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Having published our Three
Field Asset based Community Development paper we now want to start thinking
about an operational model that will enable the implementation of an asset
based health approach.
Fig
1 is our first design of such a model. We will, in the coming
months, develop this design and model. This will be done through discussion
with commissioners and community activists to enable a robust, fundable and
sustainable model to be designed that recognises the importance of all
participants within the process.
Fig
1 ASSET BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH OPERATIONAL MODEL – 1ST DRAFT.
The development of this process is only part of our
thinking.
For this model to be implemented systemically, ensuring
success and sustainability, we would argue that there is a need for true
transformation of the public realm funding processes, to review its attitude
and opinion of VCSE/community groups, and their role in service provision.
Figs 2-4
outline our thinking about changes to the public realm funding decision making
process.
We promote the use of data from wider sources than those currently
used. We outline an asset based approach that should be adopted to support
services, not because utilising community assets is a cheaper option in time of
public realm budget cuts, but because community assets are an essential and
skilful resource than can optimise the impact of projects.
In the coming months we will expand on these designs
exploring current process, Fig
2 Traditional
(Established) Model (yellow section on left), and the ‘market’ development of a supply chain.
This diagram also explores the Product Development Process (brown section on
right), which is supposedly assimilated into the supply chain process.
Fig 2 TRADITIONAL (ESTABLISHED) MODEL,
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Fig 3 Current
Ecosystem, Design Process, Wider Data Proposal explores what impact the term
‘transformation’ has had on the ecosystem, with the yellow and blue sections
identifying a “delivery disconnect” in the sustainability of income from any
‘product’ developed within the supply chain.
This figure also provides an outline of the ‘Design Process’
(grey section), as well as outlining a Wider Data Proposal (green section).
These last two sections form part of ‘absolute’ processes, processes
that, together with the Product Development Process, are external to the system
but should be incorporated within it, if true transformation is to take place.
Fig 3 CURRENT
ECOSYSTEM, DESIGN PROCESS, WIDER DATA PROPOSAL
The last sheet, Fig
4, incorporates elements of our previous work, Three
Field Asset Based Community Development (green section), together with
structures developed by Poc Zero with
whom we are working to develop transformational proposals. Poc Zero’s Ring Of
Confidence, is augmented by Boxes Of Support (orange section). The final
section Developing The Dojos (purple), begins the exploration of how community
organisations can be engaged as ‘peers’ within the delivery and process, designed
or developed through public realm funding.
The Operational Model, Fig
1, and subsequent transformational designs, Figs
2-4, place asset engagement and development at the core of the
activity.
We believe that communities, assets, volunteers, whatever
label is used, should not be seen as an aid to public realm funding cuts.
Communities and individuals, irrespective of their issues,
can be seen as assets to a programme yet generally projects/programmes are
developed within a deficiency model - activities to rectify deficiencies.
We put communities at the core of
activities and model how both public organisations, Fig
1 and public realm funding can be transformed to accommodate their
resources and assets, Figs
2-4.
This is what we believe is true transformation.
If you are interested in discussing our designs or
activities, please contact us to discuss how we can work together.
Ted Ryan
September 2016
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