This is the 2003-2005 I-Open Civic Forum Program Matrix designed by Betsey Merkel, Co-Founder and Director, The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) used to organize Civic Forum programming in Northeast Ohio from 2003 through 2005. The Civic Forums were convened from the Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI), Case Western Reserve University at the Weatherhead School of Business. Leaders from business, academic, civic, and government participated creating new conversations about their work and priorities for transformative initiatives. This matrix points to the need for communities and regions to participate at higher levels of organization, process, and tools to identify, connect, and align creativity and resources for transformative, sustainable innovation. This form is typical of matrices used in designing and investing in new conversations focused on aspects of Open Source Economic Development. Civic Forum conversations build networks and communities focused on categories of the Innovation Framework, and topics representing citizen priorities affecting education, economic, and workforce development. You can learn more about the Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI) in the I-Open Backgrounder page at http://www.i-open.org/backgrounder.html

1. Estimated
#
Date Topic REI Framework Speakers Attendees Audience Web Link
Attendees
Impressions
Dialogue Quality,
Branding &
REI.Tuesday Brainpower & Innovation Connected Academic Government Business Civic
Marketing
Inclusion Places
For forums
"Creative Industries & Global 7-06-05 thru http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/C
05/24/05 X 2 25 1600
Innovation" 5-25-05 all reative
speakers
Leading the Way: An Update on http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/I
05/17/05 X 25 1600 ndianaUpdate
Open Source Economic
"CAP: A Collaboration that http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/C
05/10/05 x 4 25 1600
Bridges the Digital Divide" APMay10
"Exploring Funding Models in
x 1 4
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.
Hosted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 35 1600
05/03/05 the Civic Space" php/Main/FundingModels
"The Feminine Approach:
Building New Models of x 2 35 Hosted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1600 http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/F
04/26/05 Entrepreneurship in NEO" eminineEntrepreneurship
"Telework: Innovation, http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
x 6 35 1600
04/19/05 Opportunity and Access" eleWork
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/P
"PBL & Industrial Innovation in
04/12/05 "What Lakefront Access Means x 1 6 1 50 1600 BLewisGehrY
Cleveland" http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/L
04/05/05 to NEO" x 1 60 1600 akefrontAccess
"Accelerating Industrial http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/D
03/29/05 "Creating ArtsNortheastas
Innovation in Districts Ohio: x 1 60 1600 esignandTechTrans
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/A
03/22/05 Economic Development x 1 3 50 1600 rtsDistricts
03/15/05 "Updates on Indiana" x 1 35 1600
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/S
03/08/05 "Is Sustainability Sustainable?" x 1 60 1600 ustainabilitY
"Prelude to the Energy Debate http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/P
03/01/05 in Northeast Ohio" x 1 8 2 70 2500 reludeEnergy
"Telling Stories: Linking http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/C
02/22/05 "The Doan Brook Watershed
Cognitive Science, Creativity x 3 2 70 1600 ogSci
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/D
02/15/05 Partnership: Building Local x 2 3 80 2500 oanBrook
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/I
02/08/05 "Intergenerational Learning" x 1 1 1 1 25 Hosted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1600 ntergenerationalLearning
"Economic Development Starts http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/E
02/01/05 with the Development of our x 3 2 1 4 160 Hosted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1600 arlyChildhood
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/B
01/25/05 "Biofuels"Global Models in x 1 60 1600 ioFuels
"Building http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/A
01/18/05 NEO: Alternate Strategies for x 1 1 2 50 1600 rtsEntertainment
“Regional Economic http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/I
01/11/05 Development in Indiana: An x 1 25 1600 ndianaUpdates
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/E
12/21/04 Eliminating Impovershment An 1 3 45 1200 liminatingImpovershment
"Sustainable Transportation: http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/D
12/14/04 Important Driver of Economic x 3 2 1 70 1200 ecembEr14
"Unique Value: Cleveland & http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/D
12/07/04 “The Budding Ohio Wind
Northeast Ohio” x 1 40 1200 ecembeR7
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/N
12/01/04 "International Student Networks:
Industry: Where Do We Stand in x 1 2 45 1200 ovembeR30
11/16/04 Doors to a Global Marketplace" x 2 1 30 1200 NA
"Tomorrow's Steel Industry:
11/09/04 Creative Arts & Digital x 1 30 1200 NA
11/02/04 No Forum 0 0 No Forum
10/26/04 "The Future of and Logistics 15 1200
"Supply Chain Glenville" NA
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/
10/19/04 Technology: Northeast Ohio's x 2 4 1 70 1200 OctobeR19OctobeR19
10/12/04 "Voices from the Street" x 1 20 1200 NA
"Wind Innovation and http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/2
09/28/04 Manufacturing Opportunities" x 2 35 1200 0040928
"Making Change & Civic http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/S
09/21/04 “Vehicle Technology: Northeast
Volunteers" x 2 20 1200 eptemBer21?action=editSeptemBer
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/S
09/14/04 Ohio’s 10,000 Feet: A Blogger's x 3 4 2 65 1200
"From Economic Development eptembeR?action=editSeptembeR
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/S
09/07/04 Bird's Eye Viewfor the x 1 35 1200
“Brainstorming of Economic eptembEr?action=editSeptembEr
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/A
08/31/04 "Building Quality, Connected
November 18 Making Change x 1 25 1200 ugusT?action=editAugusT
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/A
08/24/04 "The Appalachian Center for
Places in Northeast Ohio” x 2 1 35 1200 uguSt?action=editAuguSt
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
08/17/04 Economic Networks: Network x 3 40 1200 uesdaysArchive
“Talk2Action: How can we take http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
08/10/04 "Workforce Development:
contemplation to collaboration?” x 2 1 45 1200 uesdaysArchive
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
08/03/04 "Making Skills and Services
Building Change and the Role 3 80 1200 uesdaysArchive
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
07/27/04 of NEO Civic Volunteers" in a 1 25 1200 uesdaysArchive
"Defining Northeast Ohio http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
07/20/04 Global Economy:Digital x 1 25 1200
"The Charleston Networking uesdaysArchive
http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
07/13/04 "A RegionalNew Economic
Corridor: A Strategy for x 1 25 1200 uesdaysArchive
Attendee http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
07/06/04 "Tech Transfer - A Key
Indiana: Indiana Leadership x 1 35 1200 uesdaysArchive
records
1-20-04
06/29/04 "One Cleveland's
Component in Moving Concepts 2 25 1200 NA
through 6-
Lev Gonick, http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/T
06/22/04 Neighborhoods - Technology x 1 40 1200 uesDay
CIO, Case
Thomas
06/15/04 "Places by Design" 1 1 30 1000
"Innovation in Healthcare - Its Bier, Center
Derek A.
