Particitech : BigSociety thoughts

1. Fraser Henderson
www.particitech.com
Realising the Big Society

2. Underpinning principals and existing elements
1. More people involved in their communities
• NALC
• Time Banking
• Volunteering England
2. People able to contribute more effectively through a stronger social sector
• Community led
• Social movements
• Corporate
• Environmental
• Education
• Intermediaries
• Membership
• Charities
3. People able to shape government policy and delivery
• Petitions
• Data.gov.uk
• NHS Choices
• DirectGov

3. Aims
• Mass Localism
• Social Capital
• Charitable giving
• Group formation
• Mass civic action
• Neighbourhood renewal
• Galvanising local communities
• Community led innovation
• Unlocking potential, capacity and
talent
• Sharing ambition
• Communities taking action
• Harnessing local knowledge
• Combine to define and solve
problems
Triggers
• Crisis
• Efficiency Savings
• Poor Performance
• New Technology
• New evidence
• Urban acupuncture (symbolic
projects)

4. Finance
Micro
lending
Tokens and
rewards
Fundraising
Assets and
accounts
Group
purchasing
Social
Reporting
Awareness
Moderation
Managing
contacts
Sharing
information
New media
tools
Community
Organising
Building
networks
Events
Supporters
and
pledges
Owners
and onus
Decision
Making
Preferences
Priorities
Balance
Fairness
Big
Society
Basics

5. Service
redesign
Mass
collaboration
Quality
circles
Co-
production
Harvesting
ideas
Capturing
issues
Culture
Training
Flexibility
Recognition
Non-cash
trades
Social
movements
Campaigns
Influence
Creating
evidence
Localism bill
Big
Society
Basics

6. How can the public sector support the BS?
1. Public innovation funding offered at community level
2. Incentivise
3. Balanced view of risk
4. Training
5. Improved circuits of information from front-line staff
6. Expert groups formed for user centric design
7. Learning Culture
8. Generate safe spaces for innovation