Monday, November 11, 2002
Joe Driskill is director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, and he has been spending his time selling a new approach to Missouri's economic development. While incentives are still part of the mix, Driscoll wants the state to focus more on workforce skills, innovation and global connections.
He's focused on the right issues: like smoothing tech transfer out of the University of Missouri and building more incubators. The only open question: Are his persuasive powers strong enough to move the business and political leadership away from old thinking about ED? Learn more. Go
Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
Download some background information on me here.
Missouri refocusing its ED strategy
