Innovative idea contest

• How to generate ideas?

• Low investments!

• Example:A Cycle FriendlyNeighbourhood

Results 1

• New ideas• Network• Publicity• Test the missing

link• Professional

development

Results 2

• 26 ideas for different neighbourhoods!

• Prominent Jury with a new view on cycling!

• Urban designers do take interest in cycling professionals/students!

• Local governments should demand attention for cycling!

Problems encountered

design question

• 1 neighbourhood• School area

• 2 panels A2• Digital pdf• We have the right to

publish ideas on the internet and in periodicals etc. always with the designers name

How to start? What happened• Joint venture with an organisation that has

experience in contests!

• Decide what you want: question or goal• By whom (target group) restricted or not?• Organizer is responsible• Clear procedure (Tender)

– Written in the Rules and regulations– No changes allowed– Jury agrees with the rules and regulations– Procedure for questions and answers

• How to launch the contest?• It all arrives in the last moment• Jury decides, organizer is the secretary of the jury, rules and

regulations

Judgement day

• Jury decides, • organizer is the secretary of the

jury,• Refer to the rules and regulations

What is next?

• Based on the splendid ideas we started a new project.

• Based on the experience we launched another idea contest.

• How can we work together?

How can we work together?• We would like to learn from your

experiences• We are willing to inform about our

experiences• We are willing to spread your idea contest

in the Netherlands (on the internet)

• www.wijkenvoordefiets.nl/international/ideacontest E-mail: h.hendriks@fietsersbond.nlSkype: hendriks.henk