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Invisible Networks in University Circle
Initiatives generated fromTuesdays@FUTURE
an I-Open Civic ForumJune 2006 - March 2007
January 22, 2007
Betsey Merkel, Co-Founder and Co-Director, I-Open
The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
4415 Euclid Ave Suite 301
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
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The Back Story
The 2006 - 2007 Tuesdays@FUTURE Civic Forum
collaboration convened by partners the Institute for Open
Economic Networks (I-Open), The Cleveland Institute of
Art, Case Western Reserve University, and University
Circle, Inc. revealed an un-seen digital media network that
spanned many locally based organizations and industries.
The I-Open Civic Forum process was adopted, a method to
connect innovation to enterprise in Open Source Economic
Development.
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Weekly Tuesdays@FUTURE civic forums resulted in two spin-
out initiatives:
#1 the University Circle Innovation Zone in Cleveland, Ohio
Innovation Zones connect entrepreneurs and businessleaders to resources in more developed organizations and
institutions.
And,
#2 Defrag Ohio, a rich digital media industry network.
The Defrag Ohio Network connects information, people, resourcesand next generation project opportunities in creative digital media
for 21st century business innovation.
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The Tuesdays@FUTURE story describes how
One I-Open Civic Forum lit up
One invisible digital media interest network connected to
Three local major industries to
Three kinds of civic infrastructure resource networks that
Generated two transformative enterprise initiatives:
The University Circle Innovation Zone and
The Defrag Ohio Network
in Open Source Economic Development
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And all we did was ask
Who?
Where?
What?Why?
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The Story...
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University Circle, Inc. invests in three
areas: education, health care and arts& entertainment
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Education
Healthcare
Arts & Culture
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Tuesdays@FUTURE, weekly civicforums, identified rich media business
development opportunities in the threeareas:
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Education
Healthcare
Arts & Culture
surgeryinnovations
CIAmedical illustration
program
Experientialgame design
preventativehealth care
medicalcurriculum
New educationallearning platforms for the
mentally challenged
Informationdesign
research
ClevelandDigital Airport
InitiativeIngenuityFestival
Tuesdays@FUTURE
clusters in rich
media.
(5/2006 thru 12/06)
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Each area is deeply connected to otherinnovation opportunities in rich media. Consider
health care, for example:
Healthcare
surgeryinnovations
preventativehealth care
medical
curriculum
three dimensional simulations
robotics
innovations in surgery techniques
interactive e-learning & gamingenvironments
electrical engineering
programming
design
visualization and information design
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Or, industry development in gaming and e-learning:
psycho acoustics & soundengineering
story development
three dimensional simulations
robotics
innovations in surgery techniques
interactive e-learning & gamingenvironments
electrical engineering
programming
design, marketing & branding
visualization and information design
Education
CIAmedical illustration
program
New educationallearning platforms for the
mentally challenged
Information
designresearch
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Important new infrastructure networksare also emerging in University Circle.
Infrastructure networks identify people,places and tools to support these newbusiness development opportunities.
People
Tools
Places
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Places
We know because we asked civicentrepreneurs what they needed toknow to take their ideas to the next
level.
People
Tools
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Places
Heres what we asked and who weasked.
People
Tools
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People Jim Eastman Dale Cook, KSU works with K-12 teachers Hunter Morrison - shrinking cities Paul V at Cleveland Urban Design Inititive Northeast Ohio Videogame Initiative Jim at Lakewood Observer E-Tech Ohio Rose Strauss, Rose Mgmt Frank Mills - Urban Repair & Urban Paradoxes Akron podcasting/vodcasting Yurus Leo Zimmerman: Rezonate Creative Steve DiMaria TechBuilt Systems
I-Open National City Bank
Everyone at Game Development Meet Up G Nemeth, Jack Ricchiuto, Ed Morrison, June Holley, Betsey Merkel
Ernest Andrade: Charleston Digital Corridor David Sopko
David Moss, Diann Mistelske, Jeff Friedman, Dan Carl H.S. Art teachers
Donald Knechtges & Jim Shanahan at LCCC FUTURE WIB, UCI
Jeff Rohrs, Optiem Tom Horn Tom Stead, Shawnee State University
Whom do you work with? Who is doing cool stuff? What people/organizations
are involved with providing resources in support of rich media related
activities?
