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Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
Strategic Doing in the Civic Space New Practices and Tools for Economic Development
Identify a network of dynamic civic entrepreneurs in communities who are transforming our regional economies: Provide quick access to action learning opportunities for students; Gain access to a growing national network of business, education and civic leaders promoting a new approach to regional economic development designed by I-Open.
What emerged
BREWED FRESH DAILY covers news and opinion from Cleveland, Ohio on a variety of topics and is one of the largest and most advanced blogging communities in the country. Emerging from REI.Tuesdays in 2004 as an example of a new kind of citizen journalism, Brewed Fresh Daily has increased its readers and content providers exponentially. Content covers all areas of economic development attracting business, civic, academic and government leaders and serves as a regional center for Ohio news and opinion. http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com CENTER FOR PREVENTATIVE HEALTH & DISEASE MANAGEMENT, LLC began with a team of researchers exploring new opportunities in healthcare management. As a result of their research, HDM capitalizes on Clevelands access to some of the best hospitals and research universities in the country. They developed a model to predict and prevent chronic illnesses rather than the model of seeing and treating diseases. http://www.nhm-inc.com/ Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 3 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
CITY WHEELS began as a student action-learning project to assess the regional benefits of car sharing. CityWheels is now a family-owned business offering Ohio's first car-sharing service throughout Cleveland and vicinity. http://www.mycitywheels.com/
DEFRAG is an international business network focused on next generation industry opportunities in creative digital media. The quarterly conferences offer an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to address our innovation imperative in rich media, with a focus on education and workforce development. Conferences present new research, models and projects envisioning alternate futures. Unlike any other time in the history of civilization, Defrag encourages collaborative leadership and team projects identifying gateway solutions capable of the scale and interactivity needed to address critical world challenges, such as climate change, renewable energies and urban re-densification. http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/
FRIDAYS @ THE CORRIDOR is modeled after REI.Tuesdays. The Fridays @ the Corridor monthly event is a series of interactive forums that seek to inform, educate and network Charleston's knowledge-based community on a variety of topics that are relevant to their respective companies. By listening to the needs and concerns of member companies, the Digital Corridor engages qualified professionals in the Charleston business community to lead discussions that provoke thought and action. It is this effective engagement that can lead to economic benefit on the part of the attendee and therein lies the value proposition of Fridays @ the Corridor. We also have the Fridays at the Corridor networking gatherings, but we wanted this to be for another purpose besides getting together and having coffee." http://www.charlestondigitalcorridor.com
MIDWEST BIOFUELS LLC developed the first retail biodiesel pump in Northeast Ohio in partnership with American Merchandising Services, a local urban minority owned business enterprise. Midwest Biofuels is a provider of bio-based fuels and chemicals, and advanced technical services to assure successful introduction of these products to commercial and private fleets in Northeast Ohio. http://realneo.us/events/midwest-biofuels-announces-its-first-retail-biodiesel-pump-innortheast-ohio-aug-2005 REALNEO emerged out of REI.Tuesdays, and continues today as a well-developed, highly engaged Web 2.0 platform. REALNEO is described as an open, free social network of people interested in arts and culture, economy, education, environment, health and technology, focusing on Northeast Ohio with global members perspectives. People are encouraged not only to enjoy the content but also to set up an account, join the community of content providers and start their own blog. In late 2005, internet entrepreneur Norm Roulet captured editorial and public commentary over months of REI.Tuesdays weekly civic forums to develop REALNEO, a Web 2.0 platform. At the time, the Drupal platform strengthened an emergent community dedicated to accelerate economic action and today, this on-line platform continues to expand significantly providing a full battery of social software tools. The website and its thousands of members provide a regional lifeline for community advocacy, and support a multitude of initiatives and business development opportunities. Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 4 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
http://realneo.us REGIONAL AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION CENTER (RAMTEC) was designed as a model to accelerate innovation among smaller manufacturing companies in Northeast Ohio and to replicate the model in regions across the country. The RAMTEC initiative provided education, training and skills for automated manufacturing, led in the development of automated manufacturing technology and provided automation solutions for industrial applications. http://osed.smartworkspaces.com/index.php/Main/RamteC TRANSTECH was an initiative dedicated to nurture and promote Northeast Ohios opportunities in regional transportation to create jobs and wealth throughout the region in vehicle technology-related manufacturing and economic development. http://weatherhead.case.edu/news/newsitem.cfm?idNews=154 Heres what civic leaders in Northeast Ohio said about REI.Tuesdays: REIs focus on building networks and on magnifying the effectiveness of existing networks in NE Ohio provides exactly the kind of practical activity that makes best use of our resources University Professor It is with great pleasure that I write in unequivocal support of Ed Morrison and REI. Ed and his staff have been tireless in their efforts to reach out and communicate with the surrounding community. Their success in doing this is demonstrated in the energetic collaborations between individuals and institutions where none existed before Museum Director
Regionalism and economic development have never been greater topics of conversation or higher public policy priorities than today. Diverse ideas and opinions on a myriad of critical subjects are invited to REI, dissected by the audience and used to advance our communitys knowledge and momentum in practical and innovative ways Director - Economic Development REI is a great platform to connect us with regional business and industry leaders on many levels. REI also provides a great window for our interests in bridging the gap between academia and the real world. I hope that REI will continue grow as the important player in NEO to bridge academia and business. Chair, Digital Arts To carry on the work of REI, Ed Morrison, Betsey Merkel, Susan Altshuler and Dennis Coughlin founded The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) in July 2005. I-Open continues to conduct Civic Forums throughout Northeast Ohio. I-Open Civic Forums are the first step in building open economic networks. Forums combine guided leadership, education, public participation and collaborative technologies to promote new thinking and action in regional economic development.
