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Overview presentation of the Create West Virginia initiative of A Vision Shared designed to grow the Creative Class and New Economy in West Virginia
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Creative Communities for the New Economy
June 25, 2007
Transitioning Eras
The Conceptual Age
Right Brain
Holistic thought
Intuition
Creativity
Art and music
Empathy
Left Brain
Analytic thought
Logic
Language
Science and math
The Creative Community
Arts and Cultural
Telecommunications
Software Development
Management
Education
Architects
Graphic Design
Media
Engineering
Research
21st Century Growth
Economic and Tax Policy
R&D Centers of Excellence
Talent
The Creative Economy in WV
Source: USDA Employment Research Service 1990-2000
County
Creative
Growth
Employed
Growth Creative (share)
Monongalia County 32.20% 5.30% 27.80%
Putnam County 52.00% 23.10% 24.20%
Kanawha County 8.00% -5.50% 24.00%
Jefferson County 53.60% 16.50% 22.90%
Cabell County 9.10% -3.10% 21.70%
Ohio County 1.70% -12.90% 21.70%
Wood County 15.10% -5.10% 19.90%
Marion County 46.00% 0.90% 19.80%
Harrison County 21.80% -2.10% 19.80%
Raleigh County 24.00% 3.40% 19.20%
County
Creative
Growth
Employed
Growth Creative (share)
Clay County 29.90% 9.30% 12.10%
Wyoming County 8.00% -13.90% 12.00%
Mingo County 4.10% -19.00% 11.90%
Hampshire County 33.20% 21.10% 11.50%
Grant County 25.10% 5.50% 11.30%
Ritchie County 13.30% -5.60% 11.10%
Monroe County 11.20% 2.50% 10.40%
Summers County 5.80% -7.70% 10.30%
McDowell County -28.00% -36.20% 10.30%
Webster County 16.00% -12.50% 9.40%
Top 10 WV Counties Bottom 10 WV Counties
% of CC
Employment
Growth of CC
Employment
United States 25% 25.70%
West Virginia 18% 19.70%
A Creative Future Economy
Source: Workforce West Virginia 2007 Data and Projections
Building the Creative Community
Tolerance/DiversityTalent/Education
Technology Culture, Third Places & Outdoors
Where Do We Stand?
DiversityTalent/Education
Technology Culture, Third Places & Outdoors
51st
51st
• IT Professionals 41st
• High-Tech Jobs 45th
• Online Population 47th
• E-Government 48th
• Broadband 50th
Promising Directions
DiversityTalent/Education
Science & Technology Culture, Third Places & Outdoors
Lewisburg
1,000 Places to See
Before You Die
Best 75 Small Towns in America
Fayetteville
Top 10 Coolest Small Towns
Berkeley Springs
100 Best Small Arts Towns
Davis
Top 10 Coolest Mountain Towns
Charleston
Top 10 Cities for Empty Nesters
Bluefield/Mercer County
Best 100 Places for
Families with Kids
Morgantown
Distinctive Destination by National
Trust for Historic Preservation
Best Small Cities
?
Meet the West VirginiaCreative Community
Wheeling Berkeley Springs
Shepherdstown
Fayetteville
Fairmont
HintonLogan
South
Charleston
Glenville
Mayor Cleo MatthewsCity of Hinton
Jeanne MozierStar Theatre
Jeff Lusk, Hatfield-McCoy's Trails
Scooter Scudieri1st Internet Rockstar
Princeton
Huntington
Elizabeth Murray, Ph.D.Marshall University Vandalia Research
Jane PetersJefferson County
Development Authority
Spring TurnerChuck Mathena Foundation
George RogersIQ Media
Justin SiebertDirect Online Marketing
Lee Kraus, Ph.D.IRC, Two Brains
Keith Pauley, Ph.D.MATRIC
Larry BakerGlenville State College
How We’ll Get There
• Connect the Creative Community
• Communicate their existence, impact and enthusiasm for WV
• Educate and empower local communities
• Prioritize and support creative policies
• Tell the rest of the world
Announcing Create WV
Mission:
To empower West Virginians at a local level to place themselves among the most innovative, dynamic, prosperous, creative communities in the world.
