The Partnership hosted a Building Our Future (BOF) breakfast with guest speaker Lee Fisher, CEO and President, CEOs for Cities on November 27, 2013 Successful start-ups and successful cities have a lot in common. They both provide experiences and cultures that people love, and they have enough capital and talent to bring ideas to life and to sustain them. Lee shared how viewing Halifax as a start-up can shift the way we think about city building.

1. Want to change the world?

2. Start with your city.

3. Stop waiting
for Washington...

4. THE BIGGEST
DRIVER OF
GLOBAL ECONOMIC
GROWTH?

5. Cities.

7. WE HUDDLE.

11. New Chicagos Each Year

12. INCUBATORS OF INNOVATION
75% 80%
of nation’s GDP
of world’s GDP

13. FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1920’S,
URBAN GROWTH
OUTPACING SUBURBAN
GROWTH
(27 of top 51 metros)

14. WANT TO CHANGE YOUR CITY?
Start with your Vision of your Future.

18. “If you change the way you
look at things, the things
you look at change.”
WAYNE DYER

19. "I saw people rewire
their brains w ith their
thoughts, to cure
previously incurable
obsessions and
traumas."
Norman Doidge

20. Frontal Lobe is the seat
of entrepreneurship.
It allows us to hold a
thought like: "I'm going
to observe a different
outcome. And I'm going
to hold on to this
observation,
independently of the
feedback from by body,
environment and time."
Oct 4, 2 0 1 0
IDC Herzliya - Zell Program, Israel
Maya Elhalal- Levavi
MayaElhalal.com

22. Tour of 1871
• 1871 is a digital startup center of Chicago

23. The halifax explosion
December 6, 1917

25. 1912
Western Roll
1896
Scissors
The High Jump
1968
Fosbury Flop
1936
Straddle

27. The City as a Startup

35. We’re adding 1 billion people
every 12 years

36. Think about all the information
created from the dawn of civilization
up until 2003

37. Last Week
“ Every two days now we create as
much information as we did from the
dawn of civilization up until 2003”
ERIC SCHMIDT
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, GOOGLE

38. JUST SIX YEARS AGO…
“ Facebook didn't exist;
Twitter was a sound; the cloud was
in the sky; 4G was a parking place;
LinkedIn was a prison; applications
were what you sent to college; and
Skype for most people was a typo.”
TOM FRIEDMAN
AUTHOR, “THAT USED TO BE US”

39. “The internet is 20 years old. It
seems like just yesterday that I
spoke to my family.”
ANDY BOROWITZ

40. We send over
8 billion text
messages per
day.
%
42
JESSICA

41. “ What I want
to do, hasn’t been
invented yet…”
JASON

42. Myspace vs. Facebook
Facebook
unique
visitors
Myspace
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

45. Ohio, Home of Innovation & Opportunity
hi
A St ra t e g ic Pla n
for t h e
Ohio D e p a r t m e n t o f
Development
E xe c u t i v e S u m m a r y
Share the Ohio Story
Strengthen our Strengths
Cultivate Top Talent
Invest in our Regional Assets
Focus on our Customers

48. “I just learned how to skate where the
puck was going, not where it was.”
WAYNE GRETSKY

49. CEOs for CITIES
Network for city success.
Connect across borders, sectors,
and generations. Connect civic
CEOs and change makers to each
other and to smart ideas and
practices.

50. “Our ability to connect with each
other is the defining characteristic
of our species… knowledge {is} more
valuable than ever and that has
increased the value of learning from
people in other cities.”
ED GLAESER, HARVARD PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR OF
TRIUMPH OF THE CITY

52. CIVIC INNOVATION LAB &
NETWORK
Curate
Ideas
Connect
People
Catalyze
Change
Identify and
elevate the best
ideas and
emerging trends
Orchestrate
compelling and
exciting
connections within
and across cities
Support city
transformations

53. WE CURATE IDEAS.
Trend Spotting
Research
City Success
Storytelling
City
Vitals
Connected City
Innovative City
Talented City
Your Distinctive City

