Nearly every major metro region in America is experiencing great economic stress. Amazingly, stakeholders in every region are disconnected, disjointed and unable to effectively communicate. There exists no common vision, strategy or framework for including and empowering all of the region's residents.
Local innovation ecosystems are fragmented, with leaders operating in their own independent silos. And historically underserved and disconnected peoples and communities are so far behind they are losing ground daily as the explosive growth of innovation hubs and the startup culture threatens to leave them behind permanently.
The Innovation Economy Epiphany Workshop introduces the BIG PICTURE in a way that all audiences can clearly understand. In this workshop, the key issues of a common local vision, common understanding, common strategies, inclusive frameworks and open collaboration are threaded throughout.
But how do we develop a common vision, common understanding, and a strategic approach toward economic inclusion and increased regional competitiveness?
How do we empower those who have fallen far behind to not only participate in the innovation economy but become productive in job growth and wealth creation?
And how can we identify and scale up what's working in each local region?
What role does education play in the "economic future" of each region?
And how do we get local stakeholders to break down the walls of competitive silos to collaborate for the benefit of each generation?
This workshop is an innovative approach to aligning the disjointed, connecting the disconnected and empowering individuals, communities and regions to develop a sustainable pipeline to productivity process that increases job growth and regional economic competitiveness through the framework of local innovation, inclusion and impact.
You will emerge from this workshop with a significantly greater understanding of how your local innovation ecosystem works, your role in it and an understanding of how you can be part of the solution to the challenges your region faces.
This workshop is step one of a process that will open your eyes to a 21st century economic imperative and national vision of Inclusive Competitiveness. It is a must-attend event for anyone concerned about the economic future of their community, region and state.
This is a bold and historic declaration to a nation that has yet to rally around investing and supporting the success of its Black boys.
Our approach is to inform and educate leaders and influencers: i.e. policymakers, educators, professionals, business and community leaders, investors, philanthropists, clergy, pro athletes and celebrities.
We believe too many leaders and influencers of America's Black boys are disconnected from the knowledge and networks that drive the 21st century innovation economy.
The result is a generation of lost, confused and angry youth who grow into lost, confused and angry men. They, in turn, continue to perpetrate the cyclical problem. The goal of our campaign is awareness and intervention.
So, we focus on the adults. The leaders. Those in positions of power and influence. And it is these folks we call to gather at our summits. It is these leaders and influencers we call upon to support our efforts.
Our campaign speaks of the problems and challenges, but only as the opening toward introducing and implementing solutions. Our summits Introduce unique visionary frameworks and call for a coalition of committed collaborators to work with us in implementing solutions that will disrupt the status quo and leverage today's innovative constructs, networks, technologies and opportunities to produce exponential (versus incremental) progress. The result is what we call Inclusive Competitiveness. The process is what we call Pipeline2Productivity.
Our boys are talented. They are creative. They are smart. They hold within an inherent ingenuity that, if sufficiently tapped, could unleash a torrent of innovative entrepreneurs, job growth and generational wealth creation that benefits the overall economic competitiveness of every local region and the global economic competitiveness of the nation.
Will you join us in making an investment in America’s Black Boys?
We believe it is a 21st century national economic imperative.
We hope you agree.
Mike Green keynote to Tabor 100 in Seattle at Convention CenterScaleUp Partners LLC
Mike Green gave the keynote address at the Tabor 100 Gala in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center on Sept. 15, 2012. The gathering of Seattle's political elite and Black business owners and entrepreneurs is annual fundraiser for Tabor 100, which represents many of Seattle's Black business owners and contractors.
Mike's speech included this slide presentation, at the end of which Mike received a standing ovation.
A link to the YouTube video of Mike's speech is included in the slide deck.
The America21 Project is a national nonprofit dedicated to changing the economic narrative across Black and Urban America.
America21 promotes an Inclusive Competitiveness economic strategy in a fast-paced, knowledge-based, tech-driven global innovation economy.
America21 promotes an economic framework from the pipeline of education to the productivity of entrepreneurship based on three core pillars of the Innovation Economy:
STEM Education
(science, technology, engineering and math)
High-Growth Entrepreneurship
Access to Capital and Capital Formation
America21 seeks to connect economically disconnected communities and sectors with regional innovation clusters to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the nation by investing in all of America's talent pools.
The America21-BDPA Innovation Leadership Summit & Dinner is a networking event in concert with the 34th Annual Black Data Processing Associates Conference in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on July 31, 2012.
This unique summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities in developing an innovation ecosystem and infrastructure that nurtures job growth and wealth creation, from the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of tech entrepreneurship and capital investment.
This event is for serious-minded leaders who want to change the current economic paradigm and build an access channel for Black America to compete in the 21st century innovation economy.
Rob bencini trends in economic development tennessee basic ed course 042814Rob Bencini
Trends that Economic Developers - new and old - will need to be aware of. It includes some surprises, including the new workplace paradigm and trends related to how they must deal with local leadership who may still be operating in the old economy.
Presented by Jim Damicis, Rupam Shrivastava, and Virginia Gibbs
In 2012 and 2013, two COTF panels introduced the concept of the emergence of a Creative Molecular Economy (CME) at the World Future Society conference. New ideas such as a Future Forward Workforce, Leadership for an Emerging New Economy and Building Interlocking Entrepreneurial Networks were introduced. This session continues to introduce new practical practices for a CME to include a 21st Century System of Venture Capital and how to create regional centers able to build capacities for a CME.
