Strong walls make good neighbours

Mark Whitby

EDGE BOUNDARY DEBATE 20 OCT 04

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Institutions as fiefdoms

• Defending knowledge territory

• Repelling invaders• Shunning non-conformists

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Excellent single interest focus group

• Self Replicating membership

• Slow to respond to society’s needs

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New challenges

• Regional presence• Global presence• Multi-disciplinary focus• Knowledge

management• Virtual community

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Distracted

• Questions of status• Own business

interests • Internal bureaucracy• Inward looking• Risk Adverse

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Ready to change?

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Capable of change?

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Stick or carrot?

• ARB, ETB & CIC• Charitable Status• Privy Council

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Top led or membership led?

• How wide a membership

• Collective focus• Diverse voice

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Revolution or evolution?

• Economies of scale

• Win wins• The Long view

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Where and how to begin?

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