Sunday, July 29, 2007
In Pittsburgh, civic leaders are figuring out fifth how to connect economic development strategies to their regional universities. In the Collaborative Innovation Center provides a critical link between the university research and business innovation.
Recently, Google announced its move to Pittsburgh in order to be close to the students and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. The Collaborative Innovation Center has played a key role in building the relationship. Read more.
You can learn more about the Collaborative Innovation Center from these articles:
You can visit the Center's web site 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
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.
Pittsburgh's Collaborative Innovation Center
