March 20, 2021 SAM-IBC
The Innovator’s Journey Way is the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for Pivot.City. The UML has also been used to support Economic Gardening programs at scale. Dr. Carlton Robinson, founder and creator of both Pivot.City and the Innovator’s Journey Way presented Northeast Florida’s Economic Gardening Experiment- JAX Bridges to Open Innovation in North Florida to demonstrate the efficacy of the model.
Presentation Abstract: The case “Economic Gardening in North Florida” was written to help future business and civic leaders in economically challenged areas facilitate the expansion of entrepreneurial capacity and grow jobs. The target audience for this case are faculty and civic organizations. The discussion surrounding this case engages, academic leaders, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial trainers, corporate entities and their innovation leaders or executives, and government and civic leaders. Government agency personnel and leadership for organizations such as the SBA, SBDC, and SCORE will also be interested the Barriers to Open Innovation in North Florida case.
UML Validation Process:
Use Case Diagrams (Call-To-Innovate)
Ecosystem States
Description Layers
Interaction Layers
SAMINC 2021 Best Paper Award: Practitioner Track Link (Publication Pending).