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Ed Morrison · Why wait?
February 16th, 2009
Peggy Caldwell sends this on:
After a year of watching adults engage in devastating recklessness in the financial markets and depressing fecklessness in the global climate talks, it’s refreshing to know that the world keeps minting idealistic young people who are not waiting for governments to act, but are starting their own projects and driving innovation.
We are seeing this type of innovation taking place in North Central Indiana and Southeast Wisconsin, where the Purdue Center for Regional Development has introduced the principles and practices of Open Source Economic Development. Take a moment and watch this video of a young engineering professor who had an idea of how to connect young people to careers in manufacturing. He is now taking his idea statewide.
Using this approach, we now have over 50 initiatives under way in four target areas. We are administering the $15 million in projects within administrative staff of one full-time person. Each project has a set of metrics that we review monthly.
It’s amazing what you can accomplish, when you build trust, transparency, focus and collaboration.
Last 5 posts by Ed Morrison
- Facing the Foreclosure Crisis in Greater Cleveland - July 26th, 2010
- Regenerating urban economies with incubators - July 25th, 2010
- Export NEO - July 25th, 2010
- The Youngstown China Connection - July 24th, 2010
- Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center - July 24th, 2010
February 16th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Bottom-up, iterative innovation works. Top-down, centrally-directed innovation is an oxymoron. Underpinning this reality: Evolution is supported by the data; intelligent design is not. Why, then, does anyone expect government organizations to achieve anything?
February 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
The process referred to, rather than being a bottom up process is a horizontal, collaborative process. It works when innovation is supported by accountability, collaboration, and transparency by government, academia, business, and individuals. There is no ownership of the achievement by the government but they are a partner in the process.