Communities R Us Richard Edwards
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Communities R Us collects local data on residents' interests, skills, volunteering activities, and technology use to provide a more complete picture of communities that highlights people's talents rather than just problems. This information helps improve local decision-making by challenging stereotypes and encouraging collaboration between residents and agencies. The document provides examples of data collected in different UK communities on residents' hobbies and interests to demonstrate what kind of intelligence Communities R Us can provide. Its goal is to move away from viewing neighborhoods as problems by showing they are places full of energy and skills.
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Communities R Us Richard Edwards
- 1. Communities R Us Richard Edwards
- 2. Communities R Us • Why? • What is it? • What are the applications?
- 3. Why • Statistics give us local intelligence, but: – Its out of date – tells a story about problems not people • To grow engagement based upon people’s lives not institutions needs • To challenge stereotypical views of people and the places they live in
- 4. Communities R Us: What is it? • It changes attitudes and so improves local decision making • Creates local networks & promotes local talent • Grows & promotes civil actions, encourages volunteering, participatio n • Creates collaborative opportunities for people & agencies to work together
- 5. Crucially it: • Stops neighbourhoods being seen as problems to which government/ agencies need to fix the problems Rather • Its shows neighbourhoods as places full of skills, talents and energy
- 6. Communities R US! • Tells us – What people are interested in and their level of skills in those interests – Level & Type civic actions – Job skills – Type and time spent volunteering – How people use ITC – Level, type & time spent caring for family, neighbours etc.
- 7. Bassetlaw Interests & Hobbies Over 18's Listening to music Gardening Cooking/Baking Reading Books DIY Country Walking Keep Fit Taking Photos Playing Sport Writing Letter Family History Fundraising Singing Sewing Bingo Local History Cards Childminding Gaming Knitting Playing an Instrument Dancing Craft Making Fixing cars Dominoes Writing Poems Riding Motorbike Writing Stories Hairdressing Dressmaking Fishing Jewellery Making Crocheting Chess Off Road/Scrambling Acting Playing in Band Writing songs Making Films Pigeon Racing Manton Interests & Hobbies Over 18's 202 193 190 185 171 166 162 133 123 122 121 118 118 118 116 108 104 100 99 99 93 91 87 86 85 81 80 78 78 78 78 75 74 74 72 70 68 67 59 57 Listening to music Gardening Cooking/Baking DIY Reading Books Country Walking Keep Fit Bingo Taking Photos Playing Sport Writing Letter Cards Family History Sewing Childminding Fundraising Singing Gaming Local History Dancing Dominoes Knitting Fishing Craft Making Fixing cars Riding Motorbike Playing an Instrument Hairdressing Jewellery Making Off Road/Scrambling Dressmaking Chess Writing Poems Crocheting Writing Stories Acting Pigeon Racing Making Films Writing songs Playing in Band Retford Interests & Hobbies Over 18's 94 85 85 80 79 70 69 60 50 48 47 47 45 44 44 43 42 41 39 38 38 37 37 36 34 31 31 30 30 28 28 28 25 25 24 22 22 20 19 19 Gardening Reading Books Country Walking DIY Listening to music Cooking/Baking Keep Fit Sewing Taking Photos Writing Letter Family History Playing Sport Singing Local History Fundraising Playing an Instrument Knitting Cards Childminding Fixing cars Hairdressing Dressmaking Dancing Bingo Riding Motorbike Writing Stories Writing Poems Writing songs Jewellery Making Crocheting Craft Making Off Road/Scrambling Gaming Playing in Band Making Films Acting Fishing Dominoes Pigeon Racing Chess Carlton Interests & Hobbies Over 18's 22 22 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 DIY Cooking/Baking Country Walking Keep Fit Reading Books Childminding Gardening Listening to music Taking Photos Riding Motorbike Writing Letter Singing Craft Making Family History Local History Playing Sport Off Road/Scrambling Gaming Fixing cars Fundraising Writing Stories Writing Poems Playing an Instrument Writing songs Sewing Dancing Making Films Fishing Cards Bingo Playing in Band Acting Hairdressing Jewellery Making Knitting Crocheting Dressmaking Pigeon Racing Chess Dominoes Langold Interests & Hobbies Over 18's 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Country Walking Cooking/Baking Listening to music Taking Photos Gardening Keep Fit DIY Reading Books Singing Family History Playing Sport Gaming Craft Making Childminding Local History Writing Letter Hairdressing Jewellery Making Fundraising Writing Stories Playing an Instrument Dancing Dominoes Cards Bingo Riding Motorbike Writing Poems Knitting Sewing Dressmaking Making Films Off Road/Scrambling Fixing cars Writing songs Playing in Band Acting Crocheting Fishing Pigeon Racing Chess 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
- 8. Trick is how to Apply Communities R Us as a tool for agencies and neighbourhoods.