Tuesday, May 18, 2004
For those of you curious about how I've been spending my time in Northeast Ohio, here's a recent interview with me in Cool Cleveland. Read the interview.
We face a big challenge in economic development: building collaborations in the "civic space". By the civic space, I mean the space that exists outside the four walls of any single organization, profit or non-profit.
Building civic collaborations is tricky, because there are no rules in the civic space, unless we create them. At REI, we are building the infrastructure -- the tools and the training -- we need to build these alliances. SBC Foundation is supporting our work to develop these new approaches for communities to use.
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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.
Interview with EFM: Building civic collaboration
