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culture of mastery.culture of mastery.

Design Corps GoalsDesign Corps Goals

• Locally Owned Headquarters (3-5)

• High Paying Professional Jobs

• Local Design Studios Networkedg

• "Gifted & Talented" (3% to 5% )• Gifted & Talented (3% to 5% )

A Design Studio is:A Design Studio is:• A self-sustaining nonprofit• A self-sustaining nonprofit • Organized and led by the “gifted and talented" • Networked regionally and nationally• Networked regionally and nationally• To identify technology and inventions

B i h th id f i h k t• Bring home those ideas for niche markets • Add value by redesigning the inventions

P t t th ld t th i HOMETOWN• Patents are then sold to their HOMETOWN or other towns in return for a royalty and/or cash

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“Crash and Burn”Inventions are seldom commercialized becauseInventions are seldom commercialized because

the connection is often never made!

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Bridge to: Id tif I t (Private & Public)Identify InventorsMarket Analysis

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Sell Patented Idea to Hometowns

A C etiti e EdgeA Competitive-EdgeD i i d t ithi tD i i d t ithi t••Designing products within a systemDesigning products within a system

••For national markets: $10For national markets: $10--$100 million$100 millionFo national ma k ts: $ 0Fo national ma k ts: $ 0 $ 00 million$ 00 million••With higher than normal profitsWith higher than normal profits••Where the profits come back home Where the profits come back home

C ti hi h i j b iC ti hi h i j b i••Creating higher paying jobs in aCreating higher paying jobs in a••Local but publicly controlled companyLocal but publicly controlled companyL p y p yL p y p y

It is not enough to be just competitive!

Screening Criteria

HeadquartersHeadquartersNiches are

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The X FactorsT X FGifted & Talented

•• Most creative & underutilized natural resourceMost creative & underutilized natural resourceM t lik lM t lik l (3%(3% 5%)5%) t thi k t id th bt thi k t id th b•• Most likely Most likely (3%(3%--5%) 5%) to think outside the boxto think outside the box

•• Most likely resource to create jobs/companiesMost likely resource to create jobs/companies

•• M t f th h d dM t f th h d d•• Most of them have gone undergroundMost of them have gone underground•• Towns export them and they do not return Towns export them and they do not return •• Th d t bTh d t b l d d h ll dl d d h ll d•• They need to be They need to be valued and challengedvalued and challenged

D i St di PDesign Studio Process66 G T ff i hi i h iG T ff i hi i h i•• 22--6 6 “G&T” staff within six months in“G&T” staff within six months in

•• Virtual teams of 3 to 4 on several projects willVirtual teams of 3 to 4 on several projects willp jp j•• Design and redesign products and servicesDesign and redesign products and services•• Around the passion of aAround the passion of a “champion”“champion”Around the passion of a Around the passion of a championchampion•• Collaborate with other design studios as well asCollaborate with other design studios as well as

OO li ll b i i h i h U Sli ll b i i h i h U S•• OnOn--line collaboration with teens in the U.S.line collaboration with teens in the U.S.•• Selling products to townsSelling products to townspp•• For a For a selfself--sustaining nonsustaining non--profit Design Studio profit Design Studio

D i St diDesign Studio••It is not a simulation It is not a simulation II••It is not a volunteer programIt is not a volunteer programp gp g••It is about a solution…It is about a solution…

the destiny of their hometownthe destiny of their hometown

Design Corps Staff RoleDesign Corps Staff Role•• Identify teens & adultsIdentify teens & adultsI yI y

–– Creatively gifted Creatively gifted –– Organizationally talentedOrganizationally talentedOrganizationally talentedOrganizationally talented

•• Town representatives meet together monthlyTown representatives meet together monthly•• Town representatives meet together monthly Town representatives meet together monthly

Th b ( hTh b ( h h llh ll ))•• Three objectives (teachThree objectives (teach----challengechallenge——ignite):ignite):1.1. Functioning Design Studio in 4Functioning Design Studio in 4--6 months6 months

T ff f dT ff f d ll d bd b2.2. Train staff to find Train staff to find serial inventors serial inventors & create database& create database3.3. ReRe--design inventions and prepare marketing plandesign inventions and prepare marketing plan

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Where do towns fit in?•• Privately funded:Privately funded: $200 000/county/year$200 000/county/year

Where do towns fit in?•• Privately funded: Privately funded: $200,000/county/year $200,000/county/year

–– ($25,000 for the network)($25,000 for the network)

•• 33--4 town leaders introduce the project to:4 town leaders introduce the project to:T P l d dT P l d d P bli EdP bli Ed–– Teens, Parents, leaders and Teens, Parents, leaders and Public EducatorsPublic Educators

B l bl bl l dB l bl bl l d•• Be available to problem solve…and mentorBe available to problem solve…and mentor

•• Allow teams to selectively access your networkAllow teams to selectively access your network

D kD kDoes it make sense to you?Does it make sense to you?

Can it work?Can it work?Can it work?Can it work?

Would you actively support Would you actively support thi id iththi id ith tt dd d lt ?d lt ?this idea with this idea with teens teens and and adults?adults?

Design Corps f l Aof Rural America

F L• Forgotten Legacy

M L k• Missing Link

Th X F• The X Factors

Dr. William R. WilkieDr. William R. WilkieW L L k DW L L k D471 West Long Lake Drive471 West Long Lake Drive

Harrison, Michigan 48625Harrison, Michigan 48625gg989.339.4998 or 989.539.1928989.339.4998 or 989.539.1928

wwilkie@designwwilkie@design--corps orgcorps orgwwilkie@designwwilkie@design--corps.orgcorps.orgwww.designwww.design--corps.orgcorps.org

Reference: Dr. Emmett Reference: Dr. Emmett LippeLippeF S i dF S i dFormer SuperintendentFormer Superintendent

Novi Public SchoolsNovi Public SchoolsCurrently: CEOCurrently: CEO LippeLippe ConsultingConsultingCurrently: CEO, Currently: CEO, LippeLippe ConsultingConsulting

989.539.4062989.539.4062