City of City of Bothell Bothell Business Business Program Program
Jun 20, 2015
City of BothellCity of Bothell
Business ProgramBusiness Program
OverviewOverview
SustainabilitySustainability
“ “Meeting the needs of the Meeting the needs of the present without compromising present without compromising the ability of future generations the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”to meet their own needs.”
SSource: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ource: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
AimsAims
Investing in environmental projects Investing in environmental projects Work with businesses, community & UWBWork with businesses, community & UWB
Improve the place we live in Improve the place we live in Benefit our community socially and economicallyBenefit our community socially and economically
BenefitsBenefits
Aiding the City of Bothell:Aiding the City of Bothell: Give direction and clarity to project selectionGive direction and clarity to project selection Allocation of scarce resources Allocation of scarce resources Aligned with the City’s sustainability missionAligned with the City’s sustainability mission
EconomicEconomic Increase business involvementIncrease business involvement
SocialSocial Create a sense of unityCreate a sense of unity
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Reducing human impactReducing human impact
Sustainability GoalsSustainability Goals
Create an economically vibrant Create an economically vibrant communitycommunity
Local leader in environmentally Local leader in environmentally friendly practicesfriendly practices
Encourage schools, city governments, Encourage schools, city governments, business to promote sustainabilitybusiness to promote sustainability
Student projects/community service Student projects/community service Quarterly college projectsQuarterly college projects
Organization & StrategyOrganization & Strategy
CultureCulture
Cross-functional TeamsCross-functional Teams
VisionVision
CultureCulture
Create a culture built around Create a culture built around sustainabilitysustainability
Culture should inspire and motivate Culture should inspire and motivate employeeemployee
Top management commitment Top management commitment Reward for participation and innovationReward for participation and innovation
Sustainability does not have to be all Sustainability does not have to be all or nothingor nothing
Cross-functional TeamsCross-functional Teams
City of Bothell currently uses a City of Bothell currently uses a traditional traditional departmental departmental organizational structureorganizational structure
Sustainability is a city vision, not just a Sustainability is a city vision, not just a departmental objectivedepartmental objective
OpportunityOpportunity: : Facilitate the collaboration needed for Facilitate the collaboration needed for
sustainability projectssustainability projects
RecommendationRecommendation:: Create cross-functional teams to work on Create cross-functional teams to work on
projectsprojects
Cross-functional TeamsCross-functional Teams
Effective mechanism to achieve commitmentEffective mechanism to achieve commitment
Commitment creates ownership! Commitment creates ownership!
Create synergy between employees:Create synergy between employees: Often, employees working in different departments are Often, employees working in different departments are
not aware of other departments' needs. not aware of other departments' needs.
Cross-functional TeamsCross-functional Teams
Promote employee awareness and Promote employee awareness and understanding understanding
Helps identify opportunities and Helps identify opportunities and solutionssolutions
Sustainable community can only be Sustainable community can only be achieved comprehensively achieved comprehensively
Must include organizational-wide Must include organizational-wide support support
Address sustainable practices from a Address sustainable practices from a multi-departmental perspectivemulti-departmental perspective
VisionVision
Vision statements:Vision statements: Gives employees directionGives employees direction
Should be generated by employees Should be generated by employees utilizing cross-functional teamsutilizing cross-functional teams
Create buy-in from employeesCreate buy-in from employees
Internal vision leads to motivation Internal vision leads to motivation results results
Sample Vision StatementSample Vision Statement
““The City of Bothell will actively The City of Bothell will actively engage and provide leadership to engage and provide leadership to the community in order to build a the community in order to build a sustainable lifestyle for sustainable lifestyle for generations to come”generations to come”
Sample Vision StatementSample Vision Statement
““We will help build a sustainable We will help build a sustainable community through a community through a commitment to best practice, commitment to best practice, innovation, co-operation and innovation, co-operation and education for current and future education for current and future generations”generations”
Aggregate Project PlanningAggregate Project Planning
Definition: Definition: Systematic approach to Systematic approach to
managing a set and mix of managing a set and mix of projects and scarce resources projects and scarce resources over timeover time
THE KEY:THE KEY: Properly define project types Properly define project types
and classify current and classify current projectsprojects
Aggregate Project PlanningAggregate Project Planning
Three basic types of projects: Three basic types of projects: DerivativeDerivative PlatformPlatform BreakthroughBreakthrough
Breakthrough
Platform
Derivative
Process ToolProcess ToolSustainability Rubric
Determining factorsDetermining factors CostCost Schedule Schedule PerformancePerformance SustainabilitySustainability
Next Step Recommendations Next Step Recommendations
Use Cross-functional teams to Use Cross-functional teams to apply the APP Processapply the APP Process
Mayor blog designed by UWB studentsMayor blog designed by UWB students Allows city employees to networkAllows city employees to network
Help facilitate cultural change within Help facilitate cultural change within the City of Bothellthe City of Bothell
Continue working with UWBContinue working with UWB
Future ProjectsFuture Projects
UWB Student GroupsUWB Student Groups Business Development Center Business Development Center Small Research ProjectsSmall Research Projects Center for Student EntrepreneurshipCenter for Student Entrepreneurship
Collaboration on long-term development Collaboration on long-term development strategy using APP Processstrategy using APP Process
Quarterly “town-meetings” at UWBQuarterly “town-meetings” at UWB Discuss current & future projectsDiscuss current & future projects Recruit volunteers/class credit programRecruit volunteers/class credit program
Thank you all very Thank you all very much for coming!much for coming!