Can new approaches to strategy transform regional economies? The evidence is starting to build that Strategic Doing -- an agile strategy discipline that replaces traditional, linear strategic planning -- can create productive collaborations quickly. These collaborations attract new investment in shared outcomes, and this investment can change the trajectory of a regional economy.

1. STRATEGIC DOING
CAN OPEN INNOVATION
TRANSFORM REGIONS?
Ed Morrison
Regional Economic Development Advisor
Purdue Center for Regional Development
April, 2013
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2. A CORE QUESTION
CAN WE TRANSFORM A REGIONAL ECONOMY
WITH OPEN INNOVATION?
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3. CONNECTED INNOVATION: A BIG VIEW
THE BACKSTORY ON HOW WE TRANSFORMED OKLAHOMA CITY
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4. THE STARTING POINT: A GARAGE
OKLAHOMA CITY IN 1994 WHEN WE BEGAN THE TRANSFORMATION
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5. OKLAHOMA CITY TODAY
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A LEADING ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
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6. HOW DO WE INNOVATE IN NETWORKS?
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IT SEEMS PRETTY COMPLEX
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7. THE ANSWER: FOLLOW SIMPLE RULES
SIMPLE RULES MANAGE COMPLEXITY
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8. IT ALL STARTS HERE
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OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES US TO MANAGE CONVERSATIONS
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9. HOW DO WE GUIDE CONVERSATIONS?
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HOW DO WE DEVELOP A NETWORK’S STRATEGY? WHAT IS A STRATEGY?
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10. STRATEGY: THE BARE ESSENTIALS
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AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY ANSWERS TWO QUESTIONS
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STRATEGY IN AN OPEN NETWORK
STRATEGIC DOING DIVIDES TWO QUESTIONS INTO FOUR
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12. IT’S A DISCIPLINE OF ITERATION
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SIMPLE, BUT NOT EASY...MASTERY REQUIRES PRACTICE
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13. THINKING DIFFERENTLY
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Strategic Planning Strategic Doing
MOVING FROM THE LINEAR TO THE AGILE
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14. KAYAKING IN THE OCEAN
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ADJUSTING TO DYNAMIC CONDITIONS
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15. ALIGNMENT EMERGES
SIMPLE QUESTIONS LEAD TO “LINK AND LEVERAGE” STRATEGIES
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16. A LEAN, MANAGED NETWORK
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS WITH MULTIPLE INITIATIVES
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17. OKC: A REGION TRANSFORMED
THE LESSONS ARE REPLICABLE
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18. AN OPEN INNOVATION WAVE BUILDS
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LOCATIONS OF PURDUE STRATEGIC DOING WORKSHOPS
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19. THANK YOU
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To learn more about Strategic Doing @ Purdue
Peggy Hosea
phosea@purdue.edu
Drawings by Kim Mitchell
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