Be'er Sheva Innovation Team

Challenges. Research. People. Initiatives.

Welcome

ABOUT US

The Beer Sheva Municipality i- team has been operating with the support of the Bloomberg Philanthropies since January 2018.

We are an internal-external consultation team that assists the municipality and the city to generate change by resolving significant challenges in the face of local, national and global trends via use of data and in-depth research and new ideas and methods. We do so while collaborating with stake holders possessing relevant knowledge, interest, and authority in contemplative, ideation, and implementation processes.

I-team around the world

Who are we?

OUR ACTIVITY

Challenges

We take on the leading challenges of the municipality and the city. Our goal is to create relevant and correct solutions for the challenges facing Beer Sheva.

all challenges

Small Businesses in Beer Sheva

The Beer Sheva Small Businesses Challenge

Creating a municipal framework to

encourage a vibrant small business arena in Beer Sheva

The Public Space Cleanliness

The Public Space cleanliness Challenge

Increasing the residents' involvement and sense of responsibility for the city's cleanliness.

Partnership in Urban Processes

In addition to directly addressing the various challenges, we are partners in other municipal processes related to our field of activity.

our partners

OUR OPERATIVE METHODOLOGY

Human Centered Design

Our work is based on a Human Centered Design methodology. This is a multi-dimensional, mainly qualitative, participatory action research approach which focuses on the needs and viewpoints of the people influenced by the challenge: residents, business owners, municipal employees, and many others. They are invited to participate in the initial stages of the research and ideation process via which they develop a sense of belonging, ownership and responsibility for finding high-quality solutions for the issue at hand.