Developed by communications designer Andy Cutler over a 2-year period, this model was developed to nurture substantive relationships between smaller cities throughout the world beginning with Copenhagen and Providence. Sharing resources/assets, supporting student engagement, promoting and progressing entrepreneurship and exporting mentoring models and expertise in sustainability (for example) is the basis for this new style of "sites city" relationships.
3. Why Copenhagen & Providence?
COPENHAGEN PROVIDENCE
Founded 1137 Founded 1636
Populuation: 1.2 million Population: ~180,000 (37 th largest metro
(78% Danish; 14.6% Non-Western area in the U.S.; 2 nd largest city in New
Nations; 7.5% Western Nations) England)
14 colleges/universities 7 colleges/universities
34 square miles 20.5 square miles
World class arts & design communities World class arts & design communities
Waterfront development project(s) Waterfront development project(s)
Active commitment social media/blogging Recognized leader in mentoring young talent
-OpenCopenhagen Active preservation movement
-Visit Copenhagen IBM Smarter City
-Miss Design Says Leading American city for youth arts programs
-Copenhagenize One of the oldest engineering programs in
US/Brown
-Go Visit Denmark
Leader in sustainability & bicycle
transportation
IBM Smarter City
Infrastructure movement
5. Gateway Communities
Providence
* I-95 Corridor
* 1 hour to Boston
* 2 hours to Cape Cod, Berkshires, Portland
* 3.5 hours (train/bus)/1 hour (plane) to NYC
Copenhagen
* Gateway to Stockholm, Oslo,
Helsinki
* Denmark is southernmost
Scandinavian country
* 1 hour to Berlin
* 2 hours to Paris/London (plane)
8. Copenhagen at a Glance
• English is spoken by 80% of Danes (primary second language).
• 26 hospitals, 14 universities, 10,000 researchers, 4 science parks
and 140 biotechnological companies are located in the part of the
Øresund region, named Medicon Valley.
• The transport infrastructure of Copenhagen is among the most
efficient and reliable systems in the world.
• British style magazine Wallpaper has named copenhagen one of the
coolest capitals in the world & Fast Company recently named it one of
the “smartest cities in Europe.”
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11. Rhode Island Foundation:
Make It Happen RI (Progress Report)
“Do what Andy Cutler does: let
people in your own social networks
know how great Providence and
Rhode Island is.” (page 46)
13. Citizen Diplomacy
…During the meeting, Secretary Clinton
reiterated the United States’ strong
commitment to engaging young people
worldwide and to using people-to-people
diplomacy as a means to create
opportunities for greater understanding.
-Secretary Clinton Announces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as
Cultural Ambassador, Excerpt from Press Release,
January 18, 2012
14. Sister City (or Town-Twinning)
Model
• First:
• Paderborn, Germany & Le Mans, France (836)
• First (Modern Era)
• Keighley, West Yorkshire, England & Poix-du-Nord,
Nord, France (1920)
• First (N. America)
• Toledo, Ohio & Toledo, Spain (1931)
• First (of its kind)
• Rochester, Minnesota & Knebworth, UK (1967)
15. The One Who Figures Out How to
Maximize These Relationships Wins!
• According to statistics from Sister Cities
International, there are 694 different US
cities who currently have active Sister City
programs – which, in turn, represent 1,992
partnerships around the world.
• Sister Cities International, is a non-profit
global citizen network, the organization
represents 1,749 international communities
in 134 countries.
32. THIS IS ABOUT
CREATING
A MOVEMENT!
There is NO greater power than a community realizing its full potential!
33. ROC vs. ROI
• Economic in nature
• New approaches in addressing community challenges
• Expanded networks
• Experiential learning opportunities for students
• Increasing awareness of our community(ies)
-press (traditional + non-traditional)
-social media
-tourism + travel
-collaboration through through sharing (lectures, conferences, mentoring)
-create & leverage as many storytelling opportunities as possible
34. Full-Time Effort is Necessary!
If a thing’s worth doing at all, it’s
worth doing well.
-H.G. Wells, 1915
35. Next Steps
✔Endorsement from Mayor
✔Secure Seed Capital (public/private investment)
✔Initiate full-time endeavor
-Begin creating online/communication tools
✔Outreach to CPH Mayor Frank Jensen
✔ Mission Tour; documenting visit (lay the groundwork for numerous
partnerships + next visit with Mayor)
Notas do Editor
Some points of comparison; two extremely old cities rooted in history, innovation, art, design and academics.
The distance between CPH and PVD I s equivalent of east coast/west coast
Driving force behind this initiative
Name of the initiative
AC’s Legacy of Community Involvement
History of sister city relationships; the Rochester, MN relationship reflects two communities coming together under the umbrella of medical research
“ Active” is a relative term; substantive is what I am proposing
Denver’s approach
Sampling of arts & cultural assets
From social enterprise/impact ventures to agricultural, tech & design, etc.
College/university assets
Conference/event assets in PVD (sampling) premier platforms for CPH innovators to be, participate, perfrom, and tell their stories—we are expert at connecting
Imaging a new type of interaction; where CPH/Denmark can use PVD as a stage/setting to showcase its problem-solving abilities internationally (and vice versa)….+ cultural exchange, too
Entities whose products/services would be ideal for Danish market
To embrace, assist and collaborate….beyond our borders…..catalyzing new conversations, relationships, partnerships and problem-solving.
