Problem Curation Workshop Helps Identify 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´ Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization
(ARCTIC), will seek to enhance the sustainability of 91Ô´´ 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 91Ô´´, and the Renewable Energy 91Ô´´
Project.
Workshop participants gain new "lenses" for seeing the challenges they face. Photo by George Roe/ACEP.