Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Business leaders can easily get mired in the challenges of their own regions. Their thinking gets stale. Their perspectives narrow.
Regular trips outside your region can open new opportunities. In this spirit, business and civic leaders from the Triad region of North Carolina are visiting Indianapolis this week. Read more.
The trip has had the important impact of helping civic leaders in the Triad form personal relationships among themselves. Read more.
The leadership also learned a good deal about how Indianapolis is building its life sciences cluster. Read more.
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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
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Getting out to see the world
