Washington State University
Washington Rural Pathways to Prosperity Conference
Washington State University’s (WSU) Rural Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) is a statewide economic development leadership conference that uses a unique approach to reach rural communities, revive the economy, and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem. P2P applies the WSU Distributed Conference Model (DCM), which uses technology to connect multiple sites simultaneously to create a groundswell of self-motivated, rural entrepreneurship activity in communities across the state. Only in its second year, this conference has motivated communities to explore co-working spaces, entrepreneur clubs, a collaborative food hub and more, demonstrating WSU Extension’s leadership and convening power for rural economic development. The conference begins with an interactive webinar featuring a national expert who delivers content relevant to all of the geographically dispersed sites. Issues and opportunities introduced by the speaker as well as those identified by regional participants are addressed through well-designed and adaptable activities. Local community and business leaders, who receive DCM training by WSU faculty, serve as facilitators at the sites, guiding participants through work sessions.
Monica Babine, Senior Associate, Washington State University
Debra Hansen, County Director, Washington State University Extension
From the Ontario Trillium Foundation 2009 Professional Development Conference
According to a recent Kellogg Foundation report, if an organization builds a culture that systematically supports innovation, the ideas will come. The key is to be deliberate, open to ideas from anywhere, comfortable with unpredictability, and generous in sharing learnings – all great approaches to building a social infrastructure for youth organizing and engagement in Ontario. Young people are already making significant contributions to their communities, and now is the time to sustain and increase that activity.
In March 2009, OTF partnered with the Laidlaw Foundation and Tides Canada to create the conditions that would allow youth-led and youth-serving organizations to connect with each other, share resources and develop new knowledge and practices. 50 young people from diverse sectors and groups agreed on the need for a coordinated provincial model, but where they go from there is deliberately unplanned. No required changes have been identified up front, and no expected outcomes have been proposed. The only certainty is that a strong foundation is being built for future generations. Work through a fascinating case study on this unique process to find out more about:
- the five stages of intentional innovation;
- thinking big and trusting to “wisdom of crowds”;
- the definition of a social infrastructure; and
- the kind of supports needed by youth to strengthen their work
Presenters:
Abe Drennan, Program Director, The Switch Yard Centre
Arti Freeman, OTF Program Manager, Province-Wide,
Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index Presentation BriefRuta Aidis
Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) slide presentation for USAID/IFC Women's Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises Seminar Series, December 12, 2013
This presentation discusses what the Future Search methodology is and how the Holland/Zeeland community used this planning meeting model to discuss governance for the 21st century in our area.
Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Joan Munro
This presentation summarises what local councils might do to achieve more major innovations, more quickly. It is based on the findings from the Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Research Project.
From the Ontario Trillium Foundation 2009 Professional Development Conference
According to a recent Kellogg Foundation report, if an organization builds a culture that systematically supports innovation, the ideas will come. The key is to be deliberate, open to ideas from anywhere, comfortable with unpredictability, and generous in sharing learnings – all great approaches to building a social infrastructure for youth organizing and engagement in Ontario. Young people are already making significant contributions to their communities, and now is the time to sustain and increase that activity.
In March 2009, OTF partnered with the Laidlaw Foundation and Tides Canada to create the conditions that would allow youth-led and youth-serving organizations to connect with each other, share resources and develop new knowledge and practices. 50 young people from diverse sectors and groups agreed on the need for a coordinated provincial model, but where they go from there is deliberately unplanned. No required changes have been identified up front, and no expected outcomes have been proposed. The only certainty is that a strong foundation is being built for future generations. Work through a fascinating case study on this unique process to find out more about:
- the five stages of intentional innovation;
- thinking big and trusting to “wisdom of crowds”;
- the definition of a social infrastructure; and
- the kind of supports needed by youth to strengthen their work
Presenters:
Abe Drennan, Program Director, The Switch Yard Centre
Arti Freeman, OTF Program Manager, Province-Wide,
Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index Presentation BriefRuta Aidis
Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) slide presentation for USAID/IFC Women's Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises Seminar Series, December 12, 2013
This presentation discusses what the Future Search methodology is and how the Holland/Zeeland community used this planning meeting model to discuss governance for the 21st century in our area.
Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Joan Munro
This presentation summarises what local councils might do to achieve more major innovations, more quickly. It is based on the findings from the Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Research Project.
