Upload
kory-melanie-marshall
View
215
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Delore Zimmerman
High Performance Community Strategiesbuilding competitive & livable communities
Today
A brief history of economic development
The High Performance Community strategy approach
Building communities of aspiration
Buildings of the Present Will Have Vanquished to Give Place to Stupendous Structures
___________
HEIGHT OF SIXTY STORIES POSSIBLE
Architectural Limitations of This Century Will No Longer Be Recognized As Obstacles
CEMETERIES WILL BE CONVERTED INTO PARKS
Buildings of the Present Will Have Vanquished to Give Place to Stupendous Structures
___________
HEIGHT OF SIXTY STORIES POSSIBLE
Architectural Limitations of This Century Will No Longer Be Recognized As Obstacles
CEMETERIES WILL BE CONVERTED INTO PARKS
Prospecting Industrial ParksFinancing and IncentivesLong-Range Planning
Economic development is all about incentives. Everything else is rhetoric.
Growth-oriented small businessCompetitive advantage Industry targets, networks, clustersEquity InvestmentStrategic planning
The golden age of entrepreneurship meets the new geography of the Internet.
InnovationWorkforce developmentNetworking - ClusteringGlobalizationWealth creation
Innovation makes the world go around.The global talent wars hit full stride.
Social
Environment
Economy health
consumption& waste
settlements
production
technology
lifestyle
mobility food
energy
work flows to nodes of technology and talent in the global economy
trade flows between value-added regional and global enterprise networks that are equipped with infrastructure
financial and human capital flows to where it’s wanted and stays where it’s treated well
Network-Centric Network-Centric Global economyGlobal economy
• Places where the private, public and civic sectors are enabled to be fast, flexible, focused, customized, connected, networked and global
High-Performance Communities
CIVIC
LEADERSHIP
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
STRATEGIES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IDEAS
KNOW-HOW
CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPETITIVENESS
LIVABILITY
fastfocusedcustomizedflexibleconnectednetworkedglobal
NETWORKS
1. Is connected via telecom & transport & transit2. Nourishes entrepreneurs3. Grows from within focusing on higher-skill, higher-
value opportunities4. Focuses on industry sectors/clusters that build on
local competitive advantages5. Networks vigorously with business and government
from outside the region 6. Has a global outlook7. Mobilizes local leadership & collaborates regionally
A High Performance A High Performance Community or RegionCommunity or Region
HPC Operating PrinciplesHPC Operating Principles
A community like an individual has a work to do.
Communities don’t act, the parts do.Success comes from seizing momentum
and aligning actions with trends that work in your favor
Prosperity is increasingly determined by the power of connections elsewhere
A compelling story commits people to the possibilities
1. Broadband telecom infrastructure
2. Specialized facilities
3. Transportation facilitating mobility of people and products
4. Water and energy
Invest inInfrastructure
Public Service Interoperability Transactional Innovation
Water
Waste treatment
Roads
Open space
Connectivity -> telecom
Mobility -> transit, transport, shipping
Distribution -> water and energy
Export processing zones
Logistics centers
Multi-modal shipping
Specialized facilities -> R&D labs, tech parks, skills training centers
Advanced services for connectivity, energy, environmental
Infrastructure is a Driver of Economic Progress
Facilities ………………………………………. Infrasystems
Build and cultivate the skills and energies of people, both as entrepreneurs and workers.
The growth of a region now depends onthe decisions of individual entrepreneurs, investors, creative workers to locate there.
To them the world is a vast smorgasbord in which various locales compete for their affections and attention.
Quality of life and lifestyle factors can attract new people to an area - but opportunity is the prime ingredient.
Joel Kotkin
Business Interests & Relationships
Geographical Preferences
Quality of LifePreferences
EntrepreneurialCapabilities & Resources
BusinessOpportunities & Access
Quality ofLife
Resources& Infrastructure
Entrepreneur
Community
• Fertile soil policy Business environment that facilitates any kind
of growth
• Small business development Management, technical and financial support Incubation support and facilities Focus on one or more growth-oriented
businesses
• Business ecosystem Build specialized services, resources and
infrastructure for target industry
Entrepreneur Development ApproachesEntrepreneur Development Approaches
• Fred & Margaret Carl and small group of friends Built a global brand – superior product quality processes Aligned strategy with cooking and food trends
• Boutique downtown --> part of Fred Carl’s dream Restoration of historic buildings Focus on southern hospitality and cuisine Use history & tradition Cotton Capital of the World
• Community, state, federal leaders support WE
Greenwood, MississippiGreenwood, Mississippi
Viking Conquers the Viking Conquers the Kitchen LandscapeKitchen Landscape
Downshifting Boomers Start Companies% of age group that started company in 2005
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
20-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Source: Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity
Reinvention of: business models skills workflow planning procurement
Networks
In a network economy competitiveness and prosperity are increasingly determined by the power of your connections.
