Stellar Speakers lined up for Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Super-Forum

 From August 12-14, Mayor Frank G. Jackson will host a three-day summit, bringing together a diverse group of people vested in and dedicated to Cleveland to use their vast knowledge and imagination to create an action plan for building a green economy for Cleveland’s future. This summit will be facilitated by Dr. David Cooperrider of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value (my teacher, advisor, mentor and friend) at Case Western Reserve University, my alma mater (x2). The goal is to create an action plan for economic sustainability that will support business growth; protect the environment; and, create opportunities for individuals to prosper.  Prosperity for all stakeholders.  We've seen great models to facilitate positive change , via smart six-sphere framework design [1], or via organic local foods innovation [2], or via visionary future models that include and prosper all [3] while transcending barriers like racism and prejudice.  All of them were first proposed over the past years right here on realneo - transformative innovations that WILL make a big difference for all of us!

 The Mayor is inviting people from every sector of Cleveland’s community – blue collar workers, civic leaders, corporate executives, artists, neighborhood residents, students, retirees, elected officials and regional stakeholders – to participate in this three-day summit using the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) method. AI is a collaborative, interactive, and cumulative process for creating change. At the end of the three days, the Summit and its participants will have generated an action plan for Cleveland’s economic future, guiding our efforts for ten years, to 2019.

As I reported yesterday we have a historic and transformational forum [4] to envision, design, and implement core strategies to transform Cleveland into a global sustainability leader.   Just taking a look at the speaker list [5] reveals the import and significance of this globally recognized and represented event.   Rumor has it the great Van Jones [6] is in the works as well !