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COINs 2010 Contextual Transmedia Communications (w/ 2012 Updates)
COINs 2010 Conference slide presentation, "Contextual Transmedia Communications" prepared and presented by Betsey Merkel, Co-Founder & Director, I-Open, Oct 2010, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA USA (extended version w/ 2012 updates). References to community engagement and management; knowledge management and information architecture; value-based communications, publishing & content marketing; and social media strategy.
Category:Business & EconomicsReads:591Uploaded:01 / 29 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionNEWS I-Open Media Libraries 2010-2011
NEWS UPDATE & SUPPORT CAMPAIGN LAUNCH - The I-Open Civic Wisdom Libraries 2010-2011 build Connectivity, Conversations and Capacity Building in Open Source Economic Development. The I-Open Civic Wisdom Library is a public resource containing over 10,000 minutes of video interviews and broadcast civic forum conversations, photojournalistic albums, and document libraries focused on innovation and entrepreneurial solutions in Open Source Economic Development, a network approach to technology driven enterprise development. Support the I-Open library! Send your tax-deductible contributions marked “I-Open Civic Wisdom Library” payable to: The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), 2563 Kingston Road, Cleveland, OH 44118 USA. Send your questions to info@i-open.org - we’d like to hear from you! Thank you!
Category:Business & EconomicsReads:590Uploaded:01 / 07 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionHow to Create Your Social Media Knowledge Portrait
How To Create Your Social Media Knowledge Portrait Written by Betsey Merkel, Co-Founder & Director, I-Open May 2011 Social business requires an integration of all we know to advance our conversations and meaningfully connect to both traditional and non-traditional employment opportunities. The creation of a social media knowledge portrait begins by recognizing traditional work experiences, skills training, formal education, human passion, and emerging interests. Hobbies once unrelated, now become employable attributes. Copyright 2011 Betsey Merkel and I-Open. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works. Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:375Uploaded:07 / 08 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionExpanding Skills
The creation of a social media knowledge portrait begins by recognizing traditional work experiences, skills training, formal education, human passion, and emerging interests. Hobbies once unrelated, now become employable attributes. Copyright 2011 Betsey Merkel and I-Open. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works. Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:223Uploaded:07 / 08 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionCategories of Commitment
Traditional workforce development actualized one career, one talent, or one skill. But in today’s dynamic workplace, entrepreneurs must hone a diverse skill set, continuously cultivate complex connectivity, and adopt social behaviors focused on giving, attribution and reciprocity. The Categories of Commitment Map (example, shown left) offers a fuller, more appreciative range of talents to attract like-minded entrepreneurs, broaden connectivity to resources and capabilities, and widen possible starting points for conversations focused on collaboration. Copyright 2011 Betsey Merkel and I-Open. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works. Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) 2563 Kingston Road Cleveland OH 44118 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web: http://i-open.posterous.com/
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:360Uploaded:07 / 08 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionI-Open Meaning Matrix
The I-Open Meaning Matrix identifies integral knowledge assets unique to every civic entrepreneur. Contextual Transmedia Communication is a method of organizing human knowledge and intelligence in Open Source Economic Development to, ➢ Connect investments to education, economic and workforce development; ➢ Construct strategic pathways for sharing and collaboration; ➢ Generate a unique knowledge base; and ➢ Inventory knowledge, expertise, skills and interest. This is an appreciative process of integrating the creative passion and technical skills of entrepreneurs to curate knowledge for publishing. The particular knowledge categories and topics used in this educational example were contributed by Harvey Justmann, Supply Chain Professional, Cleveland, Ohio. Learn more about Harvey's breadth of skills and experiences at http://www.linkedin.com/in/hjustmann
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:144Uploaded:05 / 23 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionA Guide for Entrepreneurs Engaging in Social Business
A Guide for Entrepreneurs Sharing Knowledge for Social Business “Economic Development is in everything today.” – Tom McCarthy, teacher, lawyer, Economic Development professional, and technology entrepreneur. New York, USA. Social business requires an integration of all we know to advance our conversations and meaningfully connect to both traditional and nontraditional employment opportunities. The creation of a social media knowledge portrait combines traditional work experiences, skills trai
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:536Uploaded:05 / 23 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionThe Grass Is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs
