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If I wasn't working on Cool Cleveland, I'd be here:

Ed Morrison connects the dots on a global map about what is happening in the nation and on the planet when it comes to new ways of thinking about economic development. We'll talk about blogging highlights and innovative reports from the civic space through the eyes of a renowned practitioner. Time & Place: Tuesday, September 7, 4 P.M. to 5:45 P.M., Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 201

Afterwards, Jack Ricchiuto will be doing a short Open Space Technology session. I told Jack last night on the phone that I hope they talk about the questions he's been raising on his Appreciative, Inquiry blog. A sample:

* What' s possible when people at the edges of communities intersect in common spaces? * How much of regional growth depends on the creation of new kinds of communities of purpose within the dense and dynamic of communities of place and purpose that already make up the region? * What is the role of the media in making headlines of regional deficiencies? * Should women play a unique role in economic development? * If poverty is a lack of connections, what kind of institution has the capability to help people make new connections? * When we want to know what kind of economic development a community wants, who should we ask, and what should be our questions? * When is competition between businesses, schools, churches, non-profits and regions an inability to see and create opportunities for collaboration? * Where in the life of a start-up business is who you know as or more important than what you have? Where are relationships key in the development of an organization whose mission it is to help business start-ups? * Is there an economic development vision large enough to equally serve employers, employees, and the markets and communties they serve?

Everyday, he posts a new question.