Seoul Innovation Park
www.innovationpark.kr
Social Innovation Platform, which will create the next 5-year future of Seoul.
Seoul Innovation Center
Contents
1. Why?
2. History
3. Vision
4. The Current Status
5. Strategy
6. 2015
7. 2016 Plan
8. Seoul Innovation Center
1.Why?
Why.
Various Urban Problems,
Necessity of Paradigm shift
• Seoul, the capital of South Korea, has been through dramatic economic growth, but there have
emerged various urban problems such as polarization, aging society, low birth rate, etc.
• Such various urban problems from the city, densely populated and modernized, challenges
the existing paradigm
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Why. Social Innovation in Seoul
•
Since Won Soon Park was elected as a mayor, Seoul Metropolitan Government has
prioritized ‘social innovation’ as a methodology of solving urban problems in Seoul.
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Why.
Achievement & Challenge in Social
Innovation by Seoul Metropolitan
Government
Achievements
•
Implementation of
various policy through
civic engagement
•
The first establishment
of basis for social
innovation policy and
implementation
Challenges
•
•
Un-systematized
achievements and
successful cases
Citizen’s low
recognition on social
innovation
Alternatives
Social innovation
platform, which
symbolizes civic
collaboration for social
innovation in Seoul
Seoul
Innovation
Park
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2. History
History.
Gradual Alteration
‘Seoul Innovation
Park’ Plan
Health Innovation
Platform
(Korea National
Institute of Health)
2015.4~
2012-2014
2010-2012
1960~2010
Establishment of
Intermediary
Organizations
Establishment of
Seoul Innovation
Center
History.
Korea National
Institute of Health
Health Innovation
Platform
Seoul
Innovation
Park
Social Innovation
Platform
3. Vision
Vision
Social Innovation Platform, which will create
the next 5-year future of Seoul
Goal
•

•
‘Innovation Experiment’ led by 1000 numbers of
innovators through ‘365 Living Lab’and revitalization of
civic engagement
Connection and convergence for social innovation
process through one million people’s engagement
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4. The Current Status
190 numbers of group, 1000 members
Industrial Innovation
(publication, movie, food)
Regeneration
(space, energy, musical
instrument, furniture)
People
(nature, relationship,
communication,
independence)
190
numbers
Life style
(health, shelter,
IT, DIY, market)
1000
members
Environment
(urban farming,
appropriate
technology)
Amusement
(art, performance)
Society
(polarization,
refugee, handicap)
Aid
(consulting,
Accounting
firm)
[Group1]
Indie band, Musician, Lim Ji Hoon,
New Challenge: Goguma Education Music Lab
“‘Goguma Education
Music Lab’ creates,
express music and
makes education
contents. His new goal
is to make the youths
feel free through music.”
[Group2]
Arborist, ‘Siso’
Tree climbing, arborist,
making playground using
rope and tree
[Group3]
Social venture, ‘Underdogs’
‘Underdogs’ provides
systematic incubating
program for raising social
innovators, such as
marketing, business, etc.
Intermediary Organizations
5. Strategy
Three C Strategy
Come
Gather citizens-innovators-intermediary
organizations together
Connect
Connect the experience of 1000 numbers of
innovators and give an opportunity for refresh
experiment
Create
Create the future of Seoul by making specific model
of innovation and spreading it
6. 2015
Main Project in 2015
• Revitalization of outside space
• Recruitment of groups/actors and reinforcement of autonomy
• Revitalization of middle/ small-sized building
Revitalization
of Outside
Space
Outside Space for raising civic engagement
Maximization of
open/sharing
space
Fresh experiment
Environment for
and
civic participation
artistic/cultural
sensibility

Variable complex space: establishment of multipurpose facilities for convenience

Mobile shop : pop-up market for citizens

Innovation Plaza : plaza for citizens to play and experience innovation

Infrastructure for ‘Maker Culture’: infrastructure of maker technology for innovation
Middle/small sized building

Knowledge hub: condition for sharing knowledge of innovators with citizens
for innovation practice

