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Seeking Smaller Indiana "hotspots" (outside Indy)
Replied May. 22, 2008
Seeking Smaller Indiana "hotspots" (outside Indy)
Replied May. 22, 2008
Join us for a conversation connecting technology, creative industries, and energy
Started Jan. 30, 2008
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Almost forgot -- we work closely with our partner, Mogulus TV, so all interviews, conversations and Live Shows are posted to the I-Open Education channel as well as to each article as an embeddable widget. Enjoy!!
Hi Everybody!
I'm looking forward to meeting everyone this weekend at the Future Indiana meeting!
While I'm visiting, I thought I'd encourage you to contribute a brief interview about your work, your interests, your passions - all the good stuff...
This group is for anyone interested in establishing a long-range planning center, futures institute, or a futures dialogue center for the state of Indiana.
Profile Information
- How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
- Friend
- What is your greatest strength?
- Designing creative solutions to building open networks in communities and across regions.
- What are you working on?
- Building open networks to accelerate community, economic, and workforce development for regional prosperity. We will video stream and live chat conversations between Northeast Ohio and smaller indiana around important issues, such as the Feb 7th Midtown Brews Open Conversation on the future of energy in Ohio. We are looking for people outside of Ohio to share their ideas and stories to accelerate mutual transformation.
- How big is your business?
- small company
- What is your Job Title
- Owner
- What is your Company Website?
- http://www.i-open.org
- What is your Personal Website?
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/6b5/282
- What is your alma mater?
- Other / out of state
- Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
- Connection to social and resource networks who understand the value of creativity and innovation to individual and regional transformation and sustainability.
Betsey Merkel's Videos
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Can you recommend someone for this job?
I-Open's colleague, Lev Gonick, VP for Information Technologies, Case Western Reserve University, just sent this notice out about a job available at the Lawrence School, a national model school for teaching bright students in new creative learning environments for the purpose of bringing out the best in each student. My daughter attended Lawrence School for three years… Continue
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 9:44am —
Business Week: Networked Approaches to Education, Workforce Development for Transform Regions
Wanted to share this news with our Indiana colleague network straight from home base here in Northeast Ohio...
Stock Market & Financial News - BusinessWeek: The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) and Near-Time Announce New Approach to Building Innovative Workforce Development Partnerships
http://snurl.com/27utd
Keep up your outstanding work Smaller Indiana!!
Stock Market & Financial News - BusinessWeek: The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) and Near-Time Announce New Approach to Building Innovative Workforce Development Partnerships
http://snurl.com/27utd
Keep up your outstanding work Smaller Indiana!!
Posted on May 8, 2008 at 9:33am —
Be sure to bring your questions and insights to this week's LiveBroadcast of Midtown Brews on Energy & Economic Development
We know we're separated by the miles between Indiana and Ohio, but we're still relatively close neighbors from a bird's eye view!
Hope you can join us for this week's Midtown Brews conversation with Ben Cipiti, author of the new book, The Energy Construct: Toward Economic Transformation.
Ben will be joining us (and You!) via cam from his offices at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can participate o… Continue
Hope you can join us for this week's Midtown Brews conversation with Ben Cipiti, author of the new book, The Energy Construct: Toward Economic Transformation.
Ben will be joining us (and You!) via cam from his offices at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can participate o… Continue
Posted on April 29, 2008 at 12:30pm —
I-Open Leadership Retreat Shares New Practices and Tools for Community and Regional Economic Transformation
By Susan Schaul
Special Presentation: Open Source Economic Development
Ed Morrison and the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Ed Morrison has a different way of looking at economic development, by using open source thinking and networks to encourage innovation. This approach sounds easy, but it is not.
“We need to shift the conversation,” says Ed Morrison, Director of the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open). Morrison, speaking at the I-Open Leadership Retreat, Punderson S… Continue
Special Presentation: Open Source Economic Development
Ed Morrison and the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Ed Morrison has a different way of looking at economic development, by using open source thinking and networks to encourage innovation. This approach sounds easy, but it is not.