Available Today
Creative Communities Workshops – Summer 2007
• Pilot City Assessments and Workshops– Hinton (July 24), Shepherdstown (July 11)
– Parkersburg (July 23)
– Charleston (August TBD)
• Integrated learning and planning– Leaders from business, government, education,
arts/community development
– Assessment
– Jump-start the planning process
– Share progress at the Create WV conference
Create West Virginia Conference
Save the date – Oct 24-26
Local leaders should attend together as a team
• Government
• Economic Development
• Business/Chamber
• Young Professionals
• Arts/Creative Community
• Community Development
• Academic - K12, HED
Daniel Pink
A Whole New Mind
Jack Schultz
Boomtown Institute
James Hunt
Amazing Cities
- Workshops
- Best practices
- Resources & tools
- “Why to” and “How to”
Create West Virginia GoalsShort-Term (1 year)
• Direct:
– Over 200 leaders trained with all 55 counties represented
– 25 WV communities with an official, detailed New
Economy/Creative Community growth plan by June 2008
– 3-5 large-scale Creative Community initiatives identified and in
progress
– Dedicated outbound communications plan and campaigns in place to recruit the Creative Community to West Virginia
• Indirect: Focused voice in support of related Creative Community initiatives
– Broadband coverage, education innovation and standards, scientific R&D, entrepreneurship/TBED, e-government
Create West Virginia Goals
Long-Term (5-10 years)• West Virginia in upper ½ of New Economy Index
rankings
• Recognized nationally as “hot” region for innovation and Creative Community growth
– Additional towns/cities in national rankings
• Real progress in diversity
• Growth in Southern and remote counties
• Specific details announced this fall
What Does it Mean for West Virginians?
What’s Different?
Call to Action
Local Community Leaders
• Read the white paper
• Evaluate the assessment and planning tools
• Provide feedback
• Save the date and tell your local peer leaders– Create West Virginia
Conference – Oct 24-26
Creatives and Citizens
• Join the initiative on createwv.com
• Share and rate ideas
• Raise your voice on new economy/creative community issues
• Tell others
• Attend the Create WV Conference
“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The
creative act, the defeat of habit by originality,
overcomes everything.”
George Lois
The Vision SharedCreative Class Team
Grant BromhalNational Energy Technology
Laboratory
Holly ClarkCESD/WVU, Vision Shared
Elizabeth Damewood-Gaucher Terrell Ellis & Associates
Sarah HalsteadKatalyst Development Strategies
Kim HarbourWV Department of Commerce
Rebecca KimmonsKatalyst Development Strategies
Amy KingSpilman, Thomas & Battle
Barbara KinseyAG Edwards
Belle ManjongSpilman, Thomas & Battle
Justin SeibertDirect Online Marketing
Rich ShafferWest Virginia Credit Union League
Jeff JamesMicrosoft Corporation
Thank you!
Special Thanks To:
Terrell Ellis & Associates, Inc.Katalyst Development Strategies
Maple Creative
Charles Jupiter Hamilton
University of CharlestonClaude Worthington Benedum Foundation
A Vision SharedMike Basile, Kenny Perdue and
Leadership Council
The Clay Center for Arts and Sciences
American Public University SystemUS Fish and Wildlife Service
Glenville State CollegeNational Conservation Training Center
Spilman Thomas & BattleSummers County Judicial Annex
WVNet
Our Creative Community guests from around the state
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Create WV: Building Creative Communities for the New Economy
• It’s already happening here
• We can build from our trendsetter communities
• It’s about local vision, planning and leadership
• The resources are available
• Create WV will unite, equip and communicate