the role of coins in the civic space: building a pathway to shared prosperity
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Betsey Merkel, Co-Founder and Director, The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), presented a summary of this material at the COINS 2009 conference hosted by the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) October 10, 2009 More http://www.coins2009.com/ The presentation describes a collaborative strategy for colleges, universities, and libraries in a networked model of I-Open Civic Forums to strengthen their role as conveners, connectors, and leaders in national and global prosperity. More http://i-open-2.near-time.net The presentation describes an accelerated model of Civic Forums capable of incorporating COINS and CONDOR to connect legacy assets to innovation for education, economic, and workforce development. Our strategy is based on I-Open's experience in the last six years building face-to-face and online collaborative communities for enterprise collaboration. Learn more about our work at I-Open http://i-open.org Learn more about COINS and CONDOR on the Swarm Creativity blog http://swarmcreativity.blogspot.com/TRANSCRIPT
The role of COINS in the Civic Space: building a pathway to prosperityBetsey Merkel, Co-Founder, DirectorThe Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Betsey Merkel presented this material to the COINS 2009 conference at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) October 10, 2009. This material is copyright under a Creative Commons 3.0 attribution license. You are free to modify, copy and use this material for non-commercial and commercial purposes, provided that you attribute it as follows:
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I-Open is a 501(c)3 educational economic development organization based in Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach. We develop and deploy new practices and tools for Open Source Economic Development and provide coaching, mentoring, and training services.
You can learn more about I-Open at:
www.i-open.orghttp://i-open-2.near-time.net
“Economic development is in everything today”
- Tom McCarthy, teacher, lawyer, CEOhttp://economicdevelopment.ning.com/
This presentation explores a
Pathway to Shared Prosperity
an accelerated model of Civic Forums to connect innovation to place based assets to strengthen education, economic, and workforce development
Profitable last century industry created legacy assets in colleges, universities, libraries
The Civic Space was simpler then and more organized
Today there’s an emergence of a new Civic Space
Where no one can tell anyone else what to do
Where levels of civility may be low
But everyone has an idea
We’re in a time of unprecedented change, disconnection, and opportunity
“We have seen over a 400% increase in demand for services from our One Stop serving five counties across two states in the last six months.”
- One Stop Manager, Ohio and Pennsylvania
Unemployment rate climbs to 9.8 Percent, Wage Growth Weakens
The economy shed 263,000 jobs in September, led by losses in the government, retail, and educational services sectors. BLS preliminary benchmark revisions show that 824,000 more jobs were lost in March of 2009 than initially reported.
- Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research, October 2, 2009
The speed of change has ruptured institution networks and they don’t work any more
This is the disconnection of people and their ideas to hope and prosperity
Institutions with COINS do work
They’re resilient, sustainable, rich in social capital, and collaborative
They generate high levels of effective innovation at a low cost
And serve many people for good
Today we need higher levels of organization, process, and tools
The Civic Space is exploding and it offers unprecedented research opportunities
A Pathway to Collaboration is a collaborative strategy to connect people and their ideas to
- knowledge assets in colleges, universities, and libraries
- rewire institution, organization, and government infrastructure
- re-invent education, economic, and workforce development
The Innovation Framework is a starting point for people to think about how to invest for sustainable communities and regions
COINS and the Innovation Framework focus our time and attention in the Civic Space
We’re building an insight and innovation network to share:
100 interviews46 conversations1000 voices150 hours content
I-Open interviews inform the design of Civic Forums
I-Open conversations improve on & generate new knowledge
Result: we all get smarter
Interview questions spotlight 12D perspectives in problem solving
Our approach is informed by Question Science, addressing both social and economic systems
It’s an inexpensive, fast way to harvest knowledge creation for collective intelligence in innovation and design
How can our research benefit the emerging Science of Collaboration?
It takes many people to see the whole coffee cupimage: http://commons.wikimedia.org
So, what do Civic Forums do?
