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INNOVATION in UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

September 19: Tuesdays@FUTURE: Targeting the Creative Industries and Technology

New Models Grow Gaming in NEO: David Grampa presents on his recent success with TypeFrag and upcoming hit with Game Communications.

 

Tuesdays@FUTURE connects brainpower and resources to new models of economic development in Northeast Ohio. Join us to learn more about the Cleveland Design District, the downtown Game Center and Startup Commune, and University Circle as a global hub for the Creative Industries.

 

Forum Leader: David Grampa, TypeFrag & Game Communications

Date: Tuesday, September 19

Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.

Place: FUTURE: Center for Design and Technology Transfer @ The Cleveland Institute of Art

11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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For updates read the Tuesdays@FUTURE Blog.

INNOVATION IN MIDTOWN

Friday, September 22: Midtown Mornings. Share coffee and bagels, make new connections and work on transformative initiatives. Download cool posters here. View this week's invitation here.

Date: Friday, September 22

Time: 7:30-8:30 A.M.

Place: Nead Brand Partners

3635 Perkins Avenue, Suite 6a

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Coming up...Midtown Brews

Connect to the new Cleveland Business leadership in the creative industries and technology. Meet global leaders face to face and learn how you can spot your next opportunity faster. With the support of National City Bank.

Dates & Speakers:

Thursday, October 5: George Nemeth, Meet The Bloggers

Thursday, November 2: Lev Gonick, VP for Information Technology Services, Case. Listen.

Thursday, December 7: Cathy Panzica, Red Room Revolution

Time: 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Place: Webtego

2530 Superior Avenue, Suite 600

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Phone 216.348.870

KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES.

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CFI's AudioBlog "Network Capitalism" with Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open

Wealth creation in the innovation economy is dominated by “network capitalism”, where flexible, adaptive, and connected companies integrate new knowledge with products and services. In contrast with the old “command-and-control” industrial economy, particularly in rural areas, the innovation economy provides abundant opportunities to increase in-flows of outside capital (“good money”), increase velocity of capital circulated among local businesses (“neutral money”) and reduce capital out-flows (“bad money). Through “strategic doing” and civic collaboration, communities can move proactively to participate in the innovation economy and build local and regional wealth.

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Learn about economic development in a networked world. Read EDPro Weblog here.

Questions? Contact:

Betsey Merkel, Network Development

The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)

Cleveland Midtown Innovation Center

4415 Euclid Ave., Suite 310

Cleveland, OH 44103 USA

Tel. 216-246-2447

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