This is a bold and historic declaration to a nation that has yet to rally around investing and supporting the success of its Black boys.
Our approach is to inform and educate leaders and influencers: i.e. policymakers, educators, professionals, business and community leaders, investors, philanthropists, clergy, pro athletes and celebrities.
We believe too many leaders and influencers of America's Black boys are disconnected from the knowledge and networks that drive the 21st century innovation economy.
The result is a generation of lost, confused and angry youth who grow into lost, confused and angry men. They, in turn, continue to perpetrate the cyclical problem. The goal of our campaign is awareness and intervention.
So, we focus on the adults. The leaders. Those in positions of power and influence. And it is these folks we call to gather at our summits. It is these leaders and influencers we call upon to support our efforts.
Our campaign speaks of the problems and challenges, but only as the opening toward introducing and implementing solutions. Our summits Introduce unique visionary frameworks and call for a coalition of committed collaborators to work with us in implementing solutions that will disrupt the status quo and leverage today's innovative constructs, networks, technologies and opportunities to produce exponential (versus incremental) progress. The result is what we call Inclusive Competitiveness. The process is what we call Pipeline2Productivity.
Our boys are talented. They are creative. They are smart. They hold within an inherent ingenuity that, if sufficiently tapped, could unleash a torrent of innovative entrepreneurs, job growth and generational wealth creation that benefits the overall economic competitiveness of every local region and the global economic competitiveness of the nation.
Will you join us in making an investment in America’s Black Boys?
We believe it is a 21st century national economic imperative.
We hope you agree.
Mike Green keynote to Tabor 100 in Seattle at Convention CenterScaleUp Partners LLC
Mike Green gave the keynote address at the Tabor 100 Gala in Seattle at the Washington State Convention Center on Sept. 15, 2012. The gathering of Seattle's political elite and Black business owners and entrepreneurs is annual fundraiser for Tabor 100, which represents many of Seattle's Black business owners and contractors.
Mike's speech included this slide presentation, at the end of which Mike received a standing ovation.
A link to the YouTube video of Mike's speech is included in the slide deck.
The America21 Project is a national nonprofit dedicated to changing the economic narrative across Black and Urban America.
America21 promotes an Inclusive Competitiveness economic strategy in a fast-paced, knowledge-based, tech-driven global innovation economy.
America21 promotes an economic framework from the pipeline of education to the productivity of entrepreneurship based on three core pillars of the Innovation Economy:
STEM Education
(science, technology, engineering and math)
High-Growth Entrepreneurship
Access to Capital and Capital Formation
America21 seeks to connect economically disconnected communities and sectors with regional innovation clusters to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the nation by investing in all of America's talent pools.
The America21-BDPA Innovation Leadership Summit & Dinner is a networking event in concert with the 34th Annual Black Data Processing Associates Conference in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on July 31, 2012.
This unique summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities in developing an innovation ecosystem and infrastructure that nurtures job growth and wealth creation, from the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of tech entrepreneurship and capital investment.
This event is for serious-minded leaders who want to change the current economic paradigm and build an access channel for Black America to compete in the 21st century innovation economy.
Rob bencini trends in economic development tennessee basic ed course 042814Rob Bencini
Trends that Economic Developers - new and old - will need to be aware of. It includes some surprises, including the new workplace paradigm and trends related to how they must deal with local leadership who may still be operating in the old economy.
Presented by Jim Damicis, Rupam Shrivastava, and Virginia Gibbs
In 2012 and 2013, two COTF panels introduced the concept of the emergence of a Creative Molecular Economy (CME) at the World Future Society conference. New ideas such as a Future Forward Workforce, Leadership for an Emerging New Economy and Building Interlocking Entrepreneurial Networks were introduced. This session continues to introduce new practical practices for a CME to include a 21st Century System of Venture Capital and how to create regional centers able to build capacities for a CME.
10 toxic distractions that undermine your leadershipCoralie Sawruk
The first step in learning to manage distractions is to spot them as they appear! See how you can improve your leadership by creating space to respond with a meaningful action, and focus your mind in a positive way to lead.
For more, visite www.coraliesawruk.com/fresh-ideas
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: A Key to Rebuilding U.S. EconomyRichard Herman
new powerpoint to be delivered in detroit on 7/18 at the conference, "Immigration and Michigan's Future." Day-long conference to feature Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, major CEOs, President of Wayne State University, and a cast of thousands! The eyes of the nation will be watching Detroit. Can immigrants save detroit? I say --- yes! as part ofa new intercultural team with African American talent and entrepreneurs, and other diverse talent, as we work towards building the most powerful teams on the planet. We hope this conference helps galvanize efforts not only in Detroit and Michigan, but in struggling cities around the country. This city-driven, economic argument should be a MAIN PLANK of comprehensive immigration law reform. We are all immigrants!
Driven by long‐term shifts in the labor market and on‐going poverty and inequality, youth employment challenges have mounted steadily over the last decade and reached a crisis point in the wake of the Great Recession. Youth unemployment in 2010 reached its highest level since World War II. The short‐ and long‐term consequences of youth unemployment are severe. Individuals who fail to
transition to stable jobs by their early 20s are at risk of experiencing more frequent and prolonged spells of joblessness, permanently lower earnings, and greater difficulty building a secure financial future for themselves and their families. Ultimately, youth unemployment and associated challenges threaten to perpetuate cycles of intergenerational poverty for individuals and communities.
