Future Innovators

The Future Innovators Initiative has been developed by a partnership which marries expertise, knowledge and skills particularly in peacebuilding, community delivery, academic understanding and technical expertise. Based upon their own experience of innovative delivery, and a desire to ensure the voice of the community is heard, the partnership have agreed a sweep of activities which provide practical benefits to communities in the UV and Border Counties, and an impetus for innovation and change. The proposal further develops an innovative community cohesion and planning toolkit to create a Future Innovators training program and develop a regional network of communities, skilled in the use of social innovation technology. This technology will bring together people of different backgrounds to concretely tackle local problems through common development strategies and collectively envision a shared future based on these cooperative values. This contemporary model of co-operative delivery will incorporate new technology with on the ground (and virtual) local engagement to ensure everyone in the community has the opportunity to add their voice to influence the decisions that affect their lives and the communities where they live. Our project activities are underpinned by 3 inter related principles: - Deliberative Democracy: Bringing all members of the community together to discuss, propose, adapt and implement innovative policy solution for addressing shared issues. - Future Planning: Providing community members the opportunity, knowledge and resources to innovatively reimagine their futures together. - Social Enterprise: Economic growth for social good. Project Partners: Belfast Interface Project, University of Essex, Donegal Youth Service & Animorphe.