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Rotary Presentation June 1, 2010 Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government

Future. Economy. Rotary Presentation June 1, 2010 Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government. Council. 80.

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Rotary Presentation June 1, 2010 Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government

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  1. Future Economy Rotary PresentationJune 1, 2010Catawba County ChamberTerry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government Council

  2. 80 “There is a force for change that’s basically invisible using old ways of seeing. It’s a force we have to let collide with and even destroy our old ideas about how the world should be before we can hope to make any sense at all” Age of the Unthinkable, Ramo 10

  3. ? Events Cause us to 9/11 recession Job Losses 15.7% Oil China Terrorist technology greed

  4. Constant Change Instability And

  5. Re thinking Every thing

  6. How? Do You move an Entire County to a Higher Level? Wrong ? -Region

  7. COF Rick Smyre Communities of the Future

  8. Transform Vs Future Economy Council Reform

  9. 1 Big Flaw………… Mission Objectives Situational Analysis Traditional Strategic Planning Strategy Formulation Implementation Control

  10. ? Scanning The World Trends Patterns Drivers Weak Signals Factors What’s new

  11. Weak are seeds of change that exist today and they can tell about big trends in the future. are something odd or strange today. signals

  12. Parallel Processes • No one did anything wrong • The game changed • Continue efforts • Add new opportunities/ ADAPT to changes EDC

  13. Processes Parallel EDC Target, Apple, and the Next Big Announcement Marketing Constant Targeted Plus LRU, ASU,CVCC, WPCC, Manufacturing, Artistic, Beauty Small Business Support Welcome Startups

  14. MCB Master Capacity Builders • To develop new ways of thinking about the future • To be able to identify trends and weak signals • To be able to ask appropriate questions • To be able to listen for value and find new connections • To be able to connect diverse ideas and people for continuous innovation • To understand how to create "innovation networks" • To design and evolve parallel processes • To be able to identify and utilize new and emerging patterns • To be able to think systemically at a higher level of complexity • To be able take appropriate individual and team risks to develop new ideas and methods

  15. Collaboration Vs Future Economy Council Competition

  16. Dave Baldwin Interlocking Networks Communities of the Future Media and Technology Guild Future Economy Council Furniture Prototyping Center for Engineering Technologies Small Business Committee Dave Baldwin - Intercity Visit Dublin Ohio

  17. A few notes on Dublin Ohio…… • BusinessWeek rated the City of Dublin as the top small city in Ohio to start a business. •  Fox Business News announced the City of Dublin as the top small city in the U.S. to start a business. • City of Dublin was named a Top Seven Intelligent Community • Dublin was named one of America's 25 Best Places to Move by Forbes.com in 2009 • With its entrepreneurial spirit and ability to react at the speed of business, Dublin, Ohio sets the conditions to not only thrive during economic downturns, but to come out on top. Earning rave reviews for its wired network, new infrastructure, premiere community lifestyle and close proximity to one of the largest universities in the country,

  18. http://www.gis.catawba.nc.us/ol/business_search.html http://richlandassets.org

  19. Entrepreneur Round Tables IDEO A discussion and brainstorming group of inspired and creative Chamber leaders sharing an abundance of experience, knowledge and wisdom whose primary focus will be to foster creative and innovative thinking throughout their organization and sharing their expertise with other businesses. “The Ten Faces of Innovation” by Tom Kelley

  20. Woo Google Major Interlocking Networks Underserved Broadband

  21. Unified Web Portal Who are we? What do we have to offer? How can WE help you get the information you need? We have a great community here….. ……that works together.

  22. How? Do You move an Entire Region to a Higher Level? Sharing Partnerships Connections Opportunities

  23. Closing “There is a huge disparity between the persons sitting in this room and the average worker in Catawba County. ” Scott Millar August 2009 Future Economy Council Meeting Thoughts…

  24. Future Economy Rotary PresentationJune 1, 2010Catawba County ChamberTerry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government Council

  25. Details for additional discussion Additional Information

  26. Small Business Support Welcome Startups • Acceleration Center • Golden Leaf Foundation • Space available for small business • Buildings with space due to reductions • Promising Business Adoption • Business Habitat Model (Sweat Equity) • Shared space and technologies (presence) • Ten Faces – Tom Kelly • Creativity and Innovation Center

  27. Major & Minor Resources Apple, Google, Target Higher Ed Partnerships Manufacturing Base Creative Community Micro Enterprises Asset Sharing

  28. PITCH

  29. Closing If we do not come out of this recession changed, we have missed an opportunity. Look for opportunity in everything you do. Thoughts…

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