Sunday, April 30, 2006
Western Massachusetts is launching a new strategy effort to identify specific initiatives to move its economy forward. The region has retained two consulting firms to assist them. Read more.
The first is the Monitor group, based in Boston and founded by Michael Porter. The second is Mount Auburn Associates.
Twenty years ago I was one of the founding partners of Mount Auburn Associates. With Beth Siegel, Andy Reamer, and Peter Kwass, we launched not Auburn Associates in a small office in Cambridge (right off Mt. Auburn Street). I soon left, and Mt. Auburn Associates has gone on to stablish a national reputation for high quality economic development strategy.
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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.
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New strategy for western MA
