- Let’s Get Started -‘Kickstarter‘   583 kb by    Appenzeller, Markus & Probst, Martin | ma@mlaplus.com    Short Outline Can Russia learn from Asiafastforward and the West equally? How are concepts of kick-starting development used in practice? Goal: Bringing the best aspects together in a set of recommendations for Perm and other Russian cities in transformation. Abstract Cities in China show the rest of the world how quick new urban environments can emerge. They do not seem to have any of the problems the rest of the world has when starting urban (re-)development. That might be true when it comes to the creation of physical substance in a created tabula rasa. But city also is a social and economically active place, lacking in many of these new quarters for many years because it reaches beyond modernist paradigms in a guided economy. In Russia, projects are often victims of bureaucratic hindrances and the belief in the big project, thatsolves all problems but often does not solve one of them. Modernisation is not a “project” with a start day and a clear end. Urban problems are complex and can’t be solved in one day. Reform of existing conditions takes time. We should also not ignore all the good aspects that exist: experienced people, good networks, traditions and local identity. Transformation is a process of development. Even if the aim is clear today, regulations and habits of people need to change towards a different, better future. A future that is promising as much as it is unclear and surprising. That means that the original aim might also need adjustment.But people want to see achievements or are desperate for problems to be solved. Kids are growing up, life goes on every day, we can’t wait … 1. Emergency call – ask for help Kickstarter = crowd funding and the use of collective intelligence Find supporters to develop and support the process Find local people/institutions that will carry the project in the long run Collaboration needed for complex urban challenges 2. Quick wins Get on with the obvious Tackle immediate problems (paint, repair, clean, unused budgets) Temporary solutions = get people excited about what is possible 3. Ideas of the next generation Work with young people and students Inspiration and free thinking 4. Invite pioneers Be open minded to people/groups that want to act Temporary use 5. Pilot projects Test bed - temporary outside current rules and regulations Test new tools 6. Present, communicate, collaborate Share, explain, learn, excite, encourage, belief, trust 7. Parallel track/background Work on the more complex big projects in parallel to cross fertilize. 8. Benefits Set examples, best practice for all to experience Gain experience and share it Build up local people that will remain and carry on 9. A celebration Sense of achievement Only if you start immediately you can celebrate something together soon ''Let’s get started.'' Keywords Kickstarting development, Learning from Asia and the West, Perm, Implementing transformation Case Study presented on the ISOCARP Congress 2012: Fast Forward: Planning in a (hyper) dynamic urban context   Click to open the full paper as pdf document   Click to send an email to the author(s) of this paper