1. Placebased Social Innovation in South Auckland
Gael Surgenor
Director of Community and Social Innovation
Auckland Council

2. The Southern Initiative is a platform for community and social innovation in South Auckland. We work with and support our partners using our assets, leverage and influence to prototype, demonstrate, learn, grow and share what it takes and what is needed to achieve transformational social and economic change.

3. A prosperous resilient South Auckland where families and communities thrive

4. Prototyping / Modeling/ Sharing for example
Approaches to transformative change
Prototyping / Modeling/ Sharing for example
News service models; pastoral care
Policies & practices; social procurement, wage strategies
Building capability; employees & employers
Transition pathways from sunset to sunrise industries
Image from Māori Pasifika Trades Training
The Southern Initiative

5. Growing capacity/ecosystem for example
Approaches to transformative change
Growing capacity/ecosystem for example
Growing business ecosystem
Entrepreneurial capacity
Social procurement supply chain
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6. Technology Platform to enable wellbeing
Approaches to transformative change
Technology Platform to enable wellbeing
Micro payments to grow the youth economy
Growing youth entrepreneurial capacity
Recognising creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking
UP south

7. Some learning so far Whanau and
community
co-designed
and led
Integrated social and economic development
Transformation and quality at the centre
Holistic and mutually reinforcing
Leap frog
Local and sustained

8. Thank you