Project Impact(s):
Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, OpenBeam, Recreation & Open Space, Vision/Identity
This project is in Develop Phase
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Collaborators Lead Organization:
DMC EDA
Contact:
Kevin Bright
; Email:
TBD
; Phone:
TBD
Known/Likely Collaborators:
City of Rochester, MN
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County of Olmsted, MN
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DMC EDA
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Diversity Council
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Mayo Clinic
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Mortenson
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Olmsted County Public Health Services
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OpenBeam
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RSP
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Rochester Area Family Y
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Rochester Public Library
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Rochester Public Schools
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United Way of Southeast Minnesota
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Well Living Lab (A Delos and Mayo Clinic collaboration)
Potential Collaborators:
Lotus Health Foundation
Related Projects
America's City for Health
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Community Health Assessment Process
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DMC Discovery Square
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Destination Medical Center (DMC)
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Discovery Square One
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Education, Health and Recreation Space (DMC UMR/Rec sub-district)
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Residence at Discovery Square (Third Ave Lofts Residence at Discovery Square)
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Rochester Y Community Health Living Index Assessment (CHLI)
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Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update
;
University of Minnesota, Rochester Master Plan
Impacts Major Impact:
Co-designing
PlanScape Impacts : Level 1:
Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, OpenBeam, Recreation & Open Space, Vision/Identity
Level 2:
Livable City, Technology, Discovery Square
DMC Impacts:
Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation
Community Health Impacts:
Type of Project
Building, Planning, Featured
2021-04-01
Justification
Details
Community Co-Design Concept
March 2021 Presentation
September 2020 Presentation
Discovery Walk Co-Design Session 3 Notes
DMC Discovery Square Open House
Framing the design points:
Pinned Reports on: Discovery Walk Co-designing
 As a member of the Community for Health Steering Committee and piloting the use of co-designing in the Discovery Walk project, OpenBeam participated in developing the Community Co-Design Toolkit as a guide for other community projects to consider and adopt a co-design process to maximize inclusive engagement.
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 Summary of Co-design of Discovery Walk and Codify the co-design process.
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Co-designing Related Event(s) => LINK
Reports on: Discovery Walk Co-designing
As a member of the Community for Health Steering Committee and piloting the use of co-designing in the Discovery Walk project, OpenBeam participated in developing the Community Co-Design Toolkit as a guide for other community projects to consider and adopt a co-design process to maximize inclusive engagement.
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Summary of Co-design of Discovery Walk and Codify the co-design process.
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Meeting material from Jan. meeting:
Macro and micro expected outcomes of the project.
First pass at co-designer list -- Convening Co-designers
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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:
Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, OpenBeam, Recreation & Open Space, Vision/Identity
City Council Study Session Materials
Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.
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 2025-04-23: Grant Application Status
The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is thrilled to announce the launch of CAAL Ignite, a new grant program offering $10,000–$15,000 to individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses in Minnesota’s Asian American community.
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Mayo Clinic re-names its diversity and inclusion office as ‘Office of Belonging’
Breathing Study: Enhancing Brain and Mental Health through Breathing Practice
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Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel
Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.
City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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 Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) team attending IAP2 Midwest Spring Conference
"Building relationships of trust with community members"
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2025 Conference Materials
2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)
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 Apr 14, 2025 City Council Study Session: PS2 Comprehensive Plan - Five-Year Update
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 Press Release
Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses
City Council Study Session
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 (1) Third Phase Grant Ann; (2) Second Phase Grant; (3) DMC Announces First Recipients of Main Street Grant Funding 30 Businesses ($1.6M) ; (4) Launching of Main Street Grant
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 City Council Study Session regarding strategic planning for the city
DMC Updates
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Mar 2025 Newsletter: End birthright citizenship?
Apr 2024 Braver Angels Newsletter: 2024 National Convention; National Debate: Should we be colorblind?
Listen to (and learn from) the other side
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 March 11, 2025 – ROCHESTER, MINN. – The City of Rochester is excited to celebrate National 311 Day by highlighting its 311 service. Launched in October 2024, 311 is designed to make it easier for residents, businesses and visitors to connect with City services and access information.
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1. 2025 Sister City Trips: Japan, Germany
2. Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)
3. Sister Cities Relationship Logs
4. IRC Meeting Logs
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