Shown L to R: Carlos Steward, Asst. Dir., Recreation; Lisa Braun, Executive Director; and Dawn Brown, Asst. Dir., Workforce Development at Ohio City Power with Lee Kay, Grant Coach and Consultant at Neighborhood Connections. Image Credit: Lisa Braun
Ohio City Power is an emerging place-based and virtual network that provides recreation, skills training and employment opportunities for the homeless and jobless at St. Paul's Church and Community Outreach in Ohio City, Ohio.
Ohio City Power programs strengthen community projects, relationships and collaborations for leadership capacity in faith-based economic development.
2012 programs focus on:
The development of Ohio City Power projects to address neighborhood issues;
Encouraging new and stronger relationships between Ohio City community residents and local leaders; and,
Supporting emergent opportunities for the development of community leadership, organizational and community capacity building.
Ohio City Power itself is comprised of a small core leadership network embedded in other supporting and evolving sponsor, partner and collaborating networks.
Open models such as Ohio City Power connect assets, talent and resources to transformative creative initiatives and business development for regional prosperity.
On Tuesday February 1, 2012, Ohio City Power leaders (shown above) met with Lee Kay, Grant Coach and Consultant at Neighborhood Connections to talk about how Ohio City Power programs are growing and developing.
Stop by to learn more, and contribute your insights and knowledge to improve this network of practice by visiting http://www.ohiocitypower.net/
This is an interactive workshop for social network newbies to the field of Social Network Analysis including a brief history, the basic vocabulary, professional associations, software tools, example studies across multiple disciplines, and cutting edge developments and trends.
Instructor: Prof. Ken Riopelle, Wayne State University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
The COINs 2010 conference, Oct. 7–9, 2010, is presented by I-Open and the COINs Collaborative, an initiative of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Wayne State University College of Engineering's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Collective Intelligence. The collaborative builds open knowledge networks to advance the emerging science of collaboration for research and industry competitive advantage. Hosted by SCAD. For more information about the COINs 2010 conference, visit http://www.coins2010.com
There are many reasons why companies form global teams to work internationally and interdependently towards a common goal. Global teams can be created to develop global strategies, or to work locally to execute these strategies, or both. Multinational corporations often create global research and development teams to benefit from site-specific scientific expertise that is not available in one location, but is spread around the world. Still, other companies create global teams in specific functional areas, like sales and marketing, and then have representatives of that function from around the world collaborate in teams. This enables the organization to benefit from a diversity of perspectives and services that can match or fulfill the needs of a global client, wherever that client might be located. No matter what the reason for the formation of a global team or what form the team takes, leaders and team members must address the complexity of global teamwork by architecting new ways of collaborating. These factors must be considered and managed in designing and forming global teams to perform successfully. Stakeholders, team leaders and team members can actively participate in creating conditions prior to the start-up of a team that can provide and enhance the likelihood that the team will achieve its objective. view more workshops.
Things are really heating up for the COINs 2010 Conference in Savannah, Georgia!
Get Connected -- Log in to COINs 2010 and find yourself on the Connect Map, an emerging open knowledge network of research and industry leaders from around the world. Connect to people and ideas advancing innovation for creative competitive advantage. Go Here.
Log In and Register! We look forward to learning more about your important work in education, economic, and workforce development for communities and regions. Go Here.
Industry Topics included -- health care, design, transportation, creativity, education, technology, government, business development, and media. Go Here.
Skills Training -- Conference registrants receive a no-charge, half-day pre-conference Coolhunting Training Session led by Galaxy Advisors team and Peter Gloor, Chief Creative Officer and Founder Galaxy Advisors, and research scientist MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. All participants receive a complimentary six month trial of Condor, the dynamic semantic social network analysis tool. Go Here.
Practitioner Workshops -- Join us to learn about global teaming, social network analysis, innovation diffusion, and new practices in collaboration to accelerate your efforts to build enterprise. You will be joined by global thought leaders, students, and industry practitioners.Go Here.
We look forward to participating in new conversations with you about creativity and collaboration to advance business development!
The COINs 2010 Coolhunting Academy document (above) offers background information for the upcoming Coolhunting Academy, a hands-on skills training workshop for entrepreneurs, organization, government, foundation, and economic development professionals.
The Academy offers an ideal opportunity to learn and apply new skills to "coolhunting" - the practice of seeking the most creative ideas and people - for the purpose of "coolfarming" - the practice of collaborating to help them succeed.
You will learn technical skills training and connect to new conversations with other like-minded entrepreneurs focused on advancing creativity as a driving force in regional economic development. You will discover new friends and colleagues interested too, in generating transformative projects and initiatives for enterprise development.
The October 2010 Coohunting Academy is presented prior to the COINs2010 Conference, October 7, 8, & 9, 2010. Attendance at this workshop is free for conference attendees; registration is $120 for workshop participation only. A three-month trial version of Condor is included.
Skill Set for the Ideal Condor user -- (note: if you do not have all of these skills ask your favorite Tech Geek to accompany you to work together!)
* very good computer skills, knowledge in a Web application development language (php, Javascript, perl, java), database skills (MySQL)
* and can be applied for organizational analysis, as in this case:
* sociology, psychology
* or Web mining, brand tracking, marketing, as in this case:
* marketing, branding, communication
Academy Details and Logistics --
Meet the GalaxyAdvisor Team who leads Workshops:
Kai Fischbach - Chief Scientist Hauke Fuehres - Chief Technology Officer Peter A. Gloor - Chief Creative Officer and Founder Ken Riopelle - Chief Coolfarming Officer
DATE: Thursday, October 7, 2010 TIME: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm LOCATION: Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401
The October 2010 Coohunting Academy is presented prior to the COINs2010 Conference, October 7, 8, & 9, 2010. Attendance at this workshop is free for conference attendees; registration is $120 for workshop participation only. A three-month trial version of Condor is included.
CONFERENCE FEE: Academic and Professional Rate: $180.00. Reduced Student Rate: $50.00.