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A Review of the Fellowship: Themes Explored. The Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship. Stephen Michon Fall 2007/Winter 2008. Framework for the Fellowship. It takes a region to achieve the economies of scale, scope, and opportunity necessary for broad business success.
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A Review of the Fellowship: Themes Explored The Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship Stephen Michon Fall 2007/Winter 2008 futureworks | Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development
Framework for the Fellowship • It takes a region to achieve the economies of scale, scope, and opportunity necessary for broad business success. • Business can lead at the regional scale, where civil jurisdictions lack effective mechanisms, and the business sector has the capacity to mobilize resources, the expertise to organize & implement, and has continuity. • But, no single business can effect wholesale regional change futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Framework for the Fellowship • In fact, in a knowledge-based, global economy, it’s now the central challenge of business-based, civic institutions (Chambers of Commerce) to help their member businesses • The skills and tools to support the mission of modern regional business organizations are quite different from those required for traditional civic boosterism. • strategic analysis • coalition building and agenda setting • product development, implementation, and evaluation This Fellowship can build knowledge and the capacity for action! futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Why RSD and Why Chambers? Frank Beal “The Chicago Story” • Organizing business voice so can make distinction between short-term needs of those around the table & long term needs of the regional economy • The case needs to be stated: too often voice is muted, silent, or garbled Michael Gallis “Empowering Leaders to Shape the Future of Regions” • Understand the forces of change, organize to respond, build capacity to direct change Manuel Pastor “Creating & Sharing Opportunity in America’s Metro Regions” • Game Theory: the fairer the deal, the more deals you will make futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Land Use, Transportation and Sustainable Development Scott Polikov “Regional Land Use Management and Sustainable Development” • Economic development through place-making – design and the physical matters • Make sure existing regulations don’t prohibit the opportunity for different uses • If leave it alone, others will do it. Be at the table. Kathleen Osher “The Denver Story: Moving a Transit Agenda” • Transit as a tool to create region and POP – new trajectory • Design is important, but not enough: • Client is “people” • Don’t forget the essentials of a well-executed campaign (only new mistakes, planning, coalition building) futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Land Use, Transportation and Sustainable Development Regional Tours • Englewood – TOD/Corridor Development • Fort Worth – Trinity Uptown Riverfront Development John Kasarda “Airport Driven Business Development: Increasing Metropolitan Competitiveness” • Airports are much more than aviation hubs – they are the new metro corridor Robert Puentes “Roads, Rails, and Beyond: Implications for Metropolitan American” • Transportation decision-making is outdated, compartmentalized and aspatial • A new metro transit agenda is needed futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Human Capital and Sustainable Development Bill Brock and John Fitzpatrick “K-12 Systems Reform” • The imperative for system reform • But, realistically, what is the role of Chamber – new ways to talk to education, transparency & data, human capital interventions Rick McGahey “Regional Solutions to Workforce Development” • The system is broke! Peter Creticos “Immigrants and the Regional Economies” • The regionalization of immigration • Chamber role-awareness, workforce/community integration, policy engagement futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Other Content Dives Conrad Egan “Increasing the Availability of Homes for Working Families” • Generate capital to increase supply, reduce red tape, expand sites, preserve & recycle existing stock, develop local housing strategy Eric Reisner “Johnson Controls & MetroMarkets Strategy” • Business as a catalyst to: • Utilize all assets and markets • Connect disparate parts – community, education, business futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Organizing for RSD David Adkisson “Going Regional” • 4 models of chamber operations – big footprint, facilitator, partnership, alliance • If we “get it”, then we (chamber execs) need the skills & strategies to carry it out Mick Fleming “Advancing Your Regional Agenda” • Moving the body politic – pre-election educ, powerful coalitions, money well-applied, crisis creation • Overcoming objections – celebrate small wins first, prop up anybody, undeniable research • Making local govt. moot – shoot for long term goals rather than immediate “scary” issues • Leading w/out authority – lead thru example (no turf wars), attraction style leadership (others will follow) futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Organizing for RSD Jim Kollaer and Lee Clancy “Effective Government Relations” • Leverage – seek partners (industry associations, state chambers, others, …) and find common ground • In tough times sell ED, in good times sell Quality of Life…and create a PAC to lobby effectively (money, network, information) • Clancy “business issue is community issue” v. Kollaer “Machievelli” Susan Bales, “Framing for Public Policy” • Get through the swamp • Prime with values and encourage big picture thinking • Metaphors, simplify, social math, tone all matter Regional Action Plans – Lessons Learned futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
What is sustainable development? The Brundtland Commission released “Our Common Future” in 1987 • Brought use of “sustainability” and “sustainable development” into much wider use • Resulting Definition: “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” futureworks | Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
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