Civic Innovation Shaping Communities for the 21 st Century Florida League of Cities Presented by : Glenda Hood and Shelley Lauten, Partners August 16, 2013

21 st Century Civic Innovation Session Outline: Who’s in Charge? What IS Civic Innovation? How do you organize today’s communities for change?  Successes  Set-Backs Assessing and Applying “Critical Success Factors”

Six Steps to Civic Innovation © Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research 21 Define the Problem 6 Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda

Small Group Discussion Groups of 4-5: (15 minutes) (Half the room) Identify one Successful Community Change Initiative to “dissect” Who were the Champions/Leaders? What Steps Were Taken? (BRIEFLY evaluate using the 6 Steps) (Half the room) Identify one Community Change Initiative to “dissect” that experienced a major Set-Back Who were the Champions/Leaders? What Steps Were Taken? (BRIEFLY evaluate using 6 Steps) and why it was not successful

Case Study—How could we impact Central Florida’s Economy? Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem Six Business Organizations came together: “What can we do to “kickstart” our economy?” “What were the Barriers?” “How can we be creative?”

Organizing Committee Initiating Partners

Stakeholders defined the problem All Three Sectors: Not just the “owners of the issue”, but a cross-section of Business, Government and Independent Sector Leaders examined barriers to business Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem

Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem Central FL is a region of 7 counties, 86 cities Majority of Businesses are doing business in AT LEAST 4 Counties/multiple cities Permitting was ID’d as key opportunity Research

On what could we agree? Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem Had to be a Partnership between Business and Governments We Needed a Regional Solution…..

A shared vision Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem REGIONAL WORK GROUPS Co-Chaired by Business/Government Leaders from different Counties and Cities County Managers and Staff Committed to a Regional Plan

Action plans Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda Define the Problem Open For Business Video

Monitor results Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research Monitor Results 5 Define the Problem Develop an Action Agenda 7 Counties and 24 Cities launched in December, Additional Cities have joined Managers and Staff continue to meet to share “Best Practices” and seek other ways to work together across the region

Simple, right? Involve the Community 4 Build Consensus 3 Perform the Research 21 Define the Problem 6 Monitor Results 5 Develop an Action Agenda

Civic Innovation Lessons Learned: Ask: How Will This Be Different? All 3 Sectors must be included early Don’t skip over/rush any of the steps (especially 1 and 3) Partnerships are never easy; always better! Forget about “who gets credit” Relationships matter! The process remains the same, regardless of the civic innovation you’re seeking

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