Innovating with Higher Levels of Organization, Process, and Tools

The 2003-2005 Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI) Civic Forum Program Matrix was designed by Betsey Merkel while working with the REI team (Ed Morrison, Susan Altshuler, Matt Kozink, Dennis Coughlin) to organize Civic Forum conversations in Northeast Ohio from 2003 through 2005.

Civic Forum conversations connect people and their ideas to education, economic, and workforce development through the generation of transformative industry cluster initiatives.

REI.Tuesdays 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 created new conversations about exploring civic priorities, shared ideas for industry innovation, and worked together to launch transformative initiatives. Learn more about REI Civic Forums.

The Civic Forum 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.

The REI.Tuesdays Matrix offers an example of a tool to strengthen the design of new conversations focused on aspects of Open Source Economic Development.

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Learn more about the I-Open Civic Forum process designed by Betsey Merkel and how your community or region can begin to adopt a sustainable practice of building networks, generating social capital, and collaborating to build transformative initiatives for prosperity.

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