Collaborative innovation: public offering for activating collaboration
Innovation Plaza for
civic engagement
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
야외공간
활성화
Space
활성화
Outside Space for raising civic engagement
Playground,
Game, Media
park
Hidden Market
Mobile Arcade
Change of space
condition
Companion animal
Mobile Hotel/
rooftop
Visiting center
Parking lot
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
활성화
Space
Mobile Cube, Mobile House
Structure, constructed by 3D printing technology and surrounded by
sustainable energy – resting place for citizens and innovators
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
활성화
Space
Mobile Shop
place for ‘workshop’ for networking/ collaboration between people
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
활성화
Space
Multi-Playground
i.e. mobile playground, media projection, nomadic garden, etc.
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
활성화
Space
Mobile Library/book store
Revitalization
야외공간
of Outside
활성화
Space
Space for Maker’s culture
Recruitment of
Networking Program for autonomy
야외공간
autonomy
between groups
groups &
reinforcement of
활성화
•
Recruitment of 111 numbers of groups, which will move into Building
Miraecheong
•
Encouragement of their collaboration/ autonomy through various Networking
program
Revitalization of
middle/ small-
야외공간
sized building
Space for innovative experiment
활성화
Come
citizen and
innovators
gather
together
Connect
networking
between
innovators
Create
fresh
experiment
•
‘Ancient Future,’ revitalizing the existing facilities with the perspective of urban regeneration
•
‘Experiment Space’ solving various urban problem in Seoul in new way
•
‘Sharing Space’ for citizens in Seoul
Revitalization of
middle/ smallsized building
Space for innovative experiment
sharing &
innovation
experiment
Youth
Building
(청년청 )
Innovation
Pivotal Base
Innovation
Playground
7. 2016 Plan
Strategy for 2016
•Social innovation experiment, civic engagement, activation of SIP by PR
•Making <Social innovation plan-experiment-analysis-agenda> virtuous circle structure
•Establishment of research lab and management
Social Innovation Plan
Innovators
Open table
Actors for Solution
Citizens/
outside innovators
Operational
Experiment(Living
Lab)
Supported
Playground(Univ.
Adviser Hong of Innovation)
Channel
Social Innovation Network
Message
2016 Project
Activation of SIP
Virtuous Circle Structure
for Social Innovation
Research/
Education
- Research Lab for plan, research, analysis, agenda for policy
- Development of education program for citizens and actors
- PR/communication for Social Innovation/ Seoul Innovation Park
SI
Experiment
- Open Lab/ Living Lab for innovation experiment system
- Networking experiment for collaboration/ autonomy between innovators
- Revitalization of middle/small-sized building
- Revitalization of outside space for citizen’s playground
SIP
Management
-Recruitment/ Support
- Management of facility
2016 Main Project – ‘Research Lab’
•Research for social innovation case in Seoul for the recognition as a
significant agenda to citizens
•Study of domestic/ foreign case, theory and policy for social innovation
•Sharing the study/ analysis with citizens
2016 Main Project- ‘Living Lab’
Solution for urban problems by convergence
• Solution for social issue, which citizens, living in Seoul have challenged
• Simulation, discussion, campaign for solution by citizens, innovators
and professionals
• Various approach by collaboration with foreign innovation group
Systematization of
innovative solution
for urban problem by
convergence and
connection
Building
infrastructure for
establishment of
‘Living Lab’ and
extension of it
Application of the
solution through
Living Lab project in
daily life
2016 Main Project- Global Collaboration
• Interchange program with foreign innovation groups
(i.e. UN, MIT media lab, etc.)
• International collaboration and networking with foreign innovators
Playground for Family
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Unprecedented Social Innovation Cluster Complex
서울의 미래를 창조하는
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BMW-Guggenheim Lab
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대만의 창의공원(華山1914)
8. Seoul Innovation Center
Seoul Innovation Center
Coordinating group which discovers social innovators, connects their
experiences with social issues and spreads the solution to society
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Seoul Innovation Center
Eunpyeong-gu Tongillo 684 Seoul, South Korea
Building Mireacheong 2nd Floor
Tel 02-389-7512-3
Fax 02-389-7514
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