Designed for scale and built for real life, with minimal staff lift.
Small, resident-driven projects are a powerful source of economic and community growth.
Small businesses created 12.9 million net new jobs in the past 25 years, about 66 percent of all new jobs in the U.S.
Every 100 dollars spent at a local business keeps about 68 dollars in the local economy
Yet most cities lack a scalable way to help thousands of residents turn interests and passions into real projects
Cities invest in workshops, accelerators, and community programs. They are valuable, but they don't scale.
Limited reach:
most programs engage a few dozen people, thousands remain untouched
Short-lived momentum:
once an event or cohort ends, progress fades
High staff load:
coordination, logistics, experts, venues, repeated effort
Not built for real life:
most residents need flexible, self-paced support
Sidely is an AI-powered platform that helps cities activate residents and guide them from interest to real-world projects.
Residents receive a simple, step-by-step journey.
Cities receive a scalable engine for bottom-up innovation.
AI guidance:
personalized direction, steps, and motivation
City-branded platform:
aligned with your city's identity and priorities
Community layer:
residents share progress, connect, and support each other
Dashboards:
live data on participation, neighborhoods, and early outcomes
1
Choose your focus areas
Select 1–3 themes such as small business growth, youth innovation, neighborhood projects, creative economy, civic challenges, or workforce pathways.
2
Launch your city-branded platform
We handle setup, branding, onboarding materials, and security. No IT burden.
3
Engage residents
Use existing channels: newsletters, social media, libraries, community partners. We provide ready-to-use messaging and graphics.
4
Track participation and outcomes
Live dashboards show engagement levels, project types, neighborhood distribution, and early economic and community signals.
A guided, simple path anyone can follow.
1
Discover:
short questions → personalized project directions
2
Build:
steps to define value, audience, model, and a first experiment
3
Launch:
small, low-risk actions supported by clear prompts
4
Grow:
refine and iterate at their own pace
No prior experience needed.
No fixed schedule.
Real progress, one small step at a time.
Sidely is built on years of hands-on work with municipalities and public sector agencies.
A multi-year collaboration with the Jerusalem Municipality and its Employment Authority.
Their official letter states:
Examples of outcomes:
Launch your city-branded platform
connects visitors with businesses offering restroom access for a small fee
"Come Dine With Me":
home-hosted dining for travelers, generating household income
Neighborhood Pocket Parks:
residents turn neglected spaces into micro-parks
Local Skills Swap:
neighbors exchange skills like guitar lessons, bike repair, coding help, and gardening
Small projects. Real local value.
Duration:
3–6 months
First wave:
~500–1,000 residents
Focus:
3–6 months
Sidely handles:
setup, onboarding, engagement, and reporting
Sidely is a civic innovation platform built for cities.
Our mission is to help municipalities activate the untapped entrepreneurial and creative potential of their residents.
Over years of working inside local communities, we saw the same pattern:
Sidely was created to give cities the infrastructure that makes resident-led innovation simple, accessible, and scalable.
Not a cohort.
Not a cohort.
A continuous engine for local value.
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