Saturday, May 13, 2006
Vibrant economic regions are sticky to both people and money. In today's economy, talent is mobile. Smart people will come and stay where they experience a unique sense of place.
Typically, downtown districts provide opportunities to create that sense of place. In New Mexico, a workshop is focusing on how to build a sense of place in smaller towns. Read more.
In addition, here's a good background report from the National Governors Association. Download. Here is a useful report out of Canada that provided me with some useful insights about the idea of "community-based regionalism". Download.
Finally, the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City has put together a very useful web site on developing quality places. Read more.
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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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