Idea Generator helps Helsinkians develop their city
The Idea Generator process is part of the City of Helsinki’s Healthy Locality programme, which develops services that improve people’s well-being. “The aim is to find solutions for city development projects with the participation of the community, and to improve cooperation between administrative localities in the city,” say project managers Jouko Ranta from the Helsinki Health Centre and Minna Torppa from Forum Virium.
The City of Helsinki wants to offer its communities good services. The aim is to enable the public and private sectors to cooperate on development projects. The desire is to involve community members in local development to ensure the city’s supply of services corresponds with the community’s wishes. In addition to traditional hearings, opinions and thoughts are
now exchanged in idea workshops and using the Idea Generator online service developed by Tieto.
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| Jouko Ranta ja Minna Torppa enable ideas to grow in the Idea Generator process. |
“We want to know what locals and businesspeople in the areas think and what things they feel should be taken into account in city development. Helsinki is a big city that is full of ideas,” Jouko Ranta and Minna Torppa believe.
The Idea Generator is a way to share ideas, discuss them, assess them, and make proposals. Community members and city experts alike participate in the discussion and filtering of ideas. Companies, organisations and societies will also get to present their own solutions to the issues raised.
“The Idea Generator enables people to interact, both face-to-face and online, and to support each other. It is the best way for us to make progress with our aims. The online service is not simply a new feedback or initiative system. Instead, it is about a comprehensive whole built for genuine shared development, intended to encourage community members to influence their own, everyday environment,” Torppa says.
“The Idea Generator enables people to interact, both face-to-face and online, and to support each other. It is the best way for us to make progress with our aims. The online service is not simply a new feedback or initiative system. Instead, it is about a comprehensive whole built for genuine shared development, intended to encourage community members to influence their own, everyday environment,” Torppa says.
Ever better services through brain-storming
“So far we have identified many areas for development and have generated proposals for solutions. One concrete idea that will be implemented is the Roihuvuori Community Centre, which the local community has committed to maintaining. The Idea Generator has proven to be a functional tool for the harvesting and cultivation of ideas. Online participation will become a permanent method of participation that we will continue to develop,” Ranta says.
A group of experts will assess and score the ideas shared using the online service during 2011, and the top-rated ideas will be implemented.
“Users of the service can vote for development ideas. Community members’ votes are taken into account when the ideas are assessed and their eligibility for further development is examined,” Torppa says.
The Idea Generator is about cooperation between the City of Helsinki, the members of its communities, and the private and third sectors. The online service is based on the Eureka! application developed by Tieto, which is intended for internal innovation in organisations and for involving clients in the development of services, products, and operational methods. Tieto has also been actively involved in planning content for the online service, and created its visual look.
Further information:
•Markku Leivonen, Business Consultant, Tieto, tel. +358 40 866 8162, markku.leivonen(a)tieto.com
•Minna Torppa, Project Manager, Forum Virium Helsinki, tel. +358 40 556 2125, minna.torppa(a)forumvirium.fi
•Jouko Ranta, Project Manager, City of Helsinki Health Centre, tel. +358 50 371 7830, jouko.ranta(a)hel.fi
http://idealinko.hel.fi
“So far we have identified many areas for development and have generated proposals for solutions. One concrete idea that will be implemented is the Roihuvuori Community Centre, which the local community has committed to maintaining. The Idea Generator has proven to be a functional tool for the harvesting and cultivation of ideas. Online participation will become a permanent method of participation that we will continue to develop,” Ranta says.
A group of experts will assess and score the ideas shared using the online service during 2011, and the top-rated ideas will be implemented.
“Users of the service can vote for development ideas. Community members’ votes are taken into account when the ideas are assessed and their eligibility for further development is examined,” Torppa says.
The Idea Generator is about cooperation between the City of Helsinki, the members of its communities, and the private and third sectors. The online service is based on the Eureka! application developed by Tieto, which is intended for internal innovation in organisations and for involving clients in the development of services, products, and operational methods. Tieto has also been actively involved in planning content for the online service, and created its visual look.
Further information:
•Markku Leivonen, Business Consultant, Tieto, tel. +358 40 866 8162, markku.leivonen(a)tieto.com
•Minna Torppa, Project Manager, Forum Virium Helsinki, tel. +358 40 556 2125, minna.torppa(a)forumvirium.fi
•Jouko Ranta, Project Manager, City of Helsinki Health Centre, tel. +358 50 371 7830, jouko.ranta(a)hel.fi
http://idealinko.hel.fi
We have also implemented an online service that involves residents in Mikkeli.
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City of Helsinki
Helsinki has approximately 590 000 inhabitants and is the centre of an economic region containing 738 100 jobs. The challenge
The City of Helsinki wants to offer its communities good services. The aim is to enable the public and private sectors to cooperate on development projects. The intention is to involve community members to ensure the city’s supply of services corresponds with the community’s wishes. The solution
In addition to traditional hearings, opinions and thoughts are exchanged in the city’s idea workshops and using the Idea Generator online service developed by Tieto. The Idea Generator is a way to share ideas, discuss them, and assess them. The online service is based on the Eureka! application developed by Tieto, which is intended for internal innovation in organisations and for involving clients in the development of services, products, and operational methods. Added value
Community members have presented a substantial number of ideas and have brain-stormed solutions for development projects using the online service. Some of the ideas from community members are already being implemented. Members of local communities have committed themselves to projects. |
