Knowledge Sciences Symposium Webinar 1 – July 24, 2013 Hosted by Kent State University

 Welcome to the first in a series of five webinars intended to foster a discussion around the design of a knowledge sciences center  While the immediate discussion will inform Kent State University’s effort to establish a center in North East Ohio, we hope the conceptual model that emerges from the Symposium will support the establishment of other centers across the country  The discussion that launches today will culminate in two on-site events – in Canton Ohio and in Washington DC

 Webinar Topic 1: Current and Past Good Practice Models - July 24, 2013  Webinar Topic 2: What kinds of knowledge science products and services should the Center support? July 31, 2013  Webinar Topic 3: Knowledge Sciences Center Activity Models – August 7, 2013  Webinar Topic 4: Intellectual Property and Capital Models - August 14, 2013  Webinar Topic 5: Knowledge Sciences Center Presence, Resources and Access - August 21, 2013

 September 4-5 in Canton Ohio – Kent State Stark Campus  September in Washington DC at the Department of Transportation Library  Two-day events  Day 1 is devoted to listening to stakeholders, to thought leaders and to considering a proposal  Day 2 is devoted to brainstorming, sharing ideas and blueprinting a knowledge sciences center  Ideally the design that results will be adoptable by any state or region that wishes to establish such a center

 Open and free to anyone who is willing to act as a representative of a stakeholder group  Remote and in person participation  Representative of all five stakeholder communities  Intention is to break into stakeholder groups on Day 1 but to network across groups throughout the two days

 Launch a discussion about the goals and objectives of an open community-focused knowledge sciences center  Provide a glimpse into what we’re thinking about and how we think an agricultural extension service model might work  Hear from you regarding successes and lessons learned from other similar endeavours, new ideas about how to design, engage, and serve the community and general brainstorming

 The change and the turbulence in the economic system around us is in part a reflection of a shift from an industrial to a knowledge economy  At the early part of the 20 th century, we experienced a shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy  Underlying these kinds of economic shifts is a change in the factors of product and the kinds of capital that produce wealth  In shifting to a knowledge economy, knowledge or intellectual capital is the primary factor of production and the primary generator of wealth  Represents a shift from financial and physical capital

 A healthy knowledge economy is one in which the whole community makes a successful transition  Knowledge economy rests on a broader foundation than just that of business organizations  We cannot expect business and industry to carry the full burden of helping a community, a city or a state to make this transition  I believe that academia has a role to play – the question is what role should they play?

 We have built our vision around the earlier agricultural extension model where agricultural research and knowledge was extended to farmers and rural communities  These programs helped to promote the work of universities beyond the campus and its immediate memberrs  An extension agent was one who developed and delivered knowledge that furthered the agricultural economy and supported the prosperity and well- being of agricultural communities

 Technology Transfer – top-down delivery of new practical ideas  Advisory Work – provided in response to farmers problems and questions, practical problem solving, new research topics  Non-Formal Education – university provided training generally as outreach to poor communities, movable schools, demonstration learning, publications, short courses, study trips  Empowerment Facilitation – farmer-to-farmer exchanges, interactive and situational learning among farmers, collaborative engagement  Advocacy – extension services were also important sources of agricultural policy formulation and adoption, and capacity building for more successful farming practices

1. Achieving National Food Security 2. Improving Community Livelihoods 3. Improving Natural Resource Management 4. Making new agricultural technologies available to farmers 1. Achieving Intellectual Capital Security 2. Improving Community Livelihoods 3. Improving Intellectual Capital Management and Growth 4. Making new technologies understandable and accessible

 Purpose of the Knowledge Sciences Center is to support advising and consulting facilitate collaborative engagement advocate for the advancement of the knowledge economy for the whole community provide non-formal teaching and learning to advance the workforce of the 21 st century support applied research that is either not profitable or affordable for business and industry

Learning and Teaching Advising and Consulting Advocacy Research and Development Virtual & Onsite Institutes Annual Symposia Webinars and Seminars Skills Building Workshops Faculty Learning Student Learning New Course Development Industry- Academia Learning 1-on-1 Business Engagements Research Partnerships Sector Wide R&D Business Focus Groups Business Community Engagements Business Requirements & Needs Promotion Knowledge Management Standards Semantic Standards Development Knowledge Challenge Markets Knowledge Economy Projects Semantic Practice Teams Exploratory Knowledge Research Applied Research New Technologies Reviews & Evaluations Semantics Funded R&D Visiting Scholars Program Developing new IC accounting methods Outreach and Partnership Social Networking Targeted Problem Solving Student Projects Convening Community Groups Business and Funding Proposal Development Knowledge Sciences Center Five Pillars

The Academy (Teaching, R&D, Advocacy, Advising, Innovation Knowledge Sharing) Technology R&D (R&D, Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Customer Feedback) Labor Force (Learning, Skills Development, R&D, Innovation) Business and Industry (Knowledge enriched processes, expertise, competitive role in market) Civil Society (Cultural, civic, religious, and community organizations ) The Center’s Five Stakeholder Groups

 Physical space on the main campus of Kent State University in Kent Ohio  We envision the Center as a place to convene, a place for all five stakeholder groups to gather  We see the virtual aspect of the Center being the source of the pillars that supported agricultural extension service model  To support outreach and engagement we need a strong virtual presence  Given this vision, what advice can the community offer?

Today, the Knowledge Sciences Center is a vision waiting to be defined. Kent State University seeks the advice and guidance of the public sector, private sector knowledge businesses and organizations, the knowledge sciences academic community, the general workforce, technology industry, and civil society organizations to help us define this vision.

 Are the 5 Pillars appropriate to today’s needs? Have we overlooked some? Are some not appropriate for a center like this?  If you had access to such a center, how would you use it? What would you contribute?  What activities should the Center support?  Do you think we could build our vision on the agricultural extension model?

 Will one model work for all five pillars?  What have others tried that we should not try again?  Have we identified the right set of stakeholders? If not, how should we adjust the model?

Please continue to share your ideas on the KSS LinkedIn site. All comments, all advice are very much appreciated.