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Building Effective Networks: Insights from ...

Through analysis of social care networks, presented at the 2024 Sunbelt Conference by several members of our OSB team and Teri Garstka, Director of the KU Social Innovation Lab, we've gained a deeper understanding of how network structures underpin the strength and resilience of systems.

Building Effective Networks: Insights from Social Care Systems
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Empowering Communities: The Role of Inclusive ...

Inclusive Innovation initiatives are a powerful catalyst for collaboration, connecting entrepreneurial communities, businesses, local governments, and academic institutions. These initiatives focus on equitable resource distribution, leadership, and ecosystem building, unlocking solutions that address the unique challenges of communities.

Empowering Communities: The Role of Inclusive Innovation in Driving Sustainable Growth
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Anticipating Evolution: A Strategic Framework ...

In today's fast-paced world of innovation, staying ahead means being adaptable, connected, and always curious about what's next. Industries are evolving at breakneck speed, driven by tech advances, shifts in consumer values, and the pursuit of smarter, more sustainable solutions.

Anticipating Evolution: A Strategic Framework for Trend Analysis
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Visiting Startup Week in Dayton

September 10-12 marked the return of Dayton Startup Week to downtown Dayton, a significant gathering for the region's entrepreneurial community. This event, filled with powerful talks, workshops, and networking opportunities, showcased the dynamic and emerging ecosystem taking shape in real-time. As OSB emerges as an industry leader in ecosystem measurement, our engagement in this new ecosystem provides an opportunity to apply our expertise in analyzing and fostering innovation, helping to catalyze growth, collaboration, and sustainable development within the local startup community.

Visiting Startup Week in Dayton
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Revolutionizing Waste Management: Introducing ...

Orange Sparkle Ball has officially received a Transportation Innovation Zone (TIZ) Permit for piloting the autonomous robotic pickup of food waste for composting in the Corktown region of Detroit in partnership with Ottonomy and Scrap Soils with support from Brother Nature Farm. 

Revolutionizing Waste Management: Introducing Autonomous Robotic Pickup for Composting (Pilot 1 of 4)

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OSB at the Census Open Innovation Summit

OSB at the Census Open Innovation Summit

Michaela Bonnett from the OSB team presented our Ecosystem Dashboard tool at the Census Open Innovation Summit! Over the course of a 12-week sprint facilitated by the National League of Cities and The Opportunity Project by the US Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), the OSB team developed the Ecosystem Dashboard tool to support local innovators in building robust, interconnected innovation networks.

Design Influence Season III/Episode 5: Communities, Networks and Ecosystems - Platforms for Change

Design Influence Season III/Episode 5: Communities, Networks and Ecosystems - Platforms for Change

Host Isabelle Swiderski sits down with Meaghan Kennedy, founder of Orange Sparkle Ball, an innovation consultancy focused on public-private partnerships to explore the role communities / networks / ecosystems can serve as a supportive framework for change.

Orange Sparkle Ball is excited to announce that we’ve been selected as a semi-finalist in the #TMFSustainableCities Detroit Challenge: Transforming Freight. The Challenge looks to transform freight operations in Detroit’s Eastern Market b
Detroit friends! In partnership with @realintermode and @human_i_t, Orange Sparkle Ball is thrilled to announce a one-day pilot scheduled for this upcoming Monday, November 18th. This initiative will test robotic pickup services for small electron
Orange Sparkle Ball is partnering with @realintermode and @refraction.ai to explore the use of autonomous robots for the pickup of household materials and proper end-of-life processing. On Monday, September 9th, we launched a pilot picking up plasti