http://rezonate.biz/http://www.optiem.com/http://www.optiem.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.lorainccc.eduhttp://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.lorainccc.eduhttp://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.glideit.org/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.glideit.org/http://www.charlestondigitalcorridor.com/http://www.charlestondigitalcorridor.com/http://www.gamedev.meetup.com/69http://www.gamedev.meetup.com/69http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:oXsTtNgFIUsJ:www.clevelandflats.org/040203.doc+Steve+DiMaria+Tech+Built+Systems&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=safarihttp://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:oXsTtNgFIUsJ:www.clevelandflats.org/040203.doc+Steve+DiMaria+Tech+Built+Systems&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=safarihttp://rezonate.biz/http://rezonate.biz/http://www.jimeastman.com/http://www.jimeastman.com/8/9/2019 Invisible Networks in University Circle, Cleveland Ohio
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PlacesWhere are the cool places/hot spots. virtual and actual? (Ex. buildings, websites,
businesses) What would a cool place/hot spot look like?
What resources would a quality, connected place have?
Bella Dubby Art & Coffee Shop Universal Wifi Wifinder Hyacinth Lofts - Cleveland Memory Project that tells building histories Beer - coffee - art: Bela Dubby's in Madison & in Lakewood University of Waterloo
Phoenix coffee: Cleveland Hts & Lakewood TRIAD Region in North Carolina Ball State University FUTURE Defrag conferences Toronto
http://www.bsu.edu/http://www.bsu.edu/http://www.bsu.edu/http://www.bsu.edu/http://www.bsu.edu/http://www.bsu.edu/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.piedmonttriadnc.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.piedmonttriadnc.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.uwaterloo.ca/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.uwaterloo.ca/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.towerpress.com/%20%3E%20Tower%20Press%20Bldg%3C/a%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EPoppy's%20Coffee%20Shop%20-%20Shaker%20Square%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EArtefino%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EThursday%20Brews%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETuesdays@%20FUTURE%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ECafe%20ah%20Roma%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EWestlake%20Caribou%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EGust%20Gallucci's%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EAnywhere%20Lakewood,%20Ohio%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ECollaborate%20with%20the%20%3Ca%20href=http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.towerpress.com/%20%3E%20Tower%20Press%20Bldg%3C/a%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EPoppy's%20Coffee%20Shop%20-%20Shaker%20Square%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EArtefino%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EThursday%20Brews%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETuesdays@%20FUTURE%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ECafe%20ah%20Roma%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EWestlake%20Caribou%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EGust%20Gallucci's%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EAnywhere%20Lakewood,%20Ohio%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ECollaborate%20with%20the%20%3Ca%20href=http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.thehyacinthlofts.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.thehyacinthlofts.com/http://www.wifinder.com/searchresults.php?nld=0&st=OH&country=United+States&tcom=yes&tpub=yes%22http://www.wifinder.com/searchresults.php?nld=0&st=OH&country=United+States&tcom=yes&tpub=yes%22http://lakewoodobserver.com/home.php?which=couponshttp://lakewoodobserver.com/home.php?which=coupons8/9/2019 Invisible Networks in University Circle, Cleveland Ohio
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Tools
Ohio Learning Network Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet MAC'S! Inflow - social network mapping software Blender - OS 3D graphics creation Wisdom of the Crowds, by James Surowiecki Collaborative Online platforms Rentacoder
Design Outpost Dennis Althur's speakers ALTRONICS Lots of civic forums all over NEO Meet The Bloggers Macintosh - Prolog - Java NOTACON Meeting Wizard - YourMailingListProvider.com - PB Wiki's - all FREEE!! Work study
Near-Time PODZINGER - searchable audio & video Techsmith & Morae - to measure usability GarageGames Torque - Indie game engine Unity - Indie game engine Computer Game Meetup
What tools and technology do you use and recommend? What do you need?
