Next Generation Innovation Center May 21, 2013

Next Generation Innovation Center

May 21, 2013

What is a Next Generation Innovation Center?

• Creative Accelerator

• Fine Arts Incubator

• Creative Labs and Industries

Incubator

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

• Education• Training• Advising – Coaching• Financial Assistance• Research

Potential Elements

Innovation Index

Cluster Analysis

What does a Creative Accelerator Address?

• Blending Creativity, Technology

• Opportunities for Youth

• Job Creation

• Investing in “Growing your own”

• Advances sense of place

• Location Analysis

• Organizational Structure

• Financial Analysis

• Report Recommendations

Next Steps