Bristol's Adventures in Crowd-Sourcing - Influencing Planning

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Bristol’s adventures in crowd sourcing:

Bristol’s adventures in crowd sourcing Anna McDermott and Phillip Higgins Consultation and Research www.askbristol.com

Developing a range of tools:

Live blogging Crowd sourcing Social media (2010) E-bulletin ASK Bristol (wordpress) You tube Webcasting (2007) Neighbourhood e-forums E-petitions (2004) Online surveys Consultation Finder Interactive voting Developing a range of tools 2000 2011

Crowd sourcing :

Outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a "crowd"), through an open call. Leveraging the mass collaboration enabled by Web 2.0 technologies to achieve business goals. Source: Wikipedia Crowd sourcing

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Why we wanted to try it : Source ideas and solutions from the crowd Develop understanding of issues Facilitate discussion between citizens Bring new people and fresh thinking to problems Early engagement It’s my Bristol

Urban development planning: Cherish or Change?:

Urban development planning: Cherish or Change? Map based Identify issues with Bristol’s central area and solutions Identify areas or things people value in the city centre Early engagement feeds in to Central Area Action Plan Strong social media links used ideas phase

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Make it fun! www.bristolstreets.co.uk

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Pin point areas Make a suggestion / Comment / upload photos Spatial patterns emerge An engaging experience 925 comments Comments grouped into 10 main themes

Ideas for Bristol:

Ideas for Bristol Next phase of engagement on Central Area Action Plan (leading on from Cherish and Change) Sign-in with FB/Twitter account Suggest ideas can Vote on ideas Share 3,654 unique visits 128 ideas, 377 users, 955 votes

Ideas for Bristol Categorising achievability:

To generate informed ideas, rather than simply a ‘wish list’ users were invited to consider a 3 point reality check before sharing their ideas. 1. The planning system has its limits 2. Demands on public finances are challenging 3. Every decision has consequences Ideas for Bristol Categorising achievability

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Crowdsource & share ideas ideasforbristol.co.uk

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Spread the word www.twitter.com/askbristol

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Use & communicate results www.bristol.gov.uk/centralarea

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Thank you for listening www.askbristol.com www.twitter.com/askbristol