The America21 Project is dedicated to changing the economic narrative across urban America, developing inclusive economic strategies and connecting economically disconnected sectors to regional innovation clusters from the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of high-growth entrepreneurship.
The America21 Project: Connecting Urban America to the 21st Century Innovati...ScaleUp Partners LLC
The America21 Project introduces a new economic narrative to empower and connect historically disconnected sectors to America's 21st century innovation economy from pipeline to productivity.
The Innovation Economy consists of three core pillars:
STEM education and workforce development
High-growth Entrepreneurship
Access to Capital and Capital Formation
This year’s edition highlights five critical trends for communicators in the next 12-18 months. Each is brought to life with real-world examples, implications for businesses and a carefully curated selection of classes from innovative institutions worldwide.
The Study Guide is designed as both a primer and a resource to allow for deep-dives. We hope it piques your curiosity and gives you fluency in new elements of modern media and communications.
Nadereh chamlou talent crisis and gender equality englishicgfmconference
Human Capital Concerns – Ensuring Gender Equality
Nadereh Chamlou, Senior Advisor, Middle East and North Africa, The World Bank
The importance of a focus on gender impact in all aspects of PFM will the topic of this session.
The goal of the CEO & Gender Media Audit was to understand the media coverage of CEOs in various situations and determine if there are differences in the way male and female CEOs are covered.
How are young entrepreneurs shaping the economic future of Latin America? Delivered by Rob Salkowitz (@robsalk) of MediaPlant, LLC (Seattle) at Think Latin America Conference keynote, October 2012, based on his book Young World Rising.
Summary - That Used to Be Us - How America Fell Behind in the World It Invent...Alberto Rocha
Book summary of That Used to Be Us - How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, 400 pages
Hays Journal 20 - How can organisations improve on intersectionality?Hays
Hays Journal 20 - How can organisations improve on intersectionality?
Many organisations have made good progress in improving the diversity of their businesses in recent years.
But could understanding and embracing intersectionality help them improve the experience of all employees?
Read the Hays Journal to find out more: www.hays-journal.com
The Barbadian Entrepreneurship Context, A Youth PerspectiveKeeley Holder
A review of Barbadian Entrepreneurial Culture, looking at the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur and the development of Barbados and how it has influenced the entrepreneurial mindset
Does gender diversity remain a challenge today?Heba Hashem
“We are no longer in an era where physical strength is a core requirement for employment; ability is the main factor," says Meera Kaul, founder and CEO of Meera Kaul Foundation and a recipient of multiple awards.
America21 is co-hosting a forum to address the wealth gap in America, wherein white wealth is 22 times the wealth of Black Americans. The forum will address the nature of wealth, creation of wealth and generating wealth through opportunities in the 21st century Innovation Economy.
10 toxic distractions that undermine your leadershipCoralie Sawruk
The first step in learning to manage distractions is to spot them as they appear! See how you can improve your leadership by creating space to respond with a meaningful action, and focus your mind in a positive way to lead.
For more, visite www.coraliesawruk.com/fresh-ideas
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: A Key to Rebuilding U.S. EconomyRichard Herman
new powerpoint to be delivered in detroit on 7/18 at the conference, "Immigration and Michigan's Future." Day-long conference to feature Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, major CEOs, President of Wayne State University, and a cast of thousands! The eyes of the nation will be watching Detroit. Can immigrants save detroit? I say --- yes! as part ofa new intercultural team with African American talent and entrepreneurs, and other diverse talent, as we work towards building the most powerful teams on the planet. We hope this conference helps galvanize efforts not only in Detroit and Michigan, but in struggling cities around the country. This city-driven, economic argument should be a MAIN PLANK of comprehensive immigration law reform. We are all immigrants!
Driven by long‐term shifts in the labor market and on‐going poverty and inequality, youth employment challenges have mounted steadily over the last decade and reached a crisis point in the wake of the Great Recession. Youth unemployment in 2010 reached its highest level since World War II. The short‐ and long‐term consequences of youth unemployment are severe. Individuals who fail to
transition to stable jobs by their early 20s are at risk of experiencing more frequent and prolonged spells of joblessness, permanently lower earnings, and greater difficulty building a secure financial future for themselves and their families. Ultimately, youth unemployment and associated challenges threaten to perpetuate cycles of intergenerational poverty for individuals and communities.
The America21 Project is dedicated to changing the economic narrative across urban America, developing inclusive economic strategies and connecting economically disconnected sectors to regional innovation clusters from the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of high-growth entrepreneurship.
The America21 Project: Connecting Urban America to the 21st Century Innovati...ScaleUp Partners LLC
The America21 Project introduces a new economic narrative to empower and connect historically disconnected sectors to America's 21st century innovation economy from pipeline to productivity.
The Innovation Economy consists of three core pillars:
STEM education and workforce development
High-growth Entrepreneurship
Access to Capital and Capital Formation
This year’s edition highlights five critical trends for communicators in the next 12-18 months. Each is brought to life with real-world examples, implications for businesses and a carefully curated selection of classes from innovative institutions worldwide.
The Study Guide is designed as both a primer and a resource to allow for deep-dives. We hope it piques your curiosity and gives you fluency in new elements of modern media and communications.