“Networks are possibility factories.”Kevin Kelly, WIRED
Rural:Remote &Urbanized
MetroEconomies
FLOWSPeople
InformationTrade
TechnologyCapital
Person to Person• Firm to Firm • Network to Network • Community to Community
• The Dynamics of Rural-Urban Linkages •Flows in the Network Economy
Accelerate your development strategy by showcasing your best technology-based capabilities
Engage regional universities and colleges Build connections with outside collaborators,
funders and investors in business and government Engage key players in defining a strategy and
action plan for building promising trade and technology opportunities
High Performance Action Summits SM
“Temporary economic agglomerations”
Powering Up Networks in Your Region
Focus on industry clusters that build on local competitive advantages
What our community makes and does
What our community could make & do
CurrentSkills Mix
CurrentSkills Mix
EmergingKnow-How
Future FormsOf Work
Future FormsOf Work
CurrentIndustry Mix
CurrentIndustry Mix
EmergingTechnology
Future FormsOf Enterprise
Future FormsOf Enterprise
Mobilize the “triple helix”
Business
EducationGovernment
R&DInnovationEducation
Skills TrainingWorkforce Development
Red River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & Minnesota
• Hands on, purpose-driven leadership
• Science & tech “triple helix” working– University, Industry, government– Specialized research, training, facilities
• Human capital (Brain Belt) – Quality people– Education is highly valued– Higher ed, k-12 engaged
• Dynamic regional business sector– Outward oriented and globally savvy– Demonstration effect of Great Plains ->
Microsoft
Crop Farming &AnimalHusbandry
1870’s 1950’s 2000
Crop &LivestockScience
Machinery&
Equipment
Agri-businessManagement& Finance
Food processing
Biotech Services
Genomics
Digital imaging
Business solutions software/systems
Nanotechnology
Electronics
Polymers & coatings
Wireless technology
A Short History of Technology: Red River Valley Corridor
Establish connections with metro
markets/capabilities Build on linkages to traditional rural
industries, e.g. M&E Repurpose assets and resources,
e.g. agri-energy Create collaborative networks of
companies, colleges, universities &
government Focus support on outward-oriented,
tech-savvy firms
Rural HPCs Requires Extra StepsRural HPCs Requires Extra Steps
FAMILY
BALANCE
High Performance Communitiesof Aspiration………………
Terroir
ResolveResourcefulnessRelationships
Seize opportunity now
Not houses finely roofedNor the stones of walls well builtNor canals nor dockyardsmake the cityBut men able to use their opportunity
Alcaeus 600 BC Greece
“Good things come to those who wait, but only the things left over by those who hustle.”
Abraham Lincoln
“If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas.”
Linus PaulingQuantum chemist & biochemist
Nobel Prize Winner (2 times)
Become a possibility factory!High Throughput – Combinatorial
““The difficulty lies, not in the The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.”from the old ones.”
John Maynard Keynes, John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory The General Theory (1936)(1936)
Machinery& Equipment
Electronics
Find Opportunities at the Crossroads of Industries
AgricultureProduction
InformationTechnology
Precision Agriculture• Instrumentation
• Data Services
• Application Services
For Example
Mobilize strategic leadership coalitions on multiple fronts
William Gibsonauthor, coined term cyberspace
“ The future is already here. It’s just not equally distributed yet.”
Emulate The Success of Others
• People are sophisticated, decision-makers about place today– Quality jobs– Amenities & aesthetics– Recreation and leisure– Affordability – Safety– Quality schools and health care
Make people a priority
Tell a compelling story that commits Tell a compelling story that commits people to the possibilitiespeople to the possibilities
“I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ll see it when I believe it.”
Q & A
www.newgeography.com