Be more innovative and successful in urban renewal with Eurbanlab B4U Workshop pitching Anne-Marie Spierings project lead Eurbanlab Of CoUrsE conference, 9 May 2014 1
Eurbanlab a Climate-KIC innovation project Knowledge and Innovation Community EU s main climate innovation initiative Nearly 200 partners Integrate research, business (technology & services) and local governments Transform innovative ideas into new products, services and employment 3 pillars : innovation, entrepreneurship and education 2
The urban transition challenge Urban areas are vital for climate change innovation 70% CO2 emissions 40% 30% highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change lives in cities creativity, economic growth innovation, new solutions Europe can be global market leader on transforming existing urban areas into low carbon, resilient cities Major barriers Eurbanlab: contribute to escaping from the present lock-in Recognise, share & speed up implementation 3
Urban innovation A project incorporating systemic innovations, in which new or modified concepts, systems, products and/or techniques are used, which contribute to low-carbon, climate resilient development on the scale of a neighbourhood or upward. 4
Eurbanlab services: what we have developed We are building a unique, high quality learning and expert community across Europe. We have developed a unique assessment method providing confidence and trust in new innovative concepts (products, technologies, services, systems). We build a library of urban innovations and a market place where these innovations are showcased and transfer is facilitated. 5
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Eurbanlab vibrant community Goal: accelerate urban innovations: harvesting, sharing, exploiting knowledge, ideas, experiences design, planning, engineering, delivering all relevant stakeholders At Eurbanlab you meet the people to help you take the difficult steps 7
Eurbanlab community 8
What do we offer? International network that can make the difference Organisations Eurbanlab library Networking events, workshops, seminars, webinars Disseminations channels for your organisation Website Eurbanlab community newsletter Preferential access to Eurbanlab services Services revolving around our members 9
Communication channels 10
B4U assessments 11
Have you ever asked yourself how to prove that your urban innovation will be a success, performs outstanding and can be replicated in other cities as well? if a promising plan will perform as good as it looks? how your organisation can learn from the urban innovations done by different teams? 12
Eurbanlab has a unique assessment method that answers your questions 13
Purpose of B4U Assessments increase confidence and trust, and support the de-risking of investments. 14
How does it work PROJECT PROCESS PLANET PROPAGATION Unique features of tool: Scale Scope Context 15
5 P s Axis define broad policy aims Within each axis one or more indicators measuring changes brought about by the project 60 indicators defined 7 People 15 Planet 6 Profit 14 Process 18 Propagation 16
Indicator based results Does the project have a more than average impact? 17
Description based results Does the project have a sound business case? Barriers due to specific context (positive: potential for diffusion to other socio-cultural-economic circumstances)? Connection to market demands Windows of opportunity Context Flexibility Supportive regulatory frameworks 18
What do we learn from the assessments? Gårdsten - Sweden Propagation People 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 Planet Gardsten average Process Profit 19
Eurbanlab library 20
Have you ever asked yourself has this been done before? who has proven to have the right experience? how can I find good examples to learn from? 21
Eurbanlab has a library with the best examples from all Europe 22
Why? Information about sustainable urban development is Scattered projects are highlighted in journals, on company systems, in people s heads Inconsistent different people collect and prioritise different elements of sustainable urban development Repetitive everyone knows about BedZed, Freiburg and the Crystal. 23
Where are we now? Total Innovation Cases 190 24
How the library works Searchable by filters and key words 25