An introduction to Strategic Doing for a group of civic leaders who have just completed a three year planning process. The plan is done, but now what?

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AKRON, OH
APRIL 21, 2014
Ed Morrison
Purdue Center for Regional Development
VIBRANT NEO 2040: WHAT’S NEXT?
MOVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH STRATEGIC DOING
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For background on Vibrant Northeast Ohio
Check out the web site at: vibrantneo.org

2. Everyone see something
different..depending on their perspective

3. Huh?
Here’s Vibrant NEO 2040
…..now go do it
Coming together to describe the
elephant is only the first step…

4. Eating the elephant is
another matter…

5. Strategic Doing networks can move
Vibrant NEO to the next level…

6. Why are people getting interested in
Strategic Doing?
All these people are calling Purdue
because…

7. Why are people getting interested in
Strategic Doing?
We’ve
cracked the
code on
regional
collaboration

8. With complexity
follow simple rules…

9. Following simple rules
leads to a swarm…

10. Swarms transform economies…

11. Thank You
Ed Morrison
edmorrison@purdue.edu