06/08/04 Relevance in our Region" 1 30 1000
"Arts & Arts Technology: How Barnett,
Steven
06/01/04 They are Applied - Economic x 2 30 1000
"Early Childhood in Economic Tadar, the
Held at
05/25/05 "Diversity & Economic Relate"
Developmet - How They 6 50 800
Cleveland
Jazz http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/P
05/17/04 "The Cultural Community…Its
Development" x 4 30 800 reviousTuesdays
Mandair,
Discussion http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/P
05/11/04 "Social and SocietalcConneciton
Currency…and the Issues - x 3 30 800 reviousTuesdays
held at
Open http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/P
05/04/04 How they tie to Economic x 1 1 1 1 30 800 reviousTuesdays
"Innovations: The Early Discussion
Early http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/P
04/27/04 "Regional Innovation Systems:
Childhood Industry in NEO" x 1 30 800 reviousTuesdays
Childhood
SBA 4-26- http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/P
04/20/04 Lessons from Europe and Asia" x 3 30 700 reviousTuesdays
"Creative Industries: Innovative 04 research
William http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
04/13/04 Communications" x 1 1 30 700 MeetingNotesforApr13
"Creating Smart Places for Scheele,
SBA 4-26- http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
04/06/04 Smart People" x 1 30 700 MeetingNotesforApr6
04 research
SBA 4-26- http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
03/30/04 "Women Enterprise through x 1 30 700
"Igniting and Minority Networks" 04 research
SBA 4-26-
MeetingNotesforMar30
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
03/23/04 University - in Manufacturing: x 2 2 25 700
"Innovation Business - 04 research
SBA 4-26-
MeetingNotesforMar23
03/16/04 Igniting Innovation through x 25 700
"Financing Innovation: What's 04 research
SBA 4-26- http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
03/09/04 the Cost ofof People & x 1 25 700
"Networks Risk Taking?" 04 research MeetingNotesforMar9
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
03/02/04 Technology… and the x 2 25 700 MeetingNotesforMar2
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
02/24/04 "Collaboration – the Next Steps" x 20 600 MeetingNotesforFeb24
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
02/17/04 Creative Industries & x 2 28 600 MeetingNotesforFeb17
Fostering Innovation http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
02/10/04 Entrepreneurship x 2 30 600 MeetingNotesforFeb10
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
02/03/04 Making Change on a Tuesday x 2 35 600 MeetingNotesforFeb3
http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
01/27/04 Sustaining Sustainability x 1 50 600 MeetingNotesforJan27
All attendee http://www.rei.smartmeetingdesign.com/index.php/Main/
01/20/04 Regional Collaboration x 1 25 600 MeetingNotesforJan20
records at
11/18/03 No Session through January 21, 2004
Lev Gonick,
11/11/03 Technology & One Cleveland x 1 15 400
Mel Case
CIO,
11/04/03 Land Use x 6 4 10 350
Derschlag,
Tony
10/28/03 Manufacturing x 2 2 8 350
Bodak/John
Clauudia
10/21/05 Early Childhood Industry x 2 6 11 350
Coulton,
Daniel
10/14/03 Quality Place: Creative Community x REI 15 350
Windham,
David
10/07/03 Innovation: Civic Entrepreneurship x REI 9 350
Akers/Laura
James
09/30/03 QualityDialogue: Identification of x REI 18 100
Public Place: Sustainability McConaghi
Jim O'Hare,
09/23/03 Public Dialogue: General ED
REI purpose and long term view x REI 5 100
WebCast
C&S
09/16/03 Public Dialogue: General ED
discussion/introduction to REI x REI 14 100
James,
Craig &
09/09/03 discussion x REI 15 100
Susan
Totals 12 11 13 17 15 46 12 88 59 2743 81350