Sunday, March 12, 2006
Here is some background on our upcoming workshop on new approaches to economic development. Read more.
We will be presenting practical tools on how to apply some of the newest insights in corporate innovation to economic development. These approaches include social network analysis and a new model, Open Source Economic Development.
One of our instructors, Valdis Krebs, is mentioned in this article from last week's Business Week. Read more.
You will learn to use Valdis' software tool that he has developed for EDPros.
You can sign up on this site.
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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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