4. I will build a motor
car for the great
multitude. It will be
so low in price that
no man will be
unable to own one.
- Henry Ford
5. Source: Bently Historical Library, Josephine Fellows Gomon Papers, Box 10,
draft manuscript, The Poor Mr. Ford.
In 1928 Henry Ford’s River Rouge
Plant in Dearborn, Michigan
became the world's largest
industrial complex, pursuing vertical
integration to such an extent that it
could produce its own steel. In this
year he also established
“Fordlandia” his rubber tree
plantation in the Amazon Rainforest
The Ford Motor Company
24. Strategic Doing enables people to
form action-oriented collaborations
quickly, move them toward
measurable outcomes, and make
adjustments along the way.
32. Networks produce increasing returns
Mathematics says the sum value of a
network increases as the square of the
number of members. In other words, as
the number of nodes in a network
increases arithmetically, the value of the
network increases exponentially. Adding a
few more members can dramatically
increase the value for all members.
- Kelly, K. (1999). New Rules for the New
Economy
47. “Strategic Doing is the
methodology behind the
Digital Technology Hub
projects, including
Shoals Big Idea contest,
Tech Lions Coding
Camp, 3 Day Startup,
Shoals Idea Audition. I
invite you to come and
learn how you can guide
collaborations using this
innovative process and
achieve new levels of
success.”
Rural Alabama
48. “Following the principles of
Strategic Doing you can grow both
communities and businesses. A
small group of folks established
Medora, Indiana (pop. 631) as the
birthplace of the National Maple
Syrup Festival and no amount of
strategic planning could have
helped my business, Burton’s
Maplewood Farm, launch a
collection of artisan syrups,
favorites of America’s top chefs and
and sold at exclusive farmers
markets and other discriminating
outlets across the U.S. It took
Rural Indiana