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GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Progress Update & Next Steps (Vote results now in!)
Started by Neil Wilford in NESTA Creative Councils Programme. Last reply by Neil Wilford Apr 10. 1 Reply 0 Likes
How can footfall and transport be used innovatively to generate income and improve environmental sustainability in the City?Thank you to everyone who contributed to Challenge #4 and made this the most popular challenge for discussion and ideas. It was obvious long before the challenge closed that the Open Innovation team associated with this challenge would have a hard task on selecting the ideas best suited for further development. There were 60 separate replies to this challenge, many of…Continue
The Portas 'Town Team' Pilot Scheme - A challenge to the GeniUS! Community
Started by GeniUS! in Innovation Generally. Last reply by Andyd Apr 2. 36 Replies 4 Likes
All four of our initial challenges are now closed for ideas however we still need your help. Welcome to our honorary 'fifth challenge'! Open until Friday 30th March.York has an opportunity to take stock and look to build on the strengths of it’s city centre as a major economic asset. One resource that has been identified to start to focus this, a fund of £100k to create transformational change, starting with one city street, through the Portas ‘Town Team’ scheme.High streets all over the UK are…Continue
Tags: economy, ideas, city-centre, Team', 'Town
What Next For GeniUS! York?
Started by GeniUS! in NESTA Creative Councils Programme. Last reply by Colin Nuttall Apr 8. 1 Reply 4 Likes
Firstly, many thanks to all of you who have joined the GeniUS! community and have engaged with us so far. Whether you have followed us on Twitter, watched with interest the ideas being submitted, or been one of the bold and brave in contributing some fantastic solutions to our challenges, we have been overwhelmed with the interest and participation over the last six weeks.So, what next?Over the coming days we aim to provide a full update on each challenge. This update will announce which ideas…Continue
Tags: next-steps, update, GeniUSYork
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Living Labs Global Awards Update
The last week has been pretty amazing! Neil (from the council) and I have been busy bees here in Rio after a hectic few weeks beforehand pulling together the NESTA phase 2 bid for the second phase of the Creative Councils programme. After sending off the NESTA proposal for the 26th April we packed like mad for the Living Labs Global awards, to get over to Rio in time for the ceremony on the 2nd and the summit on the 3rd may, where we had been shortlisted for an award from around 100…See More
Neil Wilford replied to Neil Wilford's discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - Progress Update & Next Steps"The vote for your favourite Challenge 4 ideas closed on Friday 6th April. Many thanks to everyone who contributed and took the time to choose their 'top 3' ideas. The votes have now been counted and the results are as follows:
1st : Energy…"
Neil Wilford replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - VOTE CLOSED"The vote for your favourite Challenge 4 ideas closed on Friday 6th April. Many thanks to everyone who contributed and took the time to choose their 'top 3' ideas. The votes have now been counted and the results are as follows:
1st : Energy…"
Colin Nuttall replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #1 - Hidden Gems"How about using it as a dance hall?
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Colin Nuttall replied to GeniUS!'s discussion What Next For GeniUS! York?"How a bout giant pedals on the river to carry tourists around and give them exercise as they go?"
Andyd replied to GeniUS!'s discussion GeniUS! Challenge #4 - VOTE NOW for your favourite idea!"Well said -afraid I think you have missed the workshop which was a few weeks ago."
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Think innovation, never tried before, transport and improving our environment!
Posted by Jacqueline Warren on February 15, 2012 at 12:12 2 Comments 3 Likes
Challenge 4 focuses on expanding the work already underway to deal with the city’s transport and environmental challenges, and asks us to think of new and innovative ways to use footfall and / or transport to help generate income and improve the environmental sustainability of the city.
Think about what makes York special - its historic core and footstreets, our various tourist attractions, our great shops and cultural offer, the City Walls, river walks, 7 million tourists, our parks…
ContinueClementhorpe Maltings - the inside story
Posted by Dave Atkinson on February 8, 2012 at 15:00 1 Comment 3 Likes
Today I had a guided tour of the inside of Clementhorpe Maltings and had the opportunity to discuss in length with Tim Bradley, who is the Land and Property Asset Manager in Property Services, the history of the building and potential opportunities. As promised, please see below some pictures I took.
When you walk through the entrance you immediately get a sense of the history of the place. As you walk in from main road you are presented with the buildings most impressive feature, the…
'Innovspirational'- Creative Councils Camp Update - Birmingham
Posted by Heather Niven on February 23, 2012 at 23:02 1 Comment 2 Likes
It's been an intense 30 hours! Just back from Birmingham where a team of four of us went down to further develop our GeniUS York project and to share our experiences with the other 16 short listed councils on the NESTA Creative Councils project.
We got there at dinner time last night and met all the other council teams at the…
ContinueLiving Labs Global Awards Update
Posted by Heather Niven on May 7, 2012 at 3:04 0 Comments 0 Likes
The last week has been pretty amazing! Neil (from the council) and I have been busy bees here in Rio after a hectic few weeks beforehand pulling together the NESTA phase 2 bid for the second phase of the Creative Councils programme.
After sending off the NESTA proposal for the 26th April we packed like mad for the Living Labs Global awards, to get over to Rio in time for the ceremony on the 2nd and the summit on the 3rd may, where we had been shortlisted for an…
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