Related article at:http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-china-experience-entrepreneurship-boom/133381/on India, China experience entrepreneurship boom Press Trust of India / Washington April 28, 2011, 13:47 IST More and more skilled people from countries like India and China are increasingly returning home from the US, which has led to an "entrepreneurship boom" in the two Asian countries, a new report said today. The report 'The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs' of the Kauffman Foundation in association with the Duke University, University of California-Berkeley and the Harvard University said the current trend has come as a "major loss" to the US. Click here to visit SME Buzz Also Read Related Stories News Now - Raise tax mop-up to achieve 9.5% GDP growth: Plan Panel - Oil price rise to impact India's GDP growth: Goldman - Hari Shankar Singhania: A milestone reached, an agenda unfinished - India to grow at 7.8% this fiscal: Goldman Sachs - PM expects 8.2% growth in 5 years - Market Voice: Arun Khurana, UTI Mutual Fund Also Read Related Stories News Now - Sensex below 19K, Bankex weighs - Godrej Consumer net jumps 54%, beats forecast - Concerns on CAD recede but not dissipated: RBI - ICICI Pru Life profit up 3-fold at Rs 808 cr - Posco likely to renew Rs 54k-cr pact with Orissa More What was once a "brain drain" that advantaged the US economy now is reversed, to the long-term benefit of India and China, the report, which is based on a survey of skilled 153 Indian and 111 Chinese workers in the US who returned home, said. Nearly half said they wanted to start companies back home. "The data from the final section of the survey suggest, however, more complex process—one characterised by a two-way 'brain circulation' with potential benefit to both the United States and these emerging economies," the report said. While there are no hard data available on how many skilled immigrants have already left the US, Vivek Wadhwa, one of the author of the report, estimates that 150,000 have returned to India and China, each, over the past two decades. "The trend has been accelerating dramatically over the past five years; tens of thousands are now returning home every year. Most authorities agree with these estimates. "For example, the Chinese Ministry of Education estimates that the number of overseas Chinese who returned to China in 2009 having received a foreign education reached 108,000: a sharp increase of 56.2% over the previous year; in 2010, this number reached an all-time high of 134,800," he said. Skilled immigrants are now leaving the US in droves, Wadhwa said. This is because of economic opportunities in countries like India and China; a desire to be closer to family and friends; and a deeply flawed US immigration system. "Whether we call this a 'brain drain' or cheer the 'brain circulation' doesn't matter. It is a loss for America. Innovation that would otherwise be happening here is going abroad," he said. The most significant factors drawing both Indians and Chinese home were economic opportunities, access to local markets, and family ties, the report notes. More than 60% of Indian and 90% of Chinese returnees said the availability of economic opportunities in their countries was a major factor in their return. Approximately, 78% of Chinese were lured by the attraction of local markets as were 53% of Indians. And 76% of Indians and 51% of Chinese said it was family ties that brought them back home. The returnees took pride in contributing to their home country's economic development. More than 60% of Indians and 51% of Chinese rated this as very important. Government incentives weren't at all important for Indians, but did lure back 23% of the Chinese. And Only 10% of the Indians and Chinese left the US because they had to; others may have been frustrated with their visa situation, but had other, more important reasons for retur
Category:ResearchReads:401Uploaded:05 / 02 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionUniversity Presidents, AAU, APLU, And AASCU Pledge Expanded Efforts to Foster Economic Growth
137 University Presidents Pledge to Expand Economic Development Efforts A group of university presidents have signed a letter by the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship addressed to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. The letter highlights some of the ways universities are becoming involved in economic development and indicates a commitment to expand these efforts. Via SSTI at http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3b83ca94cd43c0588e1cc5785&id=d5922985db&e=4809395a90
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:1,046Uploaded:04 / 22 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionInvitation and Agenda for NE Ohio Frack-Action Meeting
Since the landmen have swarmed into Ohio and are gobbling up oil and gas leases at an amazing rate, the most important activity we can engage in, in the next six months, is to get people to NOT sign a lease. So, we’re hosting the Northeast Regional meeting that will bring together concerned citizens to help build the grassroots movement that’s needed to combat this onslaught. Learn strategies and techniques for educating your community and also the steps necessary to have your community enact an ordinance banning fracking. Anyone in NE Ohio who’s concerned about fracking and wants to do something about it at the LOCAL level is urged to attend this meeting. It will be held April 30th, from 9 – 1, near Canton , in Stark County . See this attached flyer for all the details. We look forward to seeing you! Vanessa Pesec NEOGAP (Network for Oil and Gas Accountability and Protection) Mary Clare OAPE ( Ohio Alliance for People and Environment) Janina Klimas OSEC ( Ohio Student Environmental Coalition)
Category:How-To Guides/ManualsReads:610Uploaded:04 / 21 / 2011ShareAdd to collection