“We need to shift the conversation,” says Ed Morrison, Director of the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open). Morrison, speaking at the I-Open Leadership Retreat, Punderson S… Continue
Posted on April 29, 2008 at 10:17am —
Follow up to last week's I-Open Leadership Retreat
Here's an initial follow up to the I-Open leadership retreat lead by Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open and Policy Analyst for the North Central Indiana WIRED Initiative, Purdue Center for Regional Development, Purdue University, last week about new practices and tools for Open Source Economic Development..
The Leadership Retreat was a productive experience for everyone who participated last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday… Continue
The Leadership Retreat was a productive experience for everyone who participated last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday… Continue
Posted on April 28, 2008 at 9:00pm —
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 9:59am on September 11, 2008,
Pat Van Selow said… - Betsey - Just found you on this site and wanted to say "Hi again!
I also want to add what admiration I have for what you are doing in Ohio. As you know, I am a dedicated fan of Ed Morrison. His knowledge and participation was such a huge factor of the success of the Leadership Learning Lab in southern Indiana. Keep up the good work at I-Open!
- At 6:23pm on September 9, 2008,
Andy Fraizer said… - Betsey:
My comment is on your profile page on Smaller Indiana. It was about the i-open leadership retreat. If you are still having trouble locating this on your page, email me fraizera [at] hotmail [dot] com.
- At 7:46pm on August 21, 2008,
Andy Fraizer said…
- Betsy:
If you are Indiana anytime, I would certainly appreciate connecting. I am the Executive Director of the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development (IACED). IACED is dedicated to serving those who build strong Indiana communities. IACED members rehabilitate and construct housing, create jobs, develop real estate, support small business development and deliver social services. IACED works to strengthen both the community economic development industry and local organizations through technical assistance, public policy advocacy, training and professional development and member collaboration.
After reading the posts on the i-open leadership retreat, I think you would find value in the Indiana Statewide Conference on Housing and Community Economic Development. The event is described on Smaller Indiana, here.
This year's featured conference speaker is Jeff Lawrence, a principal with Cambridge Leadership Associates (CLA). Jeff's remarks will present the concept of Adaptive Leadership. Adaptive Leadership provides a framework for organizations and communities to overcome barriers to change and move forward to achieve their mission and goals.
I look forward to connecting.
- At 6:58am on February 21, 2008,
Dan Osmundson said… - Hi Betsy... I have to look this over. My first thought is "I respectfully decline". I really cannot hoof it out to Cleveland. Thanks, Dan
- At 10:25am on February 13, 2008,
Dan Osmundson said…
- Hi Betsy!
Are you any relation to Ross Merkel? He was one of my students when I taught at Ivy Tech.
Cheers, Dan
- At 8:44pm on February 1, 2008,
Betsey Merkel said…
- Annie:
It is great to connect. I have been connecting NEO people interested in creativity and innovation to this space to contribute.
I hope you and Smaller Indiana members will join us for next Thursday's Midtown Brews Open Conversation with Meet The Bloggers via streaming video and live chat from 6PM - 7PM. We would like to know what you, business leaders, and college and university alumni can contribute to help all of us plan Ohio's Energy Portfolio. We will all have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and stories. Of course the drawback is, you'll have to bring your own brew and chips!
- At 7:13pm on February 1, 2008,
Annie Hernandez said… - HI...I see Pat connected with you!!! YEA!!! How are you all? I miss hearing about all the fun happening in Cleveland....how cool is smaller indiana...def a new advent for the stuff we were trying to do in person! Tell everyone else hello! :)
- At 12:23pm on January 30, 2008,
Betsey Merkel said…
- Thanks!
I am delighted to connect!
I look forward to learning more about you and how we can build open networks for collaboration to accelerate economic, community, and workforce development!!
- At 11:09am on January 30, 2008,
Kyle Lacy said… - Hey Betsey! Welcome to Smaller Indiana!
- At 8:42am on January 30, 2008,
Erik Deckers said… - Hi Betsey, Welcome to Smaller Indiana. I was perusing your website. What does I-Open do? Can you explain it so a right-brainer like me gets it?
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