Discovering and applying new and innovative economic development tools, models, policies, and programs
Creating Jobs and Wealth in Distressed Michigan Communities
Innovation Fellow - 2025
Authors: Jon Willow
Willow’s fellowship aims to analyze the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to address critical challenges in coalition building and organizational collaboration, with a specific use-case focus on the Michigan Highspeed Internet (MIHI) office’s Michigan Inclusive Training, Technology, and Equity Network (MITTEN) regions. The primary objective is to develop an in-depth understanding of how AI technologies might mitigate administrative burdens, enhance inter-organizational collaboration and potentially reduce professional burnout. While the Fellow will be centered around broadband coalition building, she anticipates that outcomes would readily apply to any similar coalition work.