Just Released...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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I-Open next week...

INNOVATION in UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

August 29: Tuesdays@FUTURE

Discussion on Open Source Intellectual Property

 

Can Open Source concepts be applied to more than just software?

 

What about products? Or architecture?

 

In a networked world built on information, transparency and speed, what is the value of a proprietary model?

 

Are Open Source ideas and profitable commerce mutually exclusive?

 

Join us to talk about pertinent real world situations ranging from FORM's experience developing the new software application FIDO (Fully Integrated Desktop Object) to applying these ideas to dynamic educational environments like The Cleveland Institute of Art.

 

Read more about FIDO in yesterday's Crain's Cleveland Business here.

 

Forum Leader: Steve Cencula, FORM

Date: Today, Tuesday, August 29

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 MYTOWN

Friday, September 1: Midtown Mornings. Share coffee and bagels, make new connections and work on transformative initiatives. View and download cool Midtown Morning posters here.

Date: Friday, September 1

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

Place: Nead Brand Partners

3635 Perkins Avenue, Suite 6a

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KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES.

Interesting stories happening 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

FUTURE, I-Open, COSE Arts Network and The Strategic Technology Alliance builds open networks of collaboration with colleges, universities and libraries embedded in these networks.

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