Nadereh chamlou talent crisis and gender equality englishicgfmconference
Human Capital Concerns – Ensuring Gender Equality
Nadereh Chamlou, Senior Advisor, Middle East and North Africa, The World Bank
The importance of a focus on gender impact in all aspects of PFM will the topic of this session.
The goal of the CEO & Gender Media Audit was to understand the media coverage of CEOs in various situations and determine if there are differences in the way male and female CEOs are covered.
How are young entrepreneurs shaping the economic future of Latin America? Delivered by Rob Salkowitz (@robsalk) of MediaPlant, LLC (Seattle) at Think Latin America Conference keynote, October 2012, based on his book Young World Rising.
Summary - That Used to Be Us - How America Fell Behind in the World It Invent...Alberto Rocha
Book summary of That Used to Be Us - How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, 400 pages
Hays Journal 20 - How can organisations improve on intersectionality?Hays
Hays Journal 20 - How can organisations improve on intersectionality?
Many organisations have made good progress in improving the diversity of their businesses in recent years.
But could understanding and embracing intersectionality help them improve the experience of all employees?
Read the Hays Journal to find out more: www.hays-journal.com
The Barbadian Entrepreneurship Context, A Youth PerspectiveKeeley Holder
A review of Barbadian Entrepreneurial Culture, looking at the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur and the development of Barbados and how it has influenced the entrepreneurial mindset
Does gender diversity remain a challenge today?Heba Hashem
“We are no longer in an era where physical strength is a core requirement for employment; ability is the main factor," says Meera Kaul, founder and CEO of Meera Kaul Foundation and a recipient of multiple awards.
America21 is co-hosting a forum to address the wealth gap in America, wherein white wealth is 22 times the wealth of Black Americans. The forum will address the nature of wealth, creation of wealth and generating wealth through opportunities in the 21st century Innovation Economy.
76% of executives in the U.S. innovation sector plan to grow their workforce in 2014, and 82% percent of executives say business conditions will improve in the coming year, according to Silicon Valley Bank's 2014 Innovation Economy Outlook study. These findings are based on Silicon Valley Bank's annual survey of more than 1,200 executives from software, hardware, cleantech and healthcare companiesin startup and growth stages of business in the US, UK and other global innovation hubs. In addition to the high rate of anticipated job creation, the study also reveals pervasive optimism, intent to access international markets for sales, and the ever-present challenge to obtain equity capital by some of the most innovative, high-growth companies in the world.
Open Knowledge Regime for an Innovation Economy. MyGOSSCON 2008. Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya
Country Director, Government Strategy,
SUN Microsystems Malaysia
We invite you to explore the strategic vision and the main projects that we have been developing over the last years to transform Lisbon into one of the most Competitive, Innovative and Creative cities in Europe.
Something with this ambition can only be achieved with a wide network of partners, cultivating a great openness to new concepts and ideas and a leadership and execution capacity that makes these opportunities a reality.
We hope to maintain the confidence and participation of all to continue this extraordinary adventure!
Presentación que utilizamos en el taller sobre Emprendimiento e Innovación Social que facilitamos para el VI Encuentro de Juventud organizado por el Consejo de la Juventud de Talavera de la Reina, el día 19 de marzo de 2016 en el Albergue La Casa de los Forestales, Urda (Toledo). Un lugar con encanto en la Sierra de Luenga.
Minorities are underrepresented in the 21st century knowledge-based, tech-driven globally competitive innovation economy. Mike Green seeks to change that by empowering the disconnected and informing the well-connected.
Mike is one of America's leading voices on economic inclusion and developing frameworks to connect disconnected communities to local innovation ecosystems and economic opportunity. From the pipeline of STEM education to the productivity of high-growth entrepreneurship and the startup culture, Mike paints the big economic picture in ways any audience can easily understand. There's a new economic game being played across the nation and Mike helps students, parents, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, foundations, business leaders and policymakers understand the game, identify local innovation ecosystems and develop collaborations, that bolster the economic competitiveness of local regions.
Put Mike on your speakers list to deliver a powerfully enlightening and motivating message to your target audiences. Book Mike today for your classroom, graduation, meeting, workshop, summit, conference or retreat. Don't just inform audience members. Transform them.
Economic Justice and the Innovation Economy Salon Sessionfrontlinesol
A Gathering of Leaders 2014 salon session that featured a diverse cross-section of leaders offering concrete public- and private-sector strategies to improve the economic well-being of our nation’s sons and brothers.
Using data-driven insight, Paul O’Shea, Head of Consulting, will explore diversity performance among organizations today, analyze changes in what the future diverse talent pipeline look for in employers, and address the rising importance of a diverse workforce culture as a leading employer today.
America needs more innovators, entrepreneurs and job creators to bolster the nation's economic competitiveness. ScaleUp America sees a multicultural society filled with talented innovators contributing to a knowledge-based, tech-driven, globally competitive innovation economy.
ScaleUp America's Inclusive Competitiveness Summit series will introduce a new economic narrative across the national landscape that combines economic inclusion and economic competitiveness into a 21st century national bipartisan vision of Inclusive Competitiveness. We seek to catalyze conversation around this national economic imperative and help target regions develop inclusive economic frameworks through collaboration of willing local and national stakeholders interested in channeling resources to the local level to scale up what's working and shore up holes in the infrastructure by connecting disconnected communities to their local innovation ecosystems.
Our formula for engaging America is through a series of public Town Hall events followed by a next-day gathering of stakeholders in the local innovation ecosystem.
