CoolSpot
the virtual tour starts here
a CoolSpot is a physical space where a group of people can access cool.hub.imsa
  
                   
Physical Space
up to 8 people face to face
comfortable furnishings
flexible configurations
room with a memory
video conferencing 
we'll come back to that
integrated microphones enable sessions 
to be recorded

if someone has a great idea and no one
can remember exactly how the person said it,
use instant replay to go back and recover it

make transcripts of sessions
multi-point video conferencing connects the
CoolSpot with other CoolSpots and individuals anywhere with Internet access

sessions are archived and searchable
so, what's the point?
to improve teaching and learning in STEM through the creation of self-organizing collaborative innovation networks 
    people 
+ resources 
opportunities
__________
besides the physical resources of a
CoolSpot which allows people to gather face-to-face to play with ideas--even disruptive ones--the largest piece of  the resources is the virtual platform which functions to ...
connect people both in real-time and asynchronously
provide archives of communication and production
provide innovation process and tools 
make it easy to establish projects, join groups, find collaborators, publish work
sound like your kind of thing?
want to learn more?
tell us what you'd like to change about your world

http://coolhub.org
self-organizing projects and equal roles are important keys: 
Presidential Brief
Biodiesel
Polyhedra 
Kenya Girls School
this is not happening at schools
typically