I-Open is a shared knowledge network for civic, business, government, and academic leaders in Open Source Economic Development.
This backgrounder begins with an overview of the value Civic Forums offer to entrepreneurs and local business development, followed by, generally, how I-Open is organized, where it originated from, and who has contributed to it making it what it is today – an educational resource for communities and their regions.
The COINS 2009 conference hosted by the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is the first time people from many different places and disciplines have come together to share information and research about their work in collaboration. I'm looking forward to meeting a whole community of people interested in sharing insights and innovations in the emerging Science of Collaboration.The conference is a gathering (a swarm!) of leaders from research, business, and creativity.
The program (opens tomorrow evening) includes training in Cool Hunting - the science of finding and tracking trends - and many presentions covering the diverse applications of collaboration and collective intelligence in creativity, design, and in health care, knowledge management, and business innovation.
Enjoy the short video above with Peter Gloor, Research Scientist, MIT, who talks about the COINS 2009 conference and the value collaborative innovation networks offer to creativity and collaboration in business, and for anyone building enterprise.