We know it's nobody's job in each region to catalyze collaboration across the stakeholder communities and develop new inclusive economic frameworks that benefit all of the region collectively. ScaleUp America has made a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to take on the responsibility of assisting willing regions to incorporate more of their diverse communities into the pipeline-to-productivity framework to increase job growth, wealth creation and overall economic competitiveness of the region utilizing all of the region's talent.
The Inclusive Competitiveness Summit Series is the first step in this long process.
Here is the presentation from Uponor Convention - Connections 2014 in Las Vegas. We had a panel of industry experts provide to us their insights on some macro factors impeding our success in attracting new industry leaders. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the panelists who dedicated their time to this effort from:
RPA/Contractor Magazine, Mark Eatherton
Mechanical Business Magazine, Adam Freill
Ron Jones, Green Builder Media
Steve Swanson, Uponor
Mark Vreugdenhil, Plumbing and HVAC
Video of session is in the works and will be uploaded shortly
Overview - How do you solve a problem like Diversity in Tech? Redressing the ...Technically Compatible
Last month we launched our series on Diversity in Tech, culminating in this summary of what we've learned and how things can change. The admissions of Google et al in the past couple of months have proven that there is safety in numbers, and not in a good way.
We have recently written about Developing Tech Talent of the future in an age of systemic shortages, and this resource acts as an extention of this, focusing specifically on increasing minority representation.
We look at the data, look beyond the facts, and review the initiatives across the industry as a whole which is attempting to redress the balance, in both the short and long term.
We’d love to hear your feedback; drop us a comment below, or you can tweet us via @techcompatible.
Issues of race in America can be sensitive and uncomfortable. Most people avoid or limit them. This practice has unfortunately limited our knowledge of racial issues and undermined our ability to empower youth with empathetic understanding and capacity to redesign, reshape and reconstruct society for a 21st century multicultural Inclusive America. This workshop offers a unique insight with resources and tools for participants to become comfortable with issues of race and empowered to teach others.
Mike Green - Cultural Economist - Inclusive Competitiveness StrategistScaleUp Partners LLC
Mike Green 2019 bio - ScaleUp Partners co-founder, cultural economist, national consultant on Inclusive Competitiveness strategies designed to improve the economic productivity of underrepresented populations in the Innovation Economy
Parents and educators will find this workshop on history, race and the US struggle for inclusion filled with insightful new information, practical tools and resources that empower youth of all races to redesign, reshape & reconstruct the America they want to see in the 21st century for a multicultural society.
ScaleUp Partners is a national consultancy helping regions develop community systems that empower underrepresented Americans to compete in a tech-based global innovation economy through a vision, strategy and framework of Inclusive Competitiveness. We help communities achieve equitable access to opportunity, broad productivity a diverse landscape of talented entrepreneurs, improved quality of life for all and shared prosperity throughout the region. Contact us for a free consultation to learn how we can help your region build a more inclusive infrastructure.
Clark Atlanta University will host the nation's first summit focused on the combined issues of Economic inclusion and Economic Competitiveness on April 22-23.
(Inclusive Competitiveness: empowering underrepresented populations to compete in the innovation economy)
The top priorities of the nation in every presidential election are the economy and jobs. This election is no exception. But summit asks the question, who will create the jobs of tomorrow? The answer is surprising. Minority entrepreneurs (i.e. women, black and Hispanic Americans) represent the fastest rate of entrepreneurial growth in America. These prospective job creators remain disconnected from valuable resources they need to scale up their efforts and produce successful businesses that grow jobs. This summit introduces solutions to this economic problem.
For more information and to register: www.cau.edu/inclusion
What is Inclusive Competitiveness and why is it possibly the defining issue of a 21st century generation? The term competitiveness is ubiquitous in its use among economic development planners and policymakers, yet virtually unheard of outside of sports. But the demographic shifts of the nation require raised awareness of why economic competitiveness must now become more inclusive.
Journalism That Matters and the University of Oregon Agora Journalism Center have partnered with Mike Green, co-founder of ScaleUp Partners, to produce the first-ever Conversation on Inclusive Competitiveness (empowering underrepresented populations to compete in the Innovation Economy). The intersection of important community issues and the journalists who tell these stories creates quite a conversation around what's important to communities and what appears in media (or doesn't).
What are the conditions for success for 3 million black kids ages 10-13 in public school today? African American students are consistently struggling to overcome systemic problems inherent in broken systems that influence and impact them daily: family, schools and churches. As innocent victims of adult systemic biases, these kids seek brighter futures. But how can we help? Here's food for thought.
Inclusive Competitiveness: Empowering underrepresented populations to improve their productivity performance to compete in the 21st century innovation economy.
The US is facing a growing economic inclusion crisis. Ironically, Mississippi may be able to provide leadership, given it has a long history of experience with a growing minority-majority population against a backdrop of economic exclusion and low levels of access to opportunity. If we can resolve the economic crisis in Mississippi, we can avert a looming economic crisis in America.
Email: mike@scaleuppartners.com
Mike Green is a pioneer and leading voice in the 21st century frontier of economic inclusion and competitiveness. Through his leadership at ScaleUp Partners, LLC, a consultancy he co-founded with Johnathan Holifield and Dwayne Johnson, Mike has cultivated a national network from the White House to Silicon Valley informing and educating America's leaders across industry sectors in a vision of Inclusive Competitiveness: empowering underrepresented populations to compete in the innovation economy. Mike is a national speaker and writer with 18 years of award-winning journalism experience. He is the go-to expert on issue of STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), productivity pipelines, developing inclusive local innovation ecosystems and economic inclusion and competitiveness.
