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Rethinking Parks Insights to date
Welsh Audit Office Cardiff October 2015
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• Why Re-Think Parks
• Snap shot of ideas being tested with Rethinking
Parks
• Programme progress to date
• Observations and lessons
Rethinking Parks
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Rethinking Parks
£1 million fund
to test new business models that
may sustain the UK’s public parks
in the face of significant funding
cuts.
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The Push for Rethinking Parks
“Budget reductions on this
scale simply cannot be
achieved without a more
radical reassessment of the
range and scope of council
functions.”
Simon Parker, Director, NLGN
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The Pull for Rethinking Parks
The process of innovation
arms people to
better face challenges
and embrace opportunities.
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Conversation
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What do we mean by innovation?
Less
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What do we mean by innovation?
More
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Experimentation in Government
Programme to date
A continuum of experimental government:
‘Seat-of-the-pants’ experiments
Trying something new and systems in place to learn
Experimental research
Control group randomised sample
e.g. RCTs, quasi-experimental research
Formal research design Sharing knowledge
No rigorous learning or evaluation strategy No real ‘testing mind-set’ e.g. a pilot
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Programme to date
Describe
the business
model
Forecast
for the
future
Adapt based on
feedback and
insight
Select the
best ideas
to test
Design with
and for users
Observe &
measure
impact
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• Business sign up for volunteering in parks
• Staff identify projects to be involved in on
monthly basis
• Benefit for local authority in improvements
• Benefit for business in CSR & staff
teamwork building
Rethinking Parks A selection of ideas being tested
Darlington Rethinking Parks
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• Inviting ideas from businesses
• Combination of building relations and interest with specific projects
• Testing income and appeal of bookable work space in parks
• Exploring ways to best engage large and small organisations
Rethinking Parks A selection of ideas being tested
Park Hack
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• Horticultural training for people who are
long term un/under employed
• Skills support people back into work and
build confidence
• Participants improve under-maintained parks
• Some income from placements
Rethinking Parks A selection of ideas being tested
Park Work
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• Subscription scheme for park
• Park still free
• Combination of one-off , monthly or annual
contributions
• Promoting opportunity of new projects for
community park
Rethinking Parks A selection of ideas being tested
Heeley Subscription Society
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Rethinking Parks Observations and lessons
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The world is
complex
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There is
no elegant answer.
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But we do have
some good places
to start.
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Know where you stand
now (finances)
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Know where you stand
now (users)
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Get senior buy-in
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Rethinking Parks Lessons and insights so far
Think layering
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Make use of
partnerships
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Take time to understand
the needs and
expectations of partners
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Look beyond the usual
suspects
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Test and test again
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Be confident in your idea
but be open to change
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Prepare for the long
haul
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Rethinking Parks What’s next?
The blue prints of successful
models
Evidence of impact
Participants’ advice & learning
Tools to support
adoption
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Rethinking Parks