Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio!

YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY to learn more about Open Source Economic Development...

IN THE NEWS

View Ed Morrison's presentation, "Collaborative Leadership and Social Networks" to the 7th Annual Lorain County Community Alliance Summit, September 20, 2006 at Lorain County Community College. Ed offers guidance to leaders working in a networked world. Download the presentation here.

View the presentation "Impact of Cleveland Casinos on Midtown," by Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open here.

You can read the Crains Cleveland opinion piece, "Time for a New Cleveland Business Leadership?" by Ed Morrison here.

Bookmark the Sunday, July 23, 2006 series of Plain Dealer articles on the status of economic development in NEO captured on Edison Ellenberger's blog here.

Read the Friday, May 19th, Plain Dealer article, "County Officials to Spend Cash for Innovation"here and here.

LISTEN

Listen to the July 27, 90.3 WCPN Podcast about the status of the NEO economy with Tom Waltermine, Ed Morrison, and Jay Miller here. Read Ed Morrison's additional resources posted here.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Innovation Zones have been identified as one of five transformative initiatives in "Transforming Our Regional Economy: Action Plan 2006". Read more Cuyahoga County: Board of County Commissioners

NEO INNOVATION ZONES

University Circle Innovation Zone. Go here.

Midtown Innovation Zone. Go here.

WAYS YOU CAN CONNECT

Tuesdays@FUTURE

Midtown Mornings

Midtown Wednesdays

Midtown Brews

BLOGS and WIKIS

Cleveland 2.0

Tuesdays@FUTURE

Horticultural Enterprise Zone

Midtown Innovation Zone

Midtown Wednesdays

Midtown My Town

My Midtown Going On.com

The Wu Way

NEO NETWORKS, MAPS and DIRECTORIES here.

Social Network Maps of emerging social connectivity between leaders of the new Cleveland business leadership.

Midtown Innovation Network Map a Google Earth map locating the new Cleveland business leadership network.

Midtown Maps including restaurants and real estate.

If you have information to add, email: betseymerkel@gmail.com

ENTREPRENEURS AND INITIATIVES

Initiatives

Meeting Notes and Next Steps

Student Internship Network

REPORTS AND PAPERS

I-Open Whitepaper, Ed Morrison, Director, The Institute of Open Economic Networks here.

Reports and Resources

ANCHORING ORGANIZATIONS

Anchoring Organizations

OPEN SOURCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Institute Open Economic Networks

Background Information

Tool Box

This is an emerging site, so check back for updates. If you are interested in contributing to this wiki or would like more information, email info@i-open.org!