1. Innovation through IT (or is IT people after all?) David Wilcox Partnerships Online david@partnerships.org.uk http://www.partnerships.org.uk

2. How volorgs are using IT Study by Glasgow Caledonian University: n n 84% surveyed using networked computers n n 67% of these using external email n n 53% have Web site n n 35% use to support remote home working n n 20% benefits on working practices … but only 1-7% producing innovations

3. The big question…. n n Is IT poor in producing innovation? n n Or are volorgs not getting IT … need to explore IT, possible internal and external benefits, problems, ways volorgs work, new opportunities….

4. The Internet in a few words n n Anything a computer can do - globally n n Email - one to one n n Email - many to many n n Web - lots of linked pages n n Audio, video n n Publishing, interacting

5. Wouldnt IT be great if… n n Information was there when needed n n Communication was simpler n n Collaborations clicked n n Visibility increased n n Communities extended, involved

6. … but IT is often like this n n Cant get the office connected n n Reluctant users n n Not integrated with the organisation n n Web site out of date n n Enthusiasts frustrated

7. What works n n Email newsletters n n Email lists - for a purpose n n Email campaigning n n Really useful Web sites n n Mixing media and meetings

8. My tips n n Get core people online n n Find a champion n n Try IT - and Just Do IT (a bit!) n n Train and support users n n Learn how to DIY IT n n Concentrate on content

9. Partnerships Online is... n n Intranets - Can-online, Ruralnet n n Democracy online - Community Channel n n Inventing the Future - community networking n n Working with Community.web n n Local partnerships - North Lincs

10. ... So wheres the innovation? New tools + Greater reach + New relationships +Fewer boundaries + Flatter structures = New ways of working Which lets people out of their boxes…..!

11. n n david@partnerships.org.uk n n www.partnerships.org.uk n n www.communitychannel.org.uk n n 01273 677377