The Short Bus by Ralph Solonitz
"The Short Bus" is special story that reflects the culture of the Northeast Ohio region.
It was contributed to I-Open for sharing by Northeast Ohio illustrator, Ralph Solonitz.
"The Short Bus" falls into I-Open's investment category of Branding Stories, from the Innovation Framework, a heuristic model of investment for individuals, organizations, and businesses in Open Source Economic Development.
There are five categories of investment in this road map to prosperity: Brainpower, our most competitive asset; Innovation and Entrepreneurial Networks, the civic infrastructure needed to translate creativity into transformative initiatives; Quality, Connected Places, the importance of investing in cool places to live, work, and play; Dialogue & Inclusion, the value of creating new points of access for civic leaders to share information and create knowledge; and Branding Stories, the importance of investing in storytelling to amplify a community or region's cultural assets.
Link: Innovation Framework at I-Open on Scribd
What stories do you share in your region?