The Placemaker's Circle
In looking toward the future, we consider the formation of partnerships around the development of the CCID – enhanced by a healthy dose of enthusiasm and some firm commitments – to be of central importance. This will ensure capacity for moving viable models of a network of CCIDs from vision to reality. We are convening a Placemaker’s Circle – a group of people from across the Region committed to seeing CCIDs take shape on the ground. Placemakers may be representatives of organizations or may participate as individuals with a personal or professional interest in contributing to the realization of the CCID. The Circle will be more of a movement than an incorporated body and will focus on developments, connections and networks, nurturing small clusters or kernels of interest and effort that emerge in different communities across the Region. We envision a small circle (or more) forming within the Placemaker's Circle that will take on particular tasks in moving the project forward.
The Placemaker's Circle
Purpose and promise: To champion and facilitate the creation of a Centre for Community Innovation and Design in Waterloo Region as an active steering committee or working group.
Placemakers are committed to the creation of the a CCID, may or may not be potential tenants or partners and have time, resources and/or expertise they are willing to contribute to the creation of the CCID and its various facets.
If you have any questions about the Placemaker's Circle or upcoming events, please contact us.
If there is someone you want to be sure we have invited to join the Placemaker's Circle - please contact Eric Tucs or Beth Dempster
We are pleased to say that in workshops, interviews and surveys a number of people have expressed interest in being part of the Placemaking process and that we had 15 attendees and 23 regrets for the roundtable in October.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Placemaker's Circle, we would be happy to hear from you. Please contact contact Eric or Beth (519-570-9521).
