10/12 Speaker: Scot Rourke
Speaker: Scot Rourke, president, OneCommunity.
OneCommunity President & CEO Scot M. Rourke (UM B-School ´91) tells
the story of how his organization is transforming Northeast Ohio into a
globally competitive region. OneCommunity's information technology
platform serves Cleveland and Northeast Ohio by connecting public and
nonprofit institutions to its next-generation fiber optic network,
enabling those institutions to offer enhanced, innovative solutions and
transforming the region's image and economic future by attracting
outside investment and creating business and job opportunities.
OneCommunity serves educational, governmental, research, arts and
cultural, health care and civic organizations across ten counties in
Northeast Ohio.
Recommended pre-reading- Scot has recommended two books (below). Review 'em if you've got 'em, or check out the links to online summaries and a partial pdf below (hard copies available by the GSI mailboxes, near the SI main office, 3rd floor West Hall):
The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
Wikipedia entry (includes links to audio and video files of Friedman speaking about the book, and online summaries)
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott & Anthony D. Williams
PDF of Introduction and Chapter One
About OneCommunity
Formerly known as OneCleveland,
OneCommunity is a nonprofit technology organization dedicated to
transforming Northeast Ohio's economy and quality of life. OneCommunity
connects Northeast Ohio's public and nonprofit institutions to each
other, to the world, and to leading technology vendors via our
fiber-optic network – one of the largest and fastest in the world.
OneCommunity enables innovative connections and collaborative solutions
with an emphasis on education, health care, government, and workforce
development. Leveraging information technology, we will transform
Northeast Ohio into a globally competitive region.
Please scan the pre-reading and post a thought, comment or question for Friday's speaker as
a comment to this post by Thursday night. This is for class discussion/participation
purposes only, but will also serve to prepare you to ask a question or
make a comment in the Q&A period after Mr. Rourke's talk. Thanks.
Speaker bio here.