54. WE CONNECT PEOPLE.
Convenings
& Events
City
Clusters
Virtual
Networks

55. WE CATALYZE CHANGE.
City
Dividends
Prize
Competitions
Success
Metrics
Your City: Connectedness
Voting
Community Involvement
Economic Integration
Transit Use
International Students
Foreign Travel
Wi-Fi ---> Internet
Connectivity
0
50
100

56. THE POWER OF
HUMILITY
There’s always something more to learn
from someone else, somewhere else.

57. THE POWER OF
PROGRESS

58. THE PROGRESS PRINCIPLE
“The single most important motivator
and catalyst for positive action is
making progress and showing forward
momentum in meaningful work.”
Harvard Professor Teresa Amabile

60. THE POWER OF
THE PRIZE

63. THE POWER OF
COLLECTIVE IMPACT

64. Photo by Doc Searls

66. THE POWER OF
CLUSTERS

68. THE POWER OF
NETWORKS


70. Fund for Our Economic Future
Northeast Ohio

71. Our member driven
research portfolio.

72. City Vitals.

73. • Check engine

74. The Halifax Index
•
•
•
•
A gut check on our performance
Share timely and relevant information in narrative form
Create a dialogue that allows us to ask the right questions
Affirm actions and suggest course corrections to our
Economic Strategy

75. Quality of Life
People
Economic
Progress
Sustainability
Economic
Growth

76. Economic
Growth
Scorecard
Goal
Ohio,
Home of
Innovation &
Opportunity
Measure
Baseline
Target 2020
Lead Measures
Grow the income of Ohioans.
Per Capita Income Growth Rate
91%
125%
3-year average growth rate compared to six
state region
Create and retain jobs for Ohioans.
Job Growth Rate
80%
125%
Expand productivity through innovation.
Gross State Product Per Job Growth Rate
88%
125%
Share the Ohio Story
Improve the perception of Ohio.
1. Announced major private investment projects
1 rank
6.5 / 10
8.0 / 10
3. Perception of Ohio among non-Ohio executives and site selection consultants
Strengthen our Strengths
1 rank
2. Perception of Ohio among Ohio executives
6.1 / 10
7 / 10
.0
Build a more globally competitive economy.
1. Export growth
TBD
TBD
3.Venture capital investment, percent of Midwest
Cultivate Top Talent
7
.4%
2.Targeted industries, percent of Gross State Product
14%
20%
Grow and attract a highly educated workforce with an entrepreneurial mindset.
1. New Business Formation Index
9.6%
2. Population growth rate of 25-64 age group
0.50%
3. Educational attainment, Associates Degree or greater, percent of 25-64 population
Invest in our Regional
Assets
10.0%
14.0%
33.41%
1.00% USO
Build sustainable, connected, vibrant communities.
1. Ohio Connectivity Survey
2. Electricity by advanced energy
TBD 10%
TBD 25%
3,774 acres
15,000 acres
TBD
TBD
3. Development Ready Sites supported by public investment
Focus on our Customers
Develop a more agile and transparent development culture.
1. Customer Experience Survey of Ohio Department of Development clients
2. Speed of customer responses
Identify Industry Standard
3. Professional Certifications by ODOD University
TBD – To be developed as measures are calibrated
USO – Monitored in partnership with the University System of Ohio
ODOD – Ohio Department of Development
TBD
Continuous Improvement
TBD
5

79. City Vitals:
Voting
Community Involvement
Economic Integration
Transit Use
Walkability
International Students
Foreign Travel
Internet Connectivity

80. DISTANCE IS DEAD?

82. PROBLEM
8
2

85. Google
There are some corporate
campuses that you never
have to leave—with dining
options, outdoor recreation,
gardens, even your dog. But
how do the people there
interact with the community
around them?

