Participative Strategy for
Prosperity
The
Problem.
Balancing the big and the small
The success of regional development lies in our
ability to leverage the capacity of a region to
respond to macro and micro drivers
Top down regional capacity building does not alone
bring about lasting change
The
Problem.
Buy-in
Capital flows are top-down
Knowledge-base is local
Local participation is passive or consultative
Inability to make evidence-based decisions
Connectivity
Barriers are dropping
Expectations are changing
Decision-making systems are yet
to adapt
Dimensions of Performance
Confusing regional identity with sloppy use of language
Lack of common understanding
Confused decision-making structures
The Tools.
Report on
Instrumental Data
Manage
and Create
Dynamic Tools
The Framework.
• Healthy safe and
inclusive communities
• Dynamic resilient local
economies
• Culturally rich and
vibrant communities
• Sustainable built and
natural environments
• Democratic and
engaged communities
Benefits for government/funders
• Streamlined, efficient assessment system, linked to KPIs
• Balances top-down data with bottom up wisdom
• Unlocks an understanding of community value rather than popularity
• Before and after assessment compares expectations with reality
• Direct & continuous public input into measurement of public value
• Single repository for intrinsic, instrumental and institutional data
Benefits for regional leaders
• A common language for defining the value of interventions
• Empowers communities to contribute to, and own regional development
initiatives
• Ability to compare impacts over time
• Ability to compare outcomes with expectations
• Combined intrinsic and instrumental impacts in a single system
• Ability to run public value metrics alongside research initiatives
Benefits for peers
• Convenience and ease of online
assessments
• Lower cost for greater inputs
• Increased ability to support regional
development
• Part of powerful peer support networks
• Centralised records and reporting
Benefits for the public
• Simple, easy to use, online platform
• Ability to provide ongoing, direct and instant
input
• Capture of critical intrinsic value criteria
• Opportunity to compare opinions and have
ongoing conversations
• Ability to understand the regional
development initiatives planned or underway
The
Solution.
Systems that deliver:
• Consistent public value definitions
• Metrics co-created with regional development sector
• New data model and databases
• Reporting capabilities (company, funder, policy)
• Technology for direct public input at near zero marginal cost
• Alignment of framework with policy goals