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Selected Case Studies:
Economic Development: A rapidly growing local economy’s
struggle with developing a direction for growth, as well as control
over attendant problems, is addressed through redirection of a
vehicle already employed by the economy, but now used to
simultaneously identify and build on competitive advantages and to
isolate and resolve obstacles.
Problem: A local community in the United States, while growing
rapidly, was developing concerns that this growth was insufficiently
understood, promoted and directed. As a result, it was feared that
the momentum behind this growth might be fading. Further, the
quality of life and attractiveness of the community as a place to live
and work appeared to be deteriorating due to the consequences of
directionless growth.
struggle with developing a direction for growth, as well as control
over attendant problems, is addressed through redirection of a
vehicle already employed by the economy, but now used to
simultaneously identify and build on competitive advantages and to
isolate and resolve obstacles.
Problem: A local community in the United States, while growing
rapidly, was developing concerns that this growth was insufficiently
understood, promoted and directed. As a result, it was feared that
the momentum behind this growth might be fading. Further, the
quality of life and attractiveness of the community as a place to live
and work appeared to be deteriorating due to the consequences of
directionless growth.
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Approach: Develop a self-directing mechanism for encouraging interconnectedness
and robustness in business sectors which are identified as particularly suited for
successful operations in this community. Develop coalitions in these sectors
involving all relevant elements of the community as venues to encourage responsible
development and integration with the community.
Action: The principle business association in this community had recently begun
organizing a series of meetings of business leaders. This vehicle was identified, with
some modifications, as a means of addressing the issues identified. The meetings
were redirected toward sectors, as opposed to merely businesses identified by size
or industry. Non-business organizations that had real or potential influence and
impact on the economic life of the community and its business sectors were invited
into the process. The dialogue was steered toward identifying sector-wide groupings
- of business, government, consumer, and educational organizations - that were
developing naturally out of the uniquely advantageous characteristics of this
community. The formation of coalitions from within these sector-wide groupings was
then encouraged. Under the guidance of the business organization, these coalitions
are to examine issues and design activities to both reinforce their own strengths and
to address obstacles
Result: The reoriented discussion vehicle initially identified a fairly straightforward,
though evidently intractable, logistics problem plaguing a large industrial park area
and impacting new residential areas being developed nearby. The reorientation
resulted in participants in this particular discussion recognizing the need to involve
additional groups from business and the community to address this problem, as well
as associated issues subsequently isolated, such as characteristics and geographic
distribution of labor force components . This further resulted, as predicted, in
spontaneous momentum for the development of sector coalitions with membership
comprised of business, consumer, community, government, and educational
organizations addressing additional issues relevant to the coalitions. The local
business association's role is to supervise these discussions and to direct them
toward comprehensive examinations of the coalitions’ development and mutually
beneficial coexistence within the community.
and robustness in business sectors which are identified as particularly suited for
successful operations in this community. Develop coalitions in these sectors
involving all relevant elements of the community as venues to encourage responsible
development and integration with the community.
Action: The principle business association in this community had recently begun
organizing a series of meetings of business leaders. This vehicle was identified, with
some modifications, as a means of addressing the issues identified. The meetings
were redirected toward sectors, as opposed to merely businesses identified by size
or industry. Non-business organizations that had real or potential influence and
impact on the economic life of the community and its business sectors were invited
into the process. The dialogue was steered toward identifying sector-wide groupings
- of business, government, consumer, and educational organizations - that were
developing naturally out of the uniquely advantageous characteristics of this
community. The formation of coalitions from within these sector-wide groupings was
then encouraged. Under the guidance of the business organization, these coalitions
are to examine issues and design activities to both reinforce their own strengths and
to address obstacles
Result: The reoriented discussion vehicle initially identified a fairly straightforward,
though evidently intractable, logistics problem plaguing a large industrial park area
and impacting new residential areas being developed nearby. The reorientation
resulted in participants in this particular discussion recognizing the need to involve
additional groups from business and the community to address this problem, as well
as associated issues subsequently isolated, such as characteristics and geographic
distribution of labor force components . This further resulted, as predicted, in
spontaneous momentum for the development of sector coalitions with membership
comprised of business, consumer, community, government, and educational
organizations addressing additional issues relevant to the coalitions. The local
business association's role is to supervise these discussions and to direct them
toward comprehensive examinations of the coalitions’ development and mutually
beneficial coexistence within the community.
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