Improve agility of decision-making
This solution addresses lack of agility in Bristol, UK for local community
Problem Description
Bristol citizens and leaders make agile decisions based on shared priorities and real time information. Being more agile will help to futureproof Bristol’s infrastructure and wider assets, whilst also promoting long term resilience planning rather than just short-term financial returns. It will also help to deliver jobs and skills for local people, whilst empowering citizens to support projects they are passionate about, and providing key infrastructure assets for Bristol.Building Blocks
- City Office partnership for cross-cutting, complex issues
- Voluntary Sector Strategy
- SevernNet circular economy plan
- Varied and frequent experience of work
- Engine Shed 2
- Young Future Bristol
- Open data platform
- British Standard on city resilience
- Climate Strategy and Energy Framework
- Adaptation & resilience framework for the Bristol Avon catchment
- Bristol is Open
- Horizon scanning
- Resilience Impact Assessment
- Protecting and valuing green space
- City metrics and Sustainable Development Goals
- Transformative Leadership
- City knowledge exchange platform
- Manage our future flood risk
- Establishing a resilient city financing structure
- Climate change adaptation plan
- Clean air city
- Bristol Transport Plan
- New models of housing delivery
- Community-based adaptation
- Participatory City
- Citizen data engagement
- Social action volunteering
- Votes for 16 year olds
Story
"Focus on agility" is 1 of 5 goals of Bristol's Resilience Strategy. Bristol is an independent-thinking, sustainable and culturally diverse city with a high quality of life. Bristol is thriving. But there is no room for complacency. Changes are occurring at unprecedented rates in our economy, job markets, technology, environment, politics and population, and consequently our challenges are becoming both more severe and more unexpected. The vision of resilience articulated here is a distinctively ‘Bristol’ vision, and it is a genuinely collective one, emerging from not only rigorous data analysis but also the experiences and opinions of thousands of Bristolians, as well as national and international friends. We have co-created this Resilience Strategy, comprising a 50 year vision, resilience pillars, goals and transformative actions.
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Organisations Involved
Contributed By
- Sarah Toy, Strategic Resilience Officer, Bristol's Resilience Strategy
Solution Stage
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| STAGE | SPECIALIST SKILLS REQUIRED | EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES | RISK LEVEL AND HANDLING | FINANCE REQUIRED | KINDS OF EVIDENCE GENERATED | GOAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developing and testing3 | Mix of design and implementation skills |
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HIGH |
MEDIUM | A stronger case with cost and benefit projections developed through practical trials and experiments, involving potential users | Demonstration that the idea works, or evidence to support a reworking of the idea |