Quotes of the week Sunday, March 05, 2006 Here are some of the best quotes from last week "Early child development is economic development with a very high public return. I want to stress that it's a public return. I want to stress that it's an economic return." Art Rolnick, research director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Read more. "The ability to understand, lead, and deal with the consequences of innovation will be one of the most important determinants of the success of the next generation of business leaders." George G. Daly, new dean of the business school at Georgetown University. Read more. "The culture has not changed, and it won't until people are outraged and there are consequences.'' Mary Anne Sharkey, Ohio Governor Taft's former communications director commenting on the government corruption scandals that have enveloped the Taft administration. Read more. “I would bet that not many people in this room knew we made coil silica in Southeast Iowa. And I would bet that not many people knew what coil silica is. My point is that there is a lot of that going on in Southeast Iowa....I have one customer within 200 miles of Keokuk." Brad Feket, an executive with Chemcraft in Keokuk, IA commenting on the emerging innovation economy in Southeast Iowa. (An innovation economy is emerging all over the U.S., but few people are seeing it.) Read more. "The embers are here, there's just not enough oxygen." Duncan Moore of The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester commenting on the importance of building more collaborations to accelerate innovation in Rochester. Read more. "In order to have a skilled workforce to draw on now and in the future, Michigan's education system needs to improve at all levels." Chuck Hadden, vice president of government affairs for the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Read more. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 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. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. 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.

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