Enterprising Places Network

“Operation Talents”

10th Sept 2009

Empowerment“The effect of passing authority

from superior to subordinate”

“Enabling people to

take responsibilit

y for

themselves and helping

them to make decisions

about their o

wn lives”

Not an add on or a “nice to”, but essential for a dynamic approach to the challenges of a modern public sector body

Innovation

Characterised by the creation of new ideas or

things; Forward looking;

ahead of current thinking

Generation of new or

improved products,

processes, and services

Fast moving, unpredictable times require innovation, at all levels

The Need for an empowered workforce

Key Elements

Acknowledgement

Innovation Empowerment

PolicingEntrepreneurism

Op Talents Stages•Identify funding source

•decide allocation per person/team (£500 works)

•Identify & Brief staff to be involved

•Arrange early presentation of project proposals (month 1)

•Power-up event (month 2/3)

•Completion event and presentation (month 6)

•Award reward funding

1

Operation Talents

•Police Investment £5.5k

•Projects 11

•Return on investment £50k +

Operation Talents

2•Police Investment £4k

•Projects 8

•Return on investment £45k +

“The difference is amazing. I HaveA huge amount of sympathy and empathy for the kids now. I know them all by name and they know meas ‘The Boxing Lady’.I don’t get anything like the troublethat I used too”

Val Newman – Store Manager(With her award for ‘Pride of Plymouth’

- Community Hero)

Operation Talents

3•Police Investment £15k

•Projects 6

•Return on investment Staff Survey & Performance

Operation Talents

4•Police Investment £0

•Home Office Investment £55K

•Projects 36

•Return on investment?

Firm Foundations

Families Count Too

Strike It Out

Break the Silence Campaign

Activities for Freedom

BME Football

Kurdish Activity

African House Community

Operation Talents

5•Torbay Police & Coop

Operation Talents

6•Youth Intervention Managers across Force

Operation Talents

7•S27 Fund

News

Where Next?

•Keep finding funding sources

•Bid to Home Office “Participative Budgeting”

•Inspectors community fund - Talents 2009

•From operations to franchise

•City College Social Entrepreneurial Course

www.partnership-talents.co.uk

“From little acorns mighty oaks do grow”