86. Las Vegas City Hall

87. DOWNTOWN PROJECT
A $350 Million Investment
$ 50M Small Businesses
$ 50M Tech Startups
$ 50M Education, Arts, Culture
$200M Residential & Real Estate

90. 15 U.S. Cities’
Emerging Downtowns
Denver, Colorado
El Paso, Texas
Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit, Michigan
Louisville, Kentucky
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cincinnati, Ohio
Birmingham, Alabama
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Memphis, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
Cleveland, Ohio
Los Angeles, California
New York, New York

91. Healthline
Cleveland
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/healthline_sees_a_healthy_clim.html

92. E. 4TH STREET: A RETAIL & DINING HUB

93. FLATS EAST BANK REDEVELOPMENT

95. Over-the-Rhine District Improvement
Cincinnati, OH

96. Oklahoma River
Before: Occasionally had to mow

97. Oklahoma River
Today: U.S. Olympic Training Site

98. Bricktown Canal
Before: California Street

99. Bricktown Canal
Today: Same “Street”

100. Wynwood Arts District
A Case Study

107. City Vitals:
Patents
Venture Capital
Self-employment
Small Businesses

110. OHIO HUBS OF
P

111. JumpStart
Cleveland

112. GRid70
Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.gvsu.edu/cei/photo-gallery-tesa-grand-rapids-2011-115.htm

113. Mass Challenge
Boston, MA

115. Other examples:
RALEIGH RESEARCH TRIANGLE
BOSTON’S INNOVATION DISTRICT

116. Office of New Urban Mechanics
Philadelphia, PA

118. City Vitals:
College Attainment
Creative Professionals
Young and Restless
Traded Sector Talent
International Talent

121. THE GREAT DIVERGENCE

122. Dalhousie University

123. Global Cleveland
Cleveland, OH

125. 94% More Likely
to Live in a Central City

126. Most Mobile
But More Likely to Anchor after 35

127. U.S. Mobility- 50-year low
‘60’s- 1 / 5 moved homes
Today- 1/ 10

128. City Vitals:
Weirdness Index
Culture-HDTV Ration
Restaurant Variety
Internet Search Variety

129. Branding
your city.

133. SXSW
Austin, TX

137. Great Lakes Water
Institute
Milwaukee, WI
http://www4.uwm.edu/pps/Usaa/ASB/CAMPUS/WATER/

139. Simple

140. Halifax. The H 2 0 city.
Home to an Ocean
of Opportunity.

141. THE POWER OF PROGRESS
THROUGH DATA

142. NATIONAL CITY DIVIDENDS
$143 billion
$31 billion
$31 billion

149. TALENT DIVIDEND NETWORK ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM

150. A RISING TIDE
LIFTS ALL
BOATS

151. The
Green
Dividend.

158. HAPPINESS
HEALTH
RESILIENCE
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND

159. HAPPINESS
DIVIDEND
Determinants of Happiness:
50%
GENES AND
UPBRINGING
10%
INCOME
40%
ACTIVITIES AND
RELATIONSHIPS
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA HAPPINESS?
Action for Happiness, http://www.actionforhappiness.org/about-us

160. HEALTH
DIVIDEND
The United States is ranked
as the 11th healthiest country
in the world.
15%
Spent on Healthcare
U.S. GDP
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA HEALTH?
Forbes, World’s Healthiest Countries, http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/07/health-world-countries-forbeslifecx_avd_0408health_slide_6.html?thisSpeed=undefined, 2008

161. INNOVATION
DIVIDEND
Studies have shown that in many industries,
particularly those that are the most progressive
and make greatest use of skilled labor, smaller
firms tend to be more innovative than their larger
counterparts.
If self-employment and the number of small
businesses is an indicator of entrepreneurship and
risk taking in a community,
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA INNOVATION?
(Acs & Audretsch, 1987)

162. SMART
DIVIDEND
To be successful in the knowledge economy,
workers and businesses need both “buzz” (close,
intense, local interaction) and pipelines (links to
other places in the world with similar kinds of
intense local interaction).
If information infrastructure paves the way for
increased connectivity and flow of ideas,
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA DIGITAL CONNECTION?
(Storper and Venables 2003)

163. IMMIGRATION
DIVIDEND
40%
of U.S. population growth can be directly
attributed to immigration.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE
ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA IMMIGRATION?

164. “Our ability to connect
with each other is the
defining characteristic
of our species…”
ED GLAESER, HARVARD PROFESSOR
TRIUMPH OF THE CITY

165. “Tear down walls,
build bridges, and
light fires.”
STEVE JOBS

166. IT IS OUR LIGHT,
NOT OUR DARKNESS
THAT MOST
FRIGHTENS US….
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON

167. Your playing small
does not serve the
world.