UNCOMMON GROUND Something invisible this way comes A story of magic and adventure 

People. Create. Change. in partnership with the citizens of Peterborough Peterborough City Council Arts Council England RSA http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/public-services-arts-social-change/ citizen-power/arts-and-social-change   

Starting from where you’re really at   

21st century enlightenment Before Citizen Power 3 month scoping study of local needs: Extensive literature review Local strategies and public opinion data Academic and public policy research on place-shaping Creative public participation approaches Deliberative research 5 x workshops Local people, community groups and third sector organisations In-depth interviews 35 x discussions Senior decision-makers across public and third sectors 

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21st century enlightenment Ci#zen  Powered   

Citizen Power in action   Building  Recovery  Capital   Establishing  a  recovery  community  that  will  help  to  ini6ate,  support  and   sustain  recovery  from  substance  misuse     Area  Based  Curriculum   Peterborough  designing  their  own  curriculum,  connec6ng  what  young   people  learn  in  school  with  where  they  live  and  making  educa6on  a   community  issue     Change  Makers   Iden6fying  and  mobilising  the  key  individuals  who  are  driving  posi6ve   change  in  their  local  areas     Ci#zen  Power  in  Ac#on   

Arts and Social Change Exploring how creativity and arts can be used to build attachment, participation and innovation across three different levels: •  Community •  public service delivery •  leadership The programme operated as a framework for new ways of working and building engagement across the city. 

Experiments in Place Making 

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How     How do we expose the gap between what we say we want and what we do that invites a willingness to change? 

Curiosity Invitation Willingness 

“Behaviours  ma.er  more  than  words.  If  local  authori8es   want  to  promote  deeper  more  generous  rela8onships   between  ci8zens  then  councils’  own  prac8ce  must  reflect   this.”   J.Birdwell, F.Farook, S. Jones; Trust in Practice DEMOS; 2010; http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/trustinpractice 

creative practice as a methodology for exploring the issues of importance to themselves 

Peterborough’s Innovation Forum 

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“It’s made us reflect on ourselves rather than running forward everyday as we always do.” Pat Carrington: Principal, Peterborough City College 

Participants made commitments to working differently 19 

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INVITATION   

How  are  we  going  to  change  the  parent-­‐child   rela6onship  between  the  ci6zen  and  the  state?   

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