Web Watch: Re-imagining old places Monday, July 09, 2007 A generational shift is starting to take place in economic development. You can see it in the growth of economic development blogs and web sites that are imagining new futures for old places. There's a new web site from West Virginia that illustrates my point. According to the article I came across: "“Here a diverse community of West Virginians comes together to create a West Virginia that thrives on innovation, artistic vision, connectivity, diversity, entrepreneurship, technology and growth. In short — a West Virginia for the New Economy.: Read more. You can visit the site here. You can also visit the blog mentioned, A Better West Virginia. My favorite old city, new blogs is I Will Shout Youngstown. Go through the blog and it will have you thinking about Youngstown in a completely new way. There's a group in Youngstown re-imagining their city. The same shift is taking place in Cleveland with groups like Meet the Bloggers: serious civic journalism. 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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