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 5 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
Who participates?
I-Open Civic Forums are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Forums offer a way for busy people to connect to information, resources and capabilities to accelerate entrepreneurial initiatives. People from business, government, academia, and students interested in building their networks come to learn about new opportunities in the region and how they fit in. I-Open professionals share their expertise in organizational and behavioral tools, such as social network analysis, appreciative leadership, collaborative Internet technologies and large group facilitation. Participants learn how they can apply open economic network practices immediately to spot opportunities and plan next steps.
Whats discussed?
People move in the directions of their conversations. I-Open Civic Forums design strategic open conversations to find out whats happening, explore whats possible, and to align people so they can work together. Some of the more recent topics include: Business Development Opportunities: 2020 Energy Policy Act Creating Arts Districts as Economic Development Engines What Lakefront Access Means to Regional Business Building Global Markets: Arts and Entertainment as Creative Industries International Student Networks: Doors to the Global Marketplace Wind Innovation and Manufacturing Opportunities
Title
Civic Forum Leader
Description
Who
Economic Development professional; educator; government; academic; business or civic leader; student; entrepreneur Educator, city, academic, business, civic leader, student entrepreneur
Skills
Open Source Economic Development; civic forum process Trained in leading an open guided participatory process of civic engagement
FT/PT
FT/paid
Network Coordinator
Content Provider
Participant
Day-to-day forum operations work in close partnership with a designated Civic Forum Leader to organize, facilitate networks, communicate, and coach the development of civic entrepreneurs as well as logistics, tools associated with the civic forum process Provides the content for Anyone with initiative the civic forum and an idea program(s) and drives all activity and outcomes, contacts, additional guests, panelists, contributors as speakers or audience Listens, may participate Anyone who is interested verbally, offers alternate in attending points of view, research, working and practitioner knowledge, other initiative leaders, may staff project team
FT/paid
FT/PT volunteer
Curious about the FT/PT future; interested volunteer in learning; looking for team
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 7 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 8 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
Be persistent and patient. Building communities of open innovation takes time and commitment. This is the most important and exciting work you will ever do in your lifetime for the benefit of future generations. Make a commitment and be ready for constant activity. Understand Civic Forums create a process of engagement with the potential for transformative innovation and exponential growth of activities. This is how Civic Forums are much more than just another meeting. Model civility. Civic Forums model new patterns of civic behaviors and allow citizens the opportunity to practice these new behaviors and conversations in a safe, neutral environment with the under-standing that no one individual has all the answers. By making the environment safe enough for anyone to present new ideas for examination, debate, and improvement we will have truly brainstormed our best shot projects together.
I-Open will:
Mentor, coach and teach forum host how to develop a successful forum (i.e. weekly newsletter/e-mail interview process for topic discussions and speaker selection, developing a comprehensive e-mail list) for a specific timeframe to be decided by I-Open and the host partner. Initiate an on-line community space using Web 2.0 collaboration and enterprise development. Complete social network maps from collected data
Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States The Institute for Open 9 Economic Networks (I-OPEN) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd Fl Cleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
Provide cookies and coffee. Lead quarterly civic forums to teach: Collaborative leadership Network building Strategic Doing