Contact Mike Green today to book him for speaking engagements of all sizes.
Inclusive Competitiveness: Empowering Underrepresented Ohioans to Compete in ...ScaleUp Partners LLC
The Ohio Board of Regents on Oct. 14, 2014 unanimously adopted the report Inclusive Competitiveness: Empowering Underrepresented Ohioans to Compete in the Innovation Economy. The action marked a turning point in the history of America from an exclusive economic landscape of the past toward a future frontier of economic inclusion.
Johnathan Holifield is both architect and author of this extraordinary vision and strategy of Inclusive Competitiveness that is now statewide policy in Ohio, a perennial political battleground state.This bipartisan embracing of a shared economic vision will be inculcated throughout the Ohio system of higher education.
Indeed, this is historic news and worth of emulation by all states across America.
ScaleUp Partners is America's only economic development consultancy focused on inculcating Inclusive Competitiveness: improving the competitive performance of underrepresented populations in the innovation economy.
Our approach relies upon three priorities:
1. Changing the economic narrative across underrepresented populations in urban and rural regions
2. Inculcating Inclusive Competitiveness policies and strategies in regions across the U.S.
3. Connecting economically disconnected communities to local innovation ecosystems and economic opportunity
We believe:
STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) is a critical educational prerequisite to access the dual pipelines of productivity:
A. High-wage, tech-based workforce
B. High-growth, tech-driven entrepreneurship
ScaleUp Partners assists regions in achieving their economic competitiveness goals through development of Inclusive Competitiveness strategies and frameworks.
We work with educational institutions, foundations, policymakers, elected leadership, tech-based economic development organizations, community development organizations, small businesses, entrepreneurs, funders and equity investors, and regional development organizations nationwide.
ScaleUp America Meeting on Inclusive Tech-Innovation & EntrepreneurshipScaleUp Partners LLC
ScaleUp America is convening an invitation-only gathering of innovation advocates, entrepreneurs, journalists and investors at the Sheraton Boston on July 31 during the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. This Catalytic Conversation is for those interested in collaboration and advancing the pipeline of minority media and tech entrepreneurship.
STEM Diversity Summit - USA Science & Engineering Festival 2014ScaleUp Partners LLC
STEM Diversity Summit at the USA Science & Engineering Festival on April 25 at the DC Convention Center.
STEM Education is the entry point to two pipelines of productivity: High-wage, tech-based workforce and High-growth, tech-driven entrepreneurship. Black and Hispanic Americans are severely under-represented in the STEM fields and as high-growth entrepreneurs in the knowledge-based, tech-driven, globally competitive innovation economy.
America needs to cultivate all of its talent to reach its highest economic competitiveness goals in the 21st century. The STEM Diversity Summit is focused on developing pathways to prosperity through inclusive competitiveness, starting with the STEM education pipeline.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
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2. America’s Problem
We’re missing the big picture. The nation’s economy
has fundamentally changed. Unfortunately,
historically disconnected communities didn’t get the
memo. But they can easily see the train has left the
station, is picking up speed, and they’re not on it.
Ironically, America’s separate and unequal economic
mechanisms have reached a level of unsustainability.
As the nation’s racial demographic continues to evolve
our multicultural melting pot status, the global
economic competitiveness of America is depending
more and more upon more Americans being
empowered to engage, contribute and compete in a
knowledge-based, tech-driven, globally competitive
innovation economy.
How do we connect economically disconnected peoples
and communities to their local innovation ecosystems and
empower them through a pipeline to productivity process?
LEFT BEHIND
DISCONNECTED
3. America’s Economic Solution
In the 21st Century, all roads lead to Inclusive Competitiveness
How will you get there?
The Epiphany Workshop is your roadmap to
understanding how to get to the destination of
economic inclusion and increased regional
competitiveness.
This workshop is for everyone: educators and
students, community and economic developers,
business leaders, policymakers, private equity
investors.
There is no other workshop like this in America
that can take an audience from zero knowledge
of the Innovation Economy to an ovation-
inducing epiphany in which the entire local
innovation ecosystem is illuminated clearly.
4. WHAT IS INCLUSIVE COMPETITIVENESS?
Inclusive Competitiveness is achieved as a result of policies,
strategies, practices and metrics to improve characteristic
performance of underrepresented populations within
innovation ecosystems and clusters, emerging industry
sectors, and other areas critical to overall economic
competitiveness.
Inclusive Competitiveness neither alters nor replaces, but
rather complements and enhances, existing and emerging
economic competitiveness metrics and strategies, exclusively
focusing on the characteristic performance of
underrepresented populations.
Johnathan Holifield
Architect of Inclusive Competitiveness
Economic Inclusion + Economic Competitiveness = Inclusive Competitiveness
5. What do you see when you peer
into the blind spots of America’s cities?
TALENT
INNOVATION
OPPORTUNITY
INVESTMENT
The NCAA, NFL, NBA and the industries of sports media and commercial real
estate investing have all prospered due, in great part, to the value extracted
from America’s disconnected and broken communities.
