OCEAN VIEW

DESIGN THINKING

A number of community members recently collaborated to imagine ways to improve life in Oceanview. Top ideas emerged from this workshop and are now being taken through to the Innovation Prototyping phase.

Workshop

The goal of the initial Design Thinking workshop was to uncover new opportunities that might empower Ocean View to reap the maximum benefits from improved internet access, while also enabling social and environmental sustainability.

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IMAGINING FUTURES

ASPIRATIONS & OPPORTUNITIES

Community development through cycling

Reducing carbon footprint

Increased yield from farming

Green business opportunities

Green education

NEEDS IDENTIFIED

Green Broad Beans
Ganief Manuel with a mask on
A Father and Mother helping a Child on a bicycle in a sunny street
A man with brightly coloured blue traditional clothing speaking to a woman with bright yellow patterned traditional clothing
Jimmy James from Ocean View placing a sticky note on a whiteboard
A lady with a headdress and a blue denim jacket pointing to something to show another lady

Outcomes

The team created a map of Ocean View that captured new ideas and the potential linkages between them. The following core, interrelated themes emerged:

  • Sustainable energy capture and utilisation
  • Education
  • Production and sales to move goods up the value chain.
THE CHALLENGE...

CHALLENGE TO BIOLOGY

  • How can we exchange knowledge, goods and services both paid and bartered.
  • How can we harness wind for good use?
  • How can we leverage the close proximity of the ocean to create more green business opportunities?
NATURE'S ANSWERS...

COLLABORATE

Are you interested in collaborating?

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