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Durham’s Creative Think Tank – Mind Map (created day of event)

Durham Tourism — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Please click image above to see full Mind Map (please be patient, it may take several minutes to load). Full report to follow.

Think Durham: Creative Think Tank

Durham Tourism — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:17:17 +0000

The Communications Commitee (Kerri King, Bernard Leroux & Sue Sutcliffe) made a presentation for Think Durham: Creative Think Tank. Click here to download the pdf.

Creative Think Tank Session

Denise Wilkins — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:37:59 +0000

Drummers Close the Day at the AOT Think Tank!

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:21:06 +0000

Steve Zucker of Durham College presents ideas at AOT Think Tank

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:49:05 +0000

How do we get people to come to Durham and Stay in Durham?

Nancy Rutherford of the Region of Durham at the AOT Think Tank

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:44:51 +0000

Nancy‘s group discussed existing events, venues, promotional tools, and build on what we have.

We need to promote a regular winter event.

Recognize the manufacturing based foundation / culture in our communities and build on this.

Branding our region: How can we promote the region to people passing through our region?

Continual re-training of staff and workers – Business Advisory Centre of Durham Region needs to be expanded to support the entire region.

Youth retention – opportunities exist at College / Universities / apprenticeships.

Communications:

-Social integration of Durham as a community. -Promote the region through social marketing. -Promote the region at community centres, rinks, -Monthly event calendars for festivals and events to be distributed across the Region.

Donna Raetson-Kemp

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:37:01 +0000

Ideas that came out of the group included:

Authentic communications / experiential content.

Culture: we need a Regional Cultural Plan for the Region.

How can we let people express themselves in an inclusive / accessible way?

Local flavour, but regional identity.

Awareness, pride, and community spirit

The need for a regional, cultural hub.

Break down barriers.

Teresa Shaver of Whitby Chamber presents at AOT Think Tank: THINK DURHAM FIRST!

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:33:20 +0000

Ideas discussed:

-Celebrate Durham in a one week event – create a destination for people to gather / visit.

We need a strong brand, connect urban and rural communities.

Eliminate red tape: create more networking opportunities.

Carey Nicholson presents her AOT Group’s findings at Creative Think Tank Session

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:28:35 +0000

Celebrate our achievements – use communications tools to celebrate the positives in our communities!

Build on what we have – grassroots / and build strong regional networks.

Packaging and partnering is important.

Provide an incubator / farmer’s market / hub.

We need a champion to lead this.

Re: SMEs (Small and Medium Sized businesses)

1-Education 2- Money: financial support 3 -Services: need resource support.

How can we create “open doors”?

Liisa Ikavalko presents at AOT Think Tank

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:20:17 +0000

Collective Durham Thinking. Building pride / cultural ambassadors to promote the region.

Gap: how do we engage the youth?

What does engagement look like? Take the fine arts to the plowing match! Mix it up.

Remove competition – and make it community.

Culture: AOT needs to continue. It needs to transition and be a part of the artistic communities – keep the story going – keep it alive!

Marion Meyers presents at AoT Think Tank

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:15:54 +0000

Marion‘s group suggested the creation of a major signature event for emerging artists.

The group discussed the need for a major piece of public art in each access route to the region such as the 401 entrances.

Re: Small / Medium Sized Businesses

The group created STAN: and the idea that we need ongoing gatherings for the creative community / also recorded live to be broadcast via internet.

Szanne McNutt of UOIT presenting group findings at AOT Think Tank

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:10:09 +0000

Szanne says the group wants one portal for communication in Durham Region.

The group supported the idea of one major community event – including all sectors.

Could we use existing spaces / and festivals and tie them in to one time frame?

Need to support the idea of incubator for the arts.

Chris Gillis of Durham College presents his AoT Think Tank Group findings

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:06:12 +0000

Culture: the group indicated tha Durham needs a cultural plan and an organization to implement the plan.

They also identified a need for a venue / hub for culture, funding, and a regional festival in the region.

The group discussed regional transportation – how do we build hubs / remove barriers.

Cultural diversity was an important aspect of the groups discussion as well.

Jason Atkins presents AOT Think Tank Findings from his group.

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:02:15 +0000

Jason‘s group discussed ways to support SMEs (Small and Medium Size Enterprises) – suggested ideas including: leverage Business Advisory Centre of Durham Region, Councils, and Chambers to name a few. The group discussed micro lending programs, collaborative buying power…..and more.

Re: Culture: What is our culture? Define our brand – build a brand.

Creative Think Tank Wraps up

Kerri King — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:44:54 +0000

Emcee Dan Carter and Commissioner Garth Johns wrap up the AoT Think Tank at the University – lots of great ideas!!

Wondering

Laura Suchan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:52:05 +0000

Where are all my heritage colleagues today?

Heritage

Laura Suchan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:21:53 +0000

Heritage is culture too

Absolutely pumped for @artoftransition.ca “THINK DURHAM: Creative Think Tank” @UOIT today

Sue Sutcliffe — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:26:49 +0000

Creative Think Tank on June 22nd

Kerri King — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:57:15 +0000

Good afternoon Art of Transition partners!

On June 22, The Regional Municipality of Durham, Economic Development and Tourism Department, together with The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College, will be hosting the Think Durham-Creative Think Tank Session.

The intention of the event is to bring together members of the business community, key stakeholders, politicians, students, academics and government for an inclusive Creative Think Tank Session to explore ideas and establish action groups based on feedback that has evolved from the original Art of Transition (AOT) held event last November.

Since that event, a Creative Think Tank Advisory Group, made up of AOT partners, was formed and tasked with developing three key areas to further develop action items. These three topics include the advancement of small-and medium-sized enterprises; culture; and marketing.

From this event, The Economic Development and Tourism Department will compile findings, identify linkages to the Durham Region Strategic Plan 2009-2014 and integrate strategies with current and future Economic Development and Tourism plans.

We look forward to collaborating with you-and hope to see you on June 22. Please RSVP to tourism@durham.ca by Tuesday, June 15 at 9 AM if you are interested in joining us!

RSVPs will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited.

Agenda and meeting logistics will follow once you have registered with us.

Many thanks for your interest and support!

Have a great day,

Kerri King Tourism Manager The Regional Municipality of Durham Economic Development and Tourism 605 Rossland Road East Level 5 PO Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3

Direct Line: 905.668.4113 ext. 2606 Fax: 905.666.6228 Toll Free: 800.413.0017