Build open, neutral spaces for civic experiences
Introduce mental models for cognitive shifts
Model behaviors in collaborative leadership and civility
Generate purposeful discussions focused on talent, emergent systems, and strategic thinking
We’re moving from closed hierarchical strategic planning...
to people centered strategy for innovation design
This is the Civic Forum process, a designed approach to knowledge creation
Process helps us to know what happens when and where, and for what in the Civic Space
Peter B. Lewis Building, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
image: http://commons.wikimedia.org
A success story
Tuesdays@REI - a free, weekly Civic Forum - anyone w/ initiative welcome- civic, business, gov, academic- 2003-2005: 17 mo period, 79 forums- attracted 3000 people- 80,000 media impressions- before Twitter & Facebook- cost of $.60 per person- 1 FT manager- on a campus w/ no parking- working groups, initiatives, publications, new businesses- admin closed the 25 year old center June 2005 as “redundant” - people picketed, “Where’s my REI?”- I-Open is the spin out
Peter B. Lewis Building, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
image: http://commons.wikimedia.org
What we learned:
- Place is important
- Networks in the Civic Space are volatile and fragile
- Activity always moves forward
- Proximity is powerful
The science of experience is grounded in organization, process, and tools
The art is in what people say and do
In May 2009 we asked, “What would you write on I-Open’s tombstone?”
We wanted to understand our value to community
This map visualizes the meaning of people’s experience
Explore!
I-Open Civic Forums build
- industry networks- new markets- branded communities- enterprise cultures
Best of all: people build clusters of next generation projects quickly
? What is the role of colleges, universities, and libraries in the Civic Space?
Conveners of Civic Forums, platforms for open innovation
Stewards of powerful civic networks
Co-creators of people centered strategy for innovation design
Servant leaders of meaningful experiences for good
SomeAnswers
Swarm creativity builds value in participation by enriching experience and meaning
CONDOR can help us understand how the Civic Space works today
The Art:
“In the digital world, User Experience is the key definer of value.” - Jeff Dachis, Dachis Group, 2009
The Science:
This is a map of social participation process and knowledge creation
People begin at the periphery, progress to the hub, and to the core
People share knowledge based on the value they bring, where they see themselves on the Innovation Framework, and their level of comfort
Trusted conveners, connectors, and access to quality resources is critical to sustain activity
More about what we’ve learned:
Civic Forums generate collaborative communities
Examples of collaborative communities & branded cultures
Examples of community generated enterprise collaboration
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Join us for an important conversation about re-tooling America's skills training for
efficiency in green trades to drive economic prosperity.
Next steps in Chagrin Falls, Ohio...
With Bill MacDermott, Owner, Cleveland Solar & Wind
Date: Tues April 21, 2009
Time: 4:00PM - 5:45PM
Live Broadcast/Chat 4:00PM - 5:45PM (EST)
Location: Chagrin Falls Public Library 100 E Orange St Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Map
Phone: (440) 247-3556
Coffee and cookies provided by Friends of the Library
Free parking. No charge.
Everyone is welcome!
Broadcasts
Backgrounder interview
Most recent Live Show Broadcast on green jobs training
Articles
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES): ASES Green Collar Jobs Report
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Communication design is informed by meaningful content
“I-Open is a sophisticated center of civic dialogue that furthers the community's understanding and engagement of issues.”
- Gary Murphy, Faculty Director, Undergraduate Economics Program,Case Western Reserve University
Strategic sharing integrates organization, process, and Web 2.0 tools
I-Open communities broadcast interviews and conversations to amplify people and their ideas
So, what’s next?
Build an accelerated model of Civic Forums that is
- networked - adopts COINS- adopts Question Science- serves research in the emerging Science of Collaboration
We invite you to contribute
http://i-open-2.near-time.net
We’d like to know what you think! Send your ideas to:
betseymerkel@gmail
Thank you!
Thanks to all conference organizers!
With grateful thanks to all of the people who generously contributed their ideas and time to teach us what we’ve learned here today
Special thanks to,
Susan AltshulerDennis CoughlinScott R Crawford Gloria & Tim FerrisPeter Gloor Valdis KrebsBruce LaDukeEd Morrison
And all interviewees, family, and friends