Sunday, May 21, 2006
Richard Florida has some very helpful insights, but it's tougher to see how to come up with practical initiatives.
Tampa Bay one region that bit down hard on Florida's creative class. Creative TampaBay has been focusing on how to implement Florida's insights.
The organization hired a consultant out of Oregon, Joe Cartwright, with strong credentials in economic development. Cartwright outlined the contours of his findings last week. Read more. he is clearly trying to give the leadership some practical frameworks to focus their time and resources. You can download a copy of the presentation from this page.
Meanwhile, some civic leaders in Phoenix are also pursuing this track. The conclusions of their study are not as promising. Read more. You can downlaod thier study here.
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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
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Background on Ed Morrison
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