A presentation describing how you can sponsor or support your competition to identify how communities and entrepreneurs can develop ideas & prototypes to improve their neighbourhoods in Kent. Transformed by You is is a competition supported by Kent Connects to stimulate collaboration between public services, entrepreneurs and communities to develop innovative ways of using technology to improve their neighbourhoods. It will launch on the 24th June on www.simp.co and will conclude on 23rd November with a Prototyping Day in Tunbridge Wells.

1. Do you have an idea
on how to improve your neighbourhood?
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Do you want to win the chance
of getting people to turn your idea into reality?

2. We’re organising a competition
to stimulate collaboration
between public
services, entrepreneurs and
communities to develop
innovative ways of using
technology to improve their
neighbourhoods

3. Outcomes from our previous competitions

4. Challenges
How can the use of ICT help people
improve their neighbourhoods?
How can the use of ICT help people keep
fit & stay healthy?
How can the use of ICT help people get
involved in reading, arts and the culture?

5. Timeline
– 11 October: Ideas: People submit ideas to the challenges
through www.simpl.co/challenges/31-transformed-by-you
21 October – 22 November: Prototyping: People select an
idea submitted in previous phase and put forward how it
could be designed into a prototype
23 November: Prototyping Day where participants will be
invited to help finalise the prototypes taken forward and
showcase them http://transformedbyou.eventbrite.co.uk

6. Colleges
Universities
Local residents
Community groups
Entrepreneurs
Startups
Target audiences

7. Why sponsor/partner with us?
Associate your brand with a pioneering way of developing
ideas & prototypes to meet local challenges
Engage with some of the county’s best innovators -
community groups, service providers, students &
universities, digital entrepreneurs & SMEs
Promote your organisation at an event designed to
stimulate technology innovation with the community

8. What does the competition deliver?
+15 partners
+400 participants
+150 insights
+30 prototypes
+£100K
investment raised
Partners Issues Motivations
Principles Prototypes Sustainability

9. Sponsor the
competition
Sponsor an insight
generation workshop
Sponsor a challenge
and prize
Sponsor the
prototyping day
Options for Sponsors

10. What can you sponsor?
In-kind support to help participants take their ideas &
prototypes forward (i.e. consultancy, space, technology)
Lunch to keep the participants creative juices flowing
A Prize awarding the best prototype on the theme of your
choice
Sponsorship of a challenge

11. How could you benefit?
You would have the opportunity to nominate a representative from
your organisation to be a judge for the competition
You would be able to define the Challenge you wanted to sponsor or
you could choose to sponsor our existing challenges
We would add your logo & marketing in print and online literature of
the event as well as announcements on the day
As well as raising your profile at the event itself, your organisation will
benefit from a range of pre- and post- event promotional activities

12. Options for Supporters
Invite your
members/staff to take
part in the competition
Host a workshop on one
of the challenges
Host a workshop to get
your users to test the
prototypes
Blog about the
competition
Volunteer to help
organise the event

13. How could you benefit?
We would add your logo and organisation details in print and online
literature of the event as well as in announcements on the day
We are open to discussing other ways to promote your organisation

14. Previously…
Previous partners & sponsors
Previous supporters
Previous prototypes developed
Previous scenarios developed
Previous winners
What they said

15. Previous Partners & Sponsors

16. Previous Supporters

17. Previous prototypes developed

18. Previous scenarios developed

19. 2011 winner leveraged £90K funding to roll out its idea across several schools
2012 winner launched website with full integration with social network tools
Previous winners

20. What they said
“The best entries aren't necessarily the technically brilliant applications. It is more about
making something that is provides a fresh, useful way to make use of an existing service”
“It’s a great opportunity to be really imaginative and yet produce something that will
have a solid local impact and helped create a network of individuals”
“The best elements for me included the competition (giving our activity an edge and
excitement), the time-bound nature of the day (we had to present our work at the end of
it), roles on hand to help us out and the style of facilitation (making everyone feel heard)”

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Noel Hatch
Research & Design Manager
noel.hatch@kent.gov.uk
@noelito
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