Friday, March 21, 2003
The arts can play an important role in your economic develkopment strategy. To compete in today's world, commounities have to be places where people want to visit and live. Brainpower is mobile. Brain drain happens. So, smart communities pay attention to creating quality places as part of their economic development strategy. The arts help define who you are. Your uniqueness. (The exact opposite of sprawl.)
Some good lessons were passed along in a recent conference for arts leaders in Phoenix. Leaders in Phoenix see that the arts can play an important role in attracting high powered talent for emerging biosciences and other knowledge-intensive businesses.
Here is another plan to recruit artists to smaller communities.
posted by Ed Morrison |
links
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.
If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site:
Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber:
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.
The arts and economic development
