Modeling ‘Thriving Communities’ using a Systems Architecture to Improve Smart Cities Technology Approaches

Abstract

While there is a plethora of technology available for public use today, it can be confusing to implement and operate for communities and their citizens. A disconnect often exists between technologists and the collective community advocates who will utilize such technology. This study demonstrates systems modeling of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health (CoH) 2016 and 2017 Prize Winning Cities data to serve as a platform for technologists to understand communities needs and stakeholders. To construct the model, we categorized stakeholders involved in the CoH data as ‘system form’, and the functions fulfilled by initiatives as ‘system function’. The goal of this approach is to identify primary functions communities most frequently address and the stakeholders most often involved in implementing these initiatives.