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There was a palpable sense of energy and potential at our Belfast HUB-In roadmap workshop on 23 November at Titanic Belfast. Not to mention a great deal of knowledge and expertise, as we were joined by 37 representatives from the city’s heritage, public, creative industries, academic and voluntary and community sectors.
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HUB-In is all about promoting urban transformation and the regeneration of historic urban areas (HUA) using innovation and entrepreneurship as a catalyst in eight pilot cities.
We had several aims for the workshop: giving delegates an overview of Belfast’s HUB-In ambitions, Maritime Belfast Trust’s work and an outline of wider innovation initiatives being developed across the city – not least the Innovation District where the HUB-In project is based.
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Our main objective was to generate and capture ideas on how local creatives can bring their unique perspectives to support the Maritime Mile’s sustainability, preservation, and enhancement through innovation – and for these ideas to support the development of the Belfast roadmap.
Ian Turner from Energy Cities provided expert facilitation and structure, using the open space process – encouraging delegates to participate and interact with colleagues they hadn’t met before.
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Enthusiastic discussion centred on the following eight themes:
- local people and families
- skills and education
- heritage and information sharing
- connectivity and infrastructure
- process and values
- digital technologies
- music and arts
- environment and sustainability
And now, it’s over to the Belfast HUB-In team to review and refine with Energy Cities those fantastic workshop ideas to align them with the wider European HUB-In project.
Our thanks to everyone who gave their time and energy on the day! You can follow Belfast’s progress here and by following @EUHUBIN on Twitter & Facebook!
Photos: Belfast City Council