What events, initiatives would be neat to have happen?
http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/videogame.meetup.comhttp://www.unity3d.com/http://theshowlasvegas.com/main/exhibitors_profile.php?gbID=355http://rentacoder.com/RentACoder/default.asphttp://defragohio.pbwiki.com/videogame.meetup.comhttp://defragohio.pbwiki.com/videogame.meetup.comhttp://www.unity3d.com/http://www.unity3d.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.garagegames.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.garagegames.com/http://download.techsmith.com/morae/docs/onlinehelp/Morae_v13/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm?href=Morae%201.3%20Help%20System%20HTML-1-001.htmlhttp://download.techsmith.com/morae/docs/onlinehelp/Morae_v13/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm?href=Morae%201.3%20Help%20System%20HTML-1-001.htmlhttp://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.techsmith.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.techsmith.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.podzinger.com/http://defragohio.pbwiki.com/www.podzinger.com/http://www.near-time.com/http://www.near-time.com/http://www.notacon.org/http://www.notacon.org/http://www.meetthebloggers.net/http://www.meetthebloggers.net/http://theshowlasvegas.com/main/exhibitors_profile.php?gbID=355http://theshowlasvegas.com/main/exhibitors_profile.php?gbID=355http://theshowlasvegas.com/main/exhibitors_profile.php?gbID=355http://theshowlasvegas.com/main/exhibitors_profile.php?gbID=355http://www.designoutpost.com/http://www.designoutpost.com/http://rentacoder.com/RentACoder/default.asphttp://rentacoder.com/RentACoder/default.asphttp://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.htmlhttp://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.htmlhttp://www.orgnet.com/http://www.orgnet.com/http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/x-series/tablet/sitelet.htmlhttp://www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/x-series/tablet/sitelet.htmlhttp://www.oln.org/http://www.oln.org/8/9/2019 Invisible Networks in University Circle, Cleveland Ohio
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Important new social networks are alsoemerging.
Social networks connect entrepreneursto resources & capabilities so they can
successfully develop new business
opportunities.
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Here is an early
snapshot of the
Tuesday social
networks in rich
media...
I-Open maps
with InFlow at
http://
www.orgnet.com
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Here is a
snapshot of the
Tuesday social
networks in rich
media seven
months later...
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Tuesdays@FUTURE civic forums
support open innovation.
Open innovation is a result of complex
networked systems that no oneindividual or organization manages butare supported through collaborative
leadership.
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An entrepreneurs success depends on
his/her ability to build social capital andconnect to resources and otherentrepreneurs.
In a networked economy we cantpredict areas of innovation, but we canstrengthen an entrepreneurial culture
built on transparency, access andcollaboration to allow new ideas to
flourish.
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Sidebar:Invisible networks are the undercurrent to future
global markets.
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Tip:Seek invisible networks. What no one is
paying attention to.
Can you identify anti-attraction?Ask: Whats ugly? Out of place? Feels
just plain uncomfortable?
Then walk right up and sit right down.
Connect to that.
Thats the future.
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This is a story of the generative powerof I-Open Civic Forums and the natural
ability of civic entrepreneurs to builduseful networks and engage in
Strategic Doing
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Strategic Doing is a simple, butdisciplined process of building networks
for transformative initiatives in OpenSource Economic Development.
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I-Open thanks the core team at theCleveland Institute of Art and FUTURE:
David Deming, Tom Horn, Diann Mistelski,
David Moss, Bob Sopko...And many civic leaders in Northeast Ohio.
The Institute for Open Economic
Networks (I-Open) 4415 Euclid Ave 3rd FlCleveland, Ohio 44103 USA
http://www.i-open.org