Today, there are engineers, physicists, chemists, computer scientists,
architects, doctors, researchers, startup founders, private equity investors,
philanthropists, policymakers and world leaders sitting in public school
classrooms where they are isolated from any knowledge of their local
innovation ecosystems. Millions of high-achieving students have never heard
of a Hackathon, Meetup or Startup Weekend. And they don’t know that we’re
depending upon them to develop solutions to tomorrow’s problems.
Let’s change that equation.
7. The random act of
choosing a career and
pursuing it through the
20th century model of
higher education will not
reverse this trend of a
widening wealth gap.
Indeed, this wealth
chasm was created under
the 20th century model.
How do we
address this
issue in the
21st century?
Whose JOB is
it to fix this?
9. By 2050, America will look
dramatically different than
it did at the turn of the 21st
century.
A true multicultural
landscape will emerge,
where non-White
Americans will comprise
more than 50% of the
population.
People will need jobs.
Who will create them?
Black & Hispanic
Americans produce
LESS than 3.5% of
America’s GDP.
29%
Currently
produces
LESS than
3.5% GDP
Who will create U.S. jobs for tomorrow?
11. MANUFACTURING JOBS
PERCENTAGE SHARE OF U.S. WORKFORCE
Advanced
Manufacturing
Era.
Workers need
some level of
STEM Education.
Best projections
expect the graph
to flatline.
MANUFACTURING ECONOMY INNOVATION ECONOMY<< Agriculture Economy
13. The nation’s
longest and best
study of upward
mobility rates in
America revealed a
grim reality for
those in a low-
income status.
Where you live
factors significantly
in your chances of
moving up the
socio-economic
ladder over 3
decades.
Every region in
the U.S. needs
more jobs.
Who will
create them?
UPWARD MOBILITY?
14. Shaded areas above are least upwardly
mobile regions for students in low-
income families over a 30-year span.
Map shows regions where the nation’s 105
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCU) are located. These schools are heavily
comprised of low-income student populations.
HBCU
OPPORTUNITY
HBCUs are deeply and historically
connected to the landscape of
low-income communities of color
and are a trusted source of
teaching, mentoring, influence &
impact. These schools represent
opportunities for development of
an entrepreneurial culture.
19. “Entrepreneurship is America’s
secret sauce.
“It’s what built the greatest
economy in the world and the
strongest middle class.
“It’s what fuels American
innovation, makes our industries
more globally competitive and
creates new jobs across our
economy.”
U.S. economy depends
on entrepreneurs
April 29, 2013
Karen Mills, Director
Small Business Administration
21. AMERICA NEEDS JOB CREATORS, ENTREPRENEURS, STARTUPS, RISK-TAKERS
STEM EDUCATION FUELS THE STARTUP CULTURE
22. “Due to lack of availability of STEM education
to low-income students, Black and Hispanic
populations are statistically absent from this
exploding landscape of startup entrepreneurs,
despite representing more than triple and
double the national rate of growth in
entrepreneurship in America (18%).”
Mike Green
60% 44%
Headline only
Rate of Entrepreneurial Growth
23. America’s STARTUP CULTURE
Can you map the Local Innovation
Ecosystem in your region?
Hint: The legend above is incomplete
25. 20121960
11%
11%
11%
65%
77%
15%
< 1% < 4%
1998
Bio/Health Scientists
< 1% < 4%
Math / Computer Science / Engineers
< 1% < 1%
High-Growth Tech Entrepreneurs / High Growth Job Creators
Risk Capital Investors / Angels / Venture Capitalists
Represented in NFL
Represented in NBA
Represented in MLB
< 1% < 1%
20th century
economic strategies
don’t work today.
What’s
our 21st
century
strategy?
Black youth were
taught how to play
sports games and
learned to compete.
To compete in the
arena of innovation,
we must learn how
the game is played.
50+ years of Black American “progress” into the 21st century
27. “Thursday [Feb. 27, 2014] marks the start of an
effort that the president and First Lady Michelle
Obama plan to undertake for the rest of their
lives.”
“(My Brother's Keeper) initiative is about building
on successes and promising ideas in the field by
testing, implementing, and scaling up strategies
which have been shown to have the greatest
impact at key moments in these boys' lives.”
Valerie Jarrett
Senior Advisor to
President Obama
On Feb. 27, 2014 President Obama
launched, “My Brother’s Keeper,” a new
effort aimed at empowering boys and
young men of color.
This segment of our society too often
faces disproportionate challenges and
obstacles to success.
This challenge is not new. America has a
long history of overtly seeking to deny
black males the opportunity to compete.
Today, however, the greatest opportunity
for empowering black boys and young
men to compete in today’s economy is in
the hands of black adults.
“I’m reaching out to some of America’s
leading foundations and corporations on a
new initiative to help more young men of
color facing especially tough odds to stay on
track and reach their full potential.”
President Barack Obama
January 28, 2014
LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
28.
29. Who is educating the educators, leaders and influencers
on how the game is played in 21st century Local
Innovation Ecosytems?
