An introduction to Strategic Doing: The four stages of development for regions.

4. Now we must shift to a path for creating prosperity Every few hundred years in Western history, there occurs a sharp transformation. Peter Drucker, The New Realities (1989)

5. Our Grandchildren’s economy is emerging with wealth created by networks...

6. Our Challenge: Find pathways to our Grandchildren’s economy... Linking and leveraging our assets

7. The transformation involves a deep change in mindsets and a new set of habits Grandfather’s Economy Grandchildren’s Economy Hierarchies Networks Command and control Link and leverage Vertically integrate Horizontally connect Transactions Relationships Protect boundaries Strengthen cores Strategic Planning Strategic Doing

8. How regions functioned in a Pre-Networked World Counties Cities and Towns Federal Agencies State Agencies K-12 Schools Higher Education Institutions Workforce Boards Social Service Organizations Chambers of Commerce Economic Development Organizations Foundations Regional Planning Organizations

9. Counties Cities and Towns Federal Agencies State Agencies K-12 Schools Higher Education Institutions Workforce Boards Social Service Organizations Chambers of Commerce Economic Development Organizations Foundations Regional Planning Organizations How regions functioned in a Today’s Networked World

10. Our regions are covered with invisible fences that no longer work...but continue to constrain us How do we think and act strategically?

11. Strategic Planning evolved to handle large hierarchical organizations...It doesn’t work in networks A small group at the top did the thinking A larger group at the bottom did the doing Result: A 3-5 year strategic plan that does not change and is hard to implement

12. Strategic planning doesn’t work because networks have no tops or bottoms

13. With Strategic Doing, there’s no separation between thinking and doing Result: Strategic Agendas and Strategic Action Plans that are flexible and change with circumstances

16. In a network, people move in the direction of their conversations. Our job is to guide these conversations.

17. Guiding conversations in a network involves both open participation and leadership direction.

18. In a network, we build conversations from the core...Consolidate your base and then move off the high ground...

19. Charleston Digital Corridor: fridays @ the corridor Youngstown Business Incubator: Third Thursday at 3 Regular forums introduce people to the possibilities of link and leverage

20. As trust and collaboration grow, so does the sense of possibility and the opportunity

23. Strategic Doing produces alignments, links and leverage Strategic Doing quickly generates “link and leverage” strategies

25. Strategic Doing is simple, but not easy...It takes discipline, focus and practice As the teams answer these questions, they generate all the components of a Strategic Action Plan

26. We introduce Strategic Doing through workshops that keep conversations focused. We use workshop exercises. Strategic Doing Pack Strategic Doing Short Form

29. Strategic Doing is a discipline of continuously aligning, linking and leveraging assets toward transformative outcomes

30. In North Central Indiana, we have over 50 initiatives in four focus areas each with metrics Core Group Focus 1 Focus 2 Focus 3 Focus 4 Initiatives Initiatives

32. Next Steps: Let’s answer some questions Resources: http://strategicdoing.net/wiki/webinar- resources http://strategy-nets.com Peggy Hosea Purdue Center for Regional Development [email_address]