How you can develop your own community-innovation project?
We are putting together a comprehensive toolbox to help you organise your own community-innovation projects.
In the mean time, this is the short version of the approach we are implementing ourselves:
- organize via local community activities and new social media. Previously to starting the TEALcenter project (ref. www.tealcenter.org), the Made with Love Projects foundation organised 7 festivals with more than 365 workshops. We also set up 2 communities on Facebook with close to 8.000 members.
- reach out to local authorities and other partners to find a common infrastructure to meet and cooperate. In our case we set up the TEALcenter project with support from the Flemish government so we could use a circular building for our activities. We built the prototype as an open source project so you too can benefit from our research, ref. www.tealcenter.org
- if the local authority is unable or unwilling to contribute, you can consider alternatives such as renting a place, crowdfunding for a TEALcenter or another type of community building, organising online and occasionally meeting at innovative festivals (such as Burning Man, the Body & Soul Festival etc),...
Social media can be a tool for mobilising people to participate in your well defined projects.
It is best to start small and then grow your network.
Our first prototype TEALcenter is ready. 😊
We are now working on a renewable energy system, based on solar panels and networkable battery.
Alliances are welcome:
- technical and artistic help for making and installing TEALcenter components
- people who would like to participate in the community garden
- people who can help with upcycling the circular furniture and other infrastructure
- educators, new media experts, software programmers
- financial contributions to pay for everything, including
- the infrared heating system: 2.500 €
- the rainwater harvesting system: 1.800 €
- the community garden: 7.500 €
- the recycled greenhouse (in safety glass): 3.750 €
- balance to be paid for the TEALcenter (finished): 15.000 €
We are also making good progress in setting up a prototype TEALcommunity in Rennes-les-Bains in the South of France.
If you have the possibility to make a contribution to our projects, please contact:
Garsett Larosse
Made with Love Projects
mwl@telenet.be
- WHAT Community-Innovation is
- WHY Community-Innovation is urgently needed
- WHO is or should be involved in Community-Innovation
- WHERE Community-Innovation is taking place
- HOW Community-Innovation is taking shape and how YOU can be part of the solution
- WHEN Community-Innovation is coming to you