnovative solutions
that tackle the burning issues th t d fi tithat define our times
involving people throughout the ticreative process
and increase our social capital andit f hcapacity for change
by coming up with solutions that d li f ldeliver more for less
10 projects10 projects+ capacity building+ capacity building
kill+ skills