Problem Curation Workshop Helps Identify ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Energy Focus Areas
On Aug. 28 and 29, ACEP's Gwen Holdmann, Mariko Shirazi, Nickole Conley, Tom Marsik
and George Roe joined stakeholders from multiple ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ energy sectors for a problem-curation
workshop. Three representatives from the BMNT company facilitated. Participants brought
energy-related challenges important to their organizations’ work. They used BMNT’s
tools to help them understand key issues, describe the most desirable outcomes and
select near-term actions. NANA Development Corp. donated use of its Anchorage facility
for the workshop.
Workshop results will help shape the focus areas and objectives for a new five-year
program that will be proposed for funding by the Office of Naval Research. This effort,
the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization
(ARCTIC), will seek to enhance the sustainability of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ communities by building
capacity across a wide range of human and technological dimensions. The ARCTIC team
draws from ACEP, the Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship,
the Center for Economic Development, Launch ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ, and the Renewable Energy ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
Project.
Workshop participants gain new "lenses" for seeing the challenges they face. Photo by George Roe/ACEP.