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Smart Cities &Open Innovation
“Open Innovation” Definitions
• Mindset toward innovation counter to a secrecy & silo mentality
• Companies & governments can’t afford to rely entirely on their own research
• Embrace of external cooperation: Customers, rivals, academic institutions & communities of creative user innovators
• Purposively managed knowledge flows across organizational boundaries
End Goals of Smart City Initiatives
• Enable better quality of life for residents: personal & work
• Attract businesses & talented workers to settle there• Improve interaction between citizens & city government• Encourage citizen participation & co-design in creating
great city environments
Types of Open Innovation I’ll Cover
• Citizen generated ideas (crowd-sourcing)
• Cross-sector innovation hubs
• Open data & transparency
• City government branch sponsored
contests
• Hackathons
• Big business collaboration
• The Catalyzing Innovation approach
• Can be low tech & low cost
Everyone Can Initiate Innovation!
• City governments• Individual citizens• Cultural institutions• Local neighborhoods &
communities• Large corporations• Small businesses• NGO’s
Train them to:- Always look for innovation & creativity around them every day
- Find the good & have a positive outlook
Happier & More EngagedCitizens & Businesses
A New Wave of GlobalCross-Sector Innovation Hubs
Start-ups
Government
VC Firm ANTAI
Companies
- Visa
- La Caixa Bank
- Samsung
- SEAT
Paris & Buenos Aires
• Start-ups• Facebook• Microsoft• AirBNB• L’Oreal
• Telefónica
• Deloitte and Accenture from the US
• Huawei from China
• Nokia from Finland
• Tata consulting from India
• two of the Argentine unicorns,
Despegar.com & Mercadolibre.com
• Metropolitan Design Center
• Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires
Spain, France, Argentina
• Start-ups
• Microsoft
• AirBNB
• L’Oreal
• Telefónica
• Deloitte and Accenture from the US
• Huawei from China
• Nokia from Finland
• Tata consulting from India
• two of the Argentine unicorns,
Despegar.com & Mercadolibre.com
• Metropolitan Design Center
• Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires
Brooklyn, New York
• Start-ups• Design• Media• Technology• Food• Agriculture• Entertainment• Fashion
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Industry CityWilliamsburg/Greenpoint
Crosses technology, media, science, art & design
Neurobiology, biologically inspired
fabrication, socially engaging robots
emotive computing, bionics,
hyper-instruments
Kiev, Ukraine
Extensive Multi-sector
Tech Hub
Taiwan
• Academia• Start-ups• Accelerators• Business guidance &
involvement
Open Data
Open Data Contest New York City
Double Benefit• Great ideas• Citizen empowerment
Open Data HackathonsBursts of Intense Focus on Specific Opportunities
Corporations Soliciting Ideas& Multi-Participant Tasks Forces
Goal of 60% 0f Sustainable
Innovations from Outside Company
Diverse Global Co-Creators & Stakeholders• India National Institute of Design
• India National Environmental Engineering Research Inst.
• Ernst & Young
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Central Food Techn Research Institute in Mysore, India
• Public Health Engineers in Kolkata
• Indian Public Health Association
Transparency:Making City Activities & Spending Known & Encouraging Citizens to Influence Selection
City Site Initiative & Results Communications
Taiwan
Citizen Innovation & Empowerment Education Initiatives
Many Ways to InnovateChecklist &
Inspiring Examples
Where Open Innovation Can be Applied in Cities
» Street pavement
» Doors to supplies
» Recycling bins
» Door handles
» Gas tanks
» Installations
» Front doors
» Outdoor furniture
» Road barriers
» Signs
» Windows
» Delivery vehicles
» Flower boxes
» Electricity boxes
» Sidewalks
» Bike racks
» Railings
» Bathroom signs
» Train tracks
» Trash collectors
» Storage areas
Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special
The Doors of Dublin, Ireland
Many Ways to InnovateLow Tech & High Tech
Citi Government Branch Sponsored Citizen & Small Business Empowerment
Urban Innovation Achieved With…
Imagination!
Paint Flowers
Reclaimed MaterialsGame BoardsBent Metal
Cement
Innovation Type: “Gamification” - The Greenest Block
Brooklyn, New York
Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special
New York City
NYC Dept. of Transportation's Urban Art Program with FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)
Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special
Ithaca, New York
Innovation Type: Making The Ordinary Special
Montreal, Canada: Alleyway Beautification
Case Study: Kampung Pelangi, Indonesia
“Every City, Community,
Business & Citizen Can Easily Become More Innovative By…
By Learning How To …
• Look for innovation
• Know it’s a priority
• Know what to look for
Capture Inspiring Examples
Categorize & Filing to be
Found When Needed
To Be Used When Needed To Brainstorm That
Type of Innovation
Make an Innovation Mindset the Organization’s Culture
Tools to Categorize, &File ExamplesRevisit them When Brainstorming
Cities Should Create Their Own Innovation Categories
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What Needs to Happen!
Support Must Come From The Highest Level
Proposed New Position for Cities
Job Description• Communicate initiatives to help city departments &
citizens find the most important types of innovation best practices
• Organize & share innovations as catalysts & stimuli for future ideas
Chief Innovation Finder & Curation Officer (CIFCO)
Steps For Open Innovation Initiatives
• Set objectives & communicate priority & government
support
• Decide which groups within cities will develop &
communicate the initiatives (Parks Dept.,
Transportation, Culture)
• Determine types of innovation to be sought … items,
locations, areas that can be innovated upon
Steps For Open Innovation Initiatives
• Communicate to citizens & businesses via web portals,
social media, posters, partners platforms how to
collect ideas
• Benchmark other cities globally
• Create mood boards of inspiring
examples for brainstorming
• Share successes & metrics
Many Benefits for Cities
» Changes behavior
» Teaches Children
» Gets attention of the world
» Makes cities safer
» Creates a stronger sense of community
» A virtuous cycle & reminder to innovate
Auckland, New Zealand
Many Benefits for Cities
• Increases pride & respect among all citizens
• Increases sense of ownership & responsibility
• Attracts businesses & tourists
• Encourages creativity & aspiration
• Happier environment
• Instills positive values
• Improves the economy
Barriers & Obstacles w/in City Governments
• How priorities are set within the government: who is
the decision maker & what is the process?
• Decision roadblock (not my department mentality)
• Initiatives not widely & well communicated to citizens
• Citizens must broadly know where & how they can
share their ideas
• Similar problems to large corporations