Sunday, April 23, 2006
Increasingly, economic development depends on designing and weaving new networks of connection. But how do you do that?
The skills require thinking and acting in a new way. My colleagues, Jack Ricchuitto, June Holly and Valdis Krebs have launched a new weblog on weaving networks. Through this weblog, you will learn the practical aspects of how to find new opportunities in your economy through networks.
Jack, June, Valdis and I launched a new training in this appraoch to economic development at Baldwin-Wallace College in March. We have another session scheduled for June. More on this session later this week.
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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.
New blog on network weaving
