SPRING 2005 SERIES:
Lakewood Public Library presented
an original lecture series aimed at big-picture Lakewoodites and others concerned
about
Lakewood’s
future. Presented in collaboration with Dr. Larry Keller, Professor, Levin
College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, this series was designed
to provide Lakewood citizens with a conversational space for engaging innovative
ideas, committed people and useful perspectives, which will help our community
create our preferred future.
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The first entry in our Lakewood Future Tools lecture series, Understanding Lakewood: Communities and Memes, was delivered by our very own Kenneth Warren. This program explored Lakewood's communities through the meme lens of Spiral Dynamics and focused on recent economic, political and social developments in Lakewood. Special emphasis was placed on keeping all spirals healthy and evolving intelligently together within a dynamic urban environment. Presentation Brochure [pdf]. Articulating Lakewood's Future: Generation X and Generation Y: new voices within Lakewood's regenerating civic mix described the future of life in the good city. Panelists were Nadhal Eadeh, Vince Frantz, Anila Coniku, Julie Hutchison, Han Liou, Vincent O’Keefe, Lenny Peralta, Dana Romeo, Julie Warren and Keith Smith -- an unprecedented display of our community's greatest assets. Presentation Notes [pdf]. Planning a Sustainable City explored new ideas in sustainable planning and development with Paul Alsenas, Director of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. A visionary with practical management and political skills, Mr. Alsenas presented an exciting vision about the nature of planning and development that is most appropriate for Lakewood. PowerPoint Presentation [ppt]. We capped off the Lakewood Future Tools series with a weekend of two two-part programs featuring Ottawa’s Tim Inkpen. First up was Making Sense of Community Currency. We
learned about the history of community currency and
why a
stand-alone
system can easily become an exercise in futility. Mr. Inkpen spoke
from years of experience in Canadian practice, including Toronto
Dollars and the Toronto LETS system. Finally, Tim
Inkpen, whose non-profit consulting cooperative teaches individuals
and groups to deal with career and community issues using proved
business techniques, discussed combining social and career
entrepreneurship with Community Currencies in Incubating
Social Entrepreneurship. More information on Lakewood's future: Lakewood Focus: Planning tools for community, economy, markets and neighborhoods Demographic profiles and case studies Lakewood Dollars: Community Currency Information Pathfinder LakewoodAlive Economic development advocacy ilovelakewood.org Building local pride LPL: Design & Construction News Lakewood City Schools - District Initiatives |
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