30. LOCAL
Innovation
Ecosystem
EDUCATION
TECH INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP INVESTMENTPOLICY
COMMUNITY
K-12 Public Schools
Private/ Charter
Community Colleges
Universities
Families /Students
Nonprofits
Community
Development
Faith-Based
Social Justice
Civil Rights
Technical / Vocation
Digital Media
Advanced
Manufacturing
Health Tech
Bio Tech
Agri Tech
Eco Tech
Energy
Transportation
R&D
Commercialization
Innovation Curricula
Incubators
Accelerators
Pitch Competitions
Hackathons
Startup Weekends
TED Talks / Activities
Startups
Legislation
Public-Private Partners
Foundations
NADO / CEDS
Corporate Leadership
Higher Education
Leadership
Wealthy Individuals
State / Federal
Private Equity
Public-Private Partners
Corporate Venture
Micro Loans
Financial Institutions
Crowdsourcing
Foundations
Wealthy Individuals
Edu Tech
Faith-based
Government
CONVENING AUTHORITIES
TBED / iBED
Software / Hardware
Foundations
Celebrities / Wealthy
K-12 / Higher Edu
Conferences / Summits
NonprofitsR&D / Institutes
32. Collaborative Regional Innovation
Initiatives that support the development and growth of innovation clusters based on existing regional competitive
strengths. Initiatives must engage stakeholders; facilitate collaboration among urban, suburban, and rural (including
tribal) areas; provide stability for economic development through long-term intergovernmental and public/private
collaboration; and support the growth of existing and emerging industries.
Public/Private Partnerships
Investments that use both public- and private-sector resources and leverage complementary investments by other
government/public entities and/or nonprofits.
National Strategic Priorities
Initiatives that encourage job growth and business expansion related to advanced manufacturing; information
technology (e.g., broadband, smart grid) infrastructure; communities severely impacted by automotive industry
restructuring; urban waters; natural disaster mitigation and resiliency; access to capital for small, medium-sized, and
ethnically diverse enterprises; and innovations in science and health care.
Global Competitiveness
Initiatives that support high-growth businesses and innovation-based entrepreneurs to expand and compete in
global markets, especially investments that expand U.S. exports, encourage foreign direct investment, and promote
the repatriation of jobs back to the U.S.
Environmentally-Sustainable Development
Investments that promote job creation and economic prosperity through projects that enhance environmental
quality and develop and implement green products, processes, places, and buildings as part of the green economy.
This includes support for energy-efficient green technologies.
Economically Distressed and Underserved Communities
Investments that strengthen diverse communities that have suffered disproportionate economic job losses and/or
are rebuilding to become more competitive in the global economy.
6 Investment Priorities
33. Our region has
realized in order to
reach its highest
economic
competitiveness
goals it must invest
in connecting
historically
disconnected
communities to their
local innovation
ecosystems and
empowering them to
engage and compete
in the Innovation
Economy.
Johnathan Holifield
Architect of Inclusive Competitiveness
Consultant on the PolicyBridge report (right)
34. John Thompson, CEO
Virtual Instruments
Chairman of the Board
Microsoft
Emmett Carson, Founding CEO
Silicon Valley
Community Foundation
American Innovators
IMPACT INVESTING
CORPORATE
TECHNOLOGY
PRESIDENT &
COMMANDER in CHIEF
United States of America
Barack Obama
The list of extraordinary value
hidden in America’s urban
and rural blind spots is long.
It’s time we illuminated those
blind spots and scaled up
investment in the value
therein to reap the
exponential returns.
35. How do we empower boys of color?
Invest in their
Competitive Intelligence
Teach them the economic
games of the 21st century
Expose them to opportunities
to expand their interests
Highlight competitive
innovators who look like them
Believe in their creative genius
and set high expectations
Teach them the vernacular of
the Innovation Economy
Mentor them, guide them,
discipline them, assist them
36. The Epiphany Workshop will set the stage for scaling up what works in your
community, city and region. But to determine the best direction forward, we
must be willing to learn the language of the Innovation Economy, and
establish a common vision and understanding. That is the goal of EW.
37. Mike Green
Consultant: Innovation Economy,
STEM Education, Startups, Capital,
Social Media, Digital Innovations
Speaker: Keynote, Workshop,
Panelist, Conferences, Summits
NY Times Leadership Academy
18 years media experience
Award-winning journalist & Digital
Media Innovations Strategist
Columnist:
• Oregon Business Magazine
• Governing Institute
• Huffington Post
Co-founder, ScaleUp America
Founder, Saving America’s Black
Boys Solutions Summits
“No discussion about the education
of minorities would be complete
without speaking with Mike Green.”
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
MED Radio Show
Jan. 20, 2011
AMERICA
38. America’s Economic Solution
In the 21st Century, all roads lead to Inclusive Competitiveness
How will you get there?
The Epiphany Workshop is your roadmap to
understanding how to get to the destination of
economic inclusion and increased regional
competitiveness.
This workshop is for everyone: educators and
students, community and economic developers,
business leaders, policymakers, private equity
investors.
There is no other workshop like this in America
that can take an audience from zero knowledge
of the Innovation Economy to an ovation-
inducing epiphany in which the entire local
innovation ecosystem is illuminated clearly.
39. Let’s get you and your region connected to scale up what works!
Contact me today
mike@scaleupcampaign.org
• Why Income Inequality is the Wrong Issue
• Cities, Startup Culture and the Neglected Role of
our Public Schools
• Struggling Cities and the Promise of Inclusive
Competitiveness
• UNCF, Stanford Produce Historic HBCU
Innovation Summit in Silicon Valley
• Black America Needs Angels, Not Superman
• Mike’s Governing Institute articles
• Mike’s Huffington Post articles
Speaking (groups small & large)
Workshops (half-day / full day)
Consulting (call or email for rates)
Two scenarios are playing out in your region right now:
1. Educators are preparing students for the future
2. Local leaders are determining the future of the region
Neither of these activities are aligned!