DCP - Innovating Workforce Development

Digital City Project,[object Object],Innovating workforce development with social media,[object Object]

3 areas of focus,[object Object],Workforce development,[object Object],On-line multimedia content and services,[object Object],Digital City Open platform software infrastructure,[object Object],The chess game….,[object Object]

Innovating Workforce Development,[object Object],Connecting Cyberspace to Meatspace,[object Object],Interactive Multimedia Content and Services,[object Object],Dashboard software,[object Object],Virtuous circle of volunteerism and training,[object Object],Software Infrastructure,[object Object],Sustainable Business Model,[object Object]

On-line world connects to Real world,[object Object],Getting people comfortable with computers,[object Object],All jobs in the future will require tech skills,[object Object],Learning by doing,[object Object],If they can:,[object Object],play videogames,[object Object],use an ATM or remote control,[object Object],program their mobile phone,[object Object]

Social Media as a vehicle,[object Object],Social Networking,[object Object],Blogging,[object Object],Activity Streams,[object Object],Meetups,[object Object],Flash Mobs,[object Object],Groups,[object Object]

Haves helping the Have Nots,[object Object],Matching knowledge and expertise to those who need it,[object Object],Volunteers operate Live Video Help,[object Object],Master craftsmen work with Interns,[object Object],Urban Farming, Senior Citizens, Health clinics,[object Object],Wide range of job skills,[object Object]

I used to be famous,[object Object],22 years ago I said I wanted to build Multimedia Encyclopedias,[object Object]

MacroMind/Macromedia,[object Object],1st multimedia player = 1984,[object Object],1st multimedia authoring system = 1985,[object Object],1st author once, playback on many platforms = 1988,[object Object]

But we needed to be on-line,[object Object],Between 1990-1994 85% of CD ROMs were created with our tool - Director,[object Object],25,000 titles, only room for 300 in the channel,[object Object],Then the thin straw came along (dial-up Internet),[object Object],We went backwards (no more video or photos),[object Object],15 years later we’re right back to where we were,[object Object]

Wikipedia is bricks & mortar,[object Object],Text + Photos,[object Object],Community creation,[object Object],Web links,[object Object],2M entries,[object Object],But the old school form of knowledge and education,[object Object]

Interactive On-Line Multimedia Content and Services,[object Object],Picking up where the Multimedia Revolution left off in 1994,[object Object],Video, simulations, annotated diagrams, animated charts, visualizations,[object Object],Multimedia Encyclopedia is how people will learn and knowledge will be stored,[object Object],Every Foundation, Government and Brand has a topic or issue they’ll sponsor,[object Object]

Multimedia Encyclopedias,[object Object],Animated Charts of battles,[object Object],Videos and exploded annotated diagrams of Green Jobs skills,[object Object],Interactive simulations of Polymers,[object Object],3d Visualizations of any data or info,[object Object]

Free Dashboard software,[object Object],Social Networking,[object Object],Activity Streams,[object Object],Blogging,[object Object],Media Sharing,[object Object],Live Video Help,[object Object],Points,[object Object],Volunteerism,[object Object],Training,[object Object],Facebook Import,[object Object]

Virtuous Circle,[object Object],Utilizes live Video Help to intern and train,[object Object],Volunteerism,[object Object],Training,[object Object],Points,[object Object],Live Events,[object Object],Project management and coordination,[object Object],Based at digital bureaus,[object Object]

DCP - Innovating Workforce Development

What is a Digital City?,[object Object],In the 90’s = access,[object Object],In the 00’s = social media,[object Object],In the 10’s = software infrastructure,[object Object]

Software Infrastructure,[object Object],Open Digital City platform,[object Object],Shared servers – two-way APIs:,[object Object],Digital City ID,[object Object],Regional timeline of historical events,[object Object],Jobs, Events, Business directory,[object Object],Webcam and location pages,[object Object],For others to build on top of,[object Object],Open Standards – Open Stack,[object Object]

Software as infrastructure,[object Object],Dashboard is persistent, throughout the region,[object Object],Dashboard adapts itself to the city it’s in,[object Object],An ‘operating system’, that knows it’s context,[object Object],Features and services available to all,[object Object],Solutions, Compelling Experiences,[object Object],Applications and Services,[object Object],Hardware, Bandwidth, Servers, Access,[object Object]

A Day in the life of a Digital City,[object Object]

Webcams and Location pages,[object Object],See top 16 webcams, editorially selected,[object Object],Rotate throughout the day,[object Object],Click on webcam, go to a location page,[object Object],Location pages:,[object Object],Who lives by,[object Object],Photos, videos,[object Object],Other webcams,[object Object],Leave comments,,[object Object],Reviews, Media, Links,[object Object],On shared servers,[object Object]

Regional Alliance,[object Object],Digital Bureaus are the nodes in a distributed architecture,[object Object],Build on the strength of many:,[object Object],Lorain,[object Object],Akron,[object Object],Youngstown,[object Object],Cleveland,[object Object],Columbus,[object Object],20 employees, 100 trainees per node,[object Object],$75k per month,[object Object]

Sustainable Business Model,[object Object],501c3 solicits funding from government and foundations,[object Object],Use the money 3:1 ways:,[object Object],Build out the MM Content and Services,[object Object],Train workers in the skills necessary to do that,[object Object],Create and maintain Open Digital City platform,[object Object]

More than just Creative Jobs,[object Object],Wide of range of jobs interned and trained,[object Object],Sales, Marketing,[object Object],Ops, Live Events,[object Object],Urban Farming,[object Object],Health-Wellness,[object Object],Media Records digitizing,[object Object],Management,[object Object]

NEO is the Pilot,[object Object],Initial Alpha test in Youngstown,[object Object],Use the Regional Alliance to set of nodes in:,[object Object],Akron,[object Object],Greater University Circle,[object Object],Collinwood,[object Object],Lakewood,[object Object],Also:,[object Object],Lorain,[object Object],Columbus,[object Object]

Ex-Auto Workers,[object Object],Another angle to focus on,[object Object],Get them comfortable using computers, see what happens,[object Object],Different kind of Alliance – DOL,[object Object],Kokomo, IN,[object Object],Warren, OH,[object Object],Flint, MI,[object Object]

Advisors/Supporters,[object Object],George Nemeth – social media maven,[object Object],Jim Cossler– YBI portfolio company,[object Object],Lev Gonick – CWRU,[object Object],Ed Morrison – Purdue Center for Regional Development,[object Object],Mark Hill – Strategist/Biz dev,[object Object],Miles Gilburne –VC/Angel investor,[object Object],Kent Smith – Cuyahoga County Democratic club,[object Object]

Looking for,[object Object],Funding,[object Object],Partners,[object Object],Legal representation,[object Object],Customers,[object Object]

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