Wind shifts in economic development Monday, March 26, 2007 There may be some movement away from recruitment and toward more promising strategies of developing innovation and entrepreneurship networks. In Maine last week, I caught an article by a venture capitalist and Chair of the Council on Jobs, Innovation and the Economy. She argued that Maine must focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Read more. And in Michigan, small business representatives are advocating for more "gardening". "There are two strategies you can take when creating jobs: hunting and gardening. With hunting, you go out of state or country, like the governor is doing right now, to create jobs. Gardening is where you stay in state and plant seeds ... to help create more jobs....We would like to see a little more gardening being done..." 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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