Cat-Strat

Place Action|Community:
[convention] Center Ideation

Jan 10 MEETING NOTES – Conclusions:

The team multi-voted the five Domains, and concluded that the initial
purpose of the PLACE A-C team is to develop an effort for a new
type of Citizen-Engagement… one that is broad…. Big-Thinking…
and energizing. The Engagement process is informed and
informing… Its initial activity will be to conduct a [convention]Center
discussion/session (or sessions)… to help “add” to the thinking
around the potential Center and its use… so that it’s a 7X24 “place”
… where new out-of-market $$’s are imported… and more
revenue-producing uses are realized in-market. The activity will be
open, inclusive - - and of benefit to a broad-base of citizens/users
- - as well as those currently/heavily involved in the project.

The exercise(s) will focus on Domains #3 through #5, but will very
much bear domains #1 and #2 in mind; i.e., so that Vision & holistic
“Destination” thinking is included… The team will aim to aid thinking
about how the Center is connected with (and can leverage) all of
our assets in the region.

Key Actions:

1-10-08 Attendees

Mayor Bruce Akers
Mike Gesing
NEOhio.org
Craig James
Cat-Strat
Robert Jaskulski
Tri-C
Donna Singleton
Forest City Commercial Group
Bob Leon
Colortone Staging & Rentals
Barbara Siss Oney
Digital Airport Initiative
Formerly CVB
Pamela Sandy
Financial Strategies Group
Joe Smucny
Tri-C
Adam Tomlinson

Sub-teams: 12-20-07 Meeting #1

Communications
Mike Gesing
Milan Dayalal

Process
Ed Hauser
Matt Hayes
Steve McQuillin
Erin Davis

Vision & Big-Picture Thinking
David Akers
Robert Jaskulski
Barbara Siss-Oney

Coordination & Facilitation |Event Production
Craig James / Sue James
Joe Smucny

Resources, Support, Funding & Volunteers
Elaine Barnes
Christopher Diehl

Reality-Checking
Mayor Bruce Akers

JAN 10 Meeting Purpose & Desired Outcome(s):

Arrive at this Body's purpose(s) & key objective(s).
(Current focus = ~ Convention-Center-Use
Brainstorming).
Make a fundamental decision re: the creation of a
mass "[Convention] Center Brainstorming Event":

o Go/no-Go.

o If Go: Target date and rough scope.

Establish milestone(s), owner(s) & resource(s)

Jan 10 - MEETING NOTES

The team reviewed the context of this Cat-Strat “PLACE” Action-
Community; stemming from the event of Dec 11, 2007… and the
first PLACE Action-Community (A-C) meeting of Dec 20, 2007.

There are five Domains related to this PLACE A-C that the team
has been discussing thus far

THE NET-NET
Per the meeting of Jan 10, 2008… and subsequent one-off
discussions with amongst certain A-C team members since.
The plan is to:
1.        The Diplomatic-Subteam will build bridges to certain
members of the community – those who are “bridgers”
themselves.
2.        Cat-Strat, with the help of the A-C, conducts another
“Place” Cat-Strat | Convo…. one which demonstrates the value
of brainstorming & ideation related to Center-thinking. i.e., a
“sample” of a potential bigger downstream effort. Sample
Scope ~ 50 people. Certain Bridgers in attendance.
3.        Results and outcome of said “sample event” makes case
for broader support & sustained effort.

Other Meeting Notes:

20 Dec 2007
17Jan 2008
24 Jan 2008

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