The Civic Commons is a community startup that is building a civic engagement utility that serves the growing engagement needs of civic leaders/institutions and the growing desire of citizens to be engaged and empowered on key public decisions. The utility is a robust online engagement platform that combines social media, social networking, visualizations, and gaming components, complemented by more traditional means of media and civic engagement (e.g. newspapers, radio, public meetings grassroots organizing). Dan Moulthrop of The Civic Commons will emcee bigBANG! and provide avenues for further engagement at and beyond the event.
Mobile Innovation Lab- Ken Chapin and Abby Strauss of Mobile Innovation Lab designed the Innovation Exchange forum. Using Zing, a collaborative learning tool developed by one of Ken’s colleagues, conference attendees and presenters will engage in dialogue to understand leadership in innovation and the role of each person as a leader. Using Zing, discussants record their progress on keyboards at each table. Results are projected on one screen in real time and immediately compiled in digital form. It’s like a collective brain working on ideas that are top of mind!
UNCOMNtv Network – Barb Oney of UNCOMNtv will live-stream parts of bigBANG! to colleges in Northeast Ohio. UNCOMNtv is an online technology company bringing together colleges, universities, employers, civic organizations and communities in Northeast Ohio to better inform individuals both locally and globally about what the region has to offer. The goal is to attract talent, business and resources to the region by demonstrating the rich economic assets and the quality-of-life in Northeast Ohio. The Network combines the power of traditional TV, the global reach of the web and the interactivity of social networking to deliver content about living, learning and earning in Northeast Ohio.
UNCOMNtv broadcasted bigBANG! Watch it here.
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