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Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government

Future. Economy. Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government. Council. 80.

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Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government

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  1. Future Economy Catawba 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. 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

  14. Collaboration Vs Future Economy Council Competition

  15. 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

  16. 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,

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

  18. 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

  19. Woo Google Major Interlocking Networks Underserved Broadband

  20. 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.

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

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

  23. Future Economy Catawba County ChamberTerry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government Council

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