Report: "Navigating the New Realities of the North Shore"Nature and Impact of Change
Creativity – It isn’t just enough to be innovative, we also have to be creative in developing new products and services that enhance people’s lives.
- Look for ways to use technological changes to enhance the urban core and to benefit minority communities, e.g., utilize our technological expertise and institutional partnerships to develop new, low-cost healthcare solutions that address existing healthcare disparities within our community (and that can form the basis for new businesses based here)
- Focus on attracting and building “sustainable” industries in the region: alternative energy, green building materials, etc.
- Encourage and support new forms of insurance and healthcare provision outside of the traditional “office visit” environment.
- Take advantage of projects like OneCleveland to enhance disadvantaged neighborhood access to online government, health, and educational services
- Increase private sector awareness and access to materials research at area universities that will enable product innovations.
- Connect the region’s ICE experience with researchers in advanced materials and nanotechnology which will enhance the capabilities of “customizable” manufacturing
- Foster greater connections between the region’s leading design institutions such as the Cleveland Institute of Art and device/equipment manufacturers in the region to develop more distinct products that can – like the iPod – stave off lower priced competition
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