Core Principles of Walkable Places and Lessons Learned in Fostering Them
Track:
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: Hear about the core principles of walkable places, and lessons learned from practitioners who work to foster them.
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Ping Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
Co-Presenter: Kate Kraft America Walks
Co-Presenter: Lauren Marchetti National Center for Safe Routes to School
Co-Presenter: Kevin Mills Rail to Trails Conservancy
Co-Presenter: Kelly Morphy WALC Institute
This presentation looked at the way that policy intentions in locally led regional development programs can be 'watered down'. Instead of perceiving this as a 'thick' vs 'this' issue, it suggests that the process of delivering on localism is not linear, but more complex (thicker).
Leading for Innovation: Solace Innovation Research Oct 2015 long versionJoan Munro
This presentation describes the interim findings from Solace Innovation Research 2015 on the leadership actions for innovation being taken by ten leading UK councils.
It includes quotes from interviewees. (A shorter version without quotes is also available on Slideshare.)
Solace will publish the final research report early in 2016, when the research has been completed and a fuller analysis conducted.
Lifehack Labs - "How To Make A Difference" - Alex Hannant // Ākina Foundation...Lifehack HQ
Alex Hannant from Ākina Foundation presents "How To Make A Difference" at #LifehackLabs - a social innovation lab focused on improving youth wellbeing.
Experiential Learning and Community Economic Development in AppalachiaPeterHackbert
An Academy of Business Research presentation illustrates the Berea College Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program model that shapes the early stage initiatives to develop an approach to transition the Appalachian economy
CBCF's 41st Annual Legislative Conference -- Emerging Leaders Series. Liz Ngonzi spoke on the 9/23 panel- The Matthew Effect: Bridging the Economic Gap.
More information about panelist Liz Ngonzi: http://lizngonzi.squarespace.com/
Core Principles of Walkable Places and Lessons Learned in Fostering Them
Track:
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: Hear about the core principles of walkable places, and lessons learned from practitioners who work to foster them.
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Ping Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
Co-Presenter: Kate Kraft America Walks
Co-Presenter: Lauren Marchetti National Center for Safe Routes to School
Co-Presenter: Kevin Mills Rail to Trails Conservancy
Co-Presenter: Kelly Morphy WALC Institute
This presentation looked at the way that policy intentions in locally led regional development programs can be 'watered down'. Instead of perceiving this as a 'thick' vs 'this' issue, it suggests that the process of delivering on localism is not linear, but more complex (thicker).
Leading for Innovation: Solace Innovation Research Oct 2015 long versionJoan Munro
This presentation describes the interim findings from Solace Innovation Research 2015 on the leadership actions for innovation being taken by ten leading UK councils.
It includes quotes from interviewees. (A shorter version without quotes is also available on Slideshare.)
Solace will publish the final research report early in 2016, when the research has been completed and a fuller analysis conducted.
Lifehack Labs - "How To Make A Difference" - Alex Hannant // Ākina Foundation...Lifehack HQ
Alex Hannant from Ākina Foundation presents "How To Make A Difference" at #LifehackLabs - a social innovation lab focused on improving youth wellbeing.
Experiential Learning and Community Economic Development in AppalachiaPeterHackbert
An Academy of Business Research presentation illustrates the Berea College Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program model that shapes the early stage initiatives to develop an approach to transition the Appalachian economy
CBCF's 41st Annual Legislative Conference -- Emerging Leaders Series. Liz Ngonzi spoke on the 9/23 panel- The Matthew Effect: Bridging the Economic Gap.
More information about panelist Liz Ngonzi: http://lizngonzi.squarespace.com/
It wouldn’t be KMb without KB - Insights into the role of knowledge brokers in supporting child and youth mental health and addictions communities of interest in Ontario
by: MaryAnn Notarianni and Angela Yip
9-10 June 2014
Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum
Saskatoon, SK
Social entrepreneurship - A primer - Dr. Shinu AbhiShinu Abhi
A primer on Social Entrepreneurship with a narrative on their Mission and Nature, India specific Business models and Impact assessment practices. A few cases and Best practices from select social enterprises.
Political and Cultural awareness is one of the key leadership skills required to manage projects successfully. August NC PMI leadership meeting focused on "Building a Culture of Collaboration". Heather A. Yurko, Cultural Architect, Cisco Systems, talked about how enterprises focus on building collaborative cultive and leveage for project success.
A January 2009 presentation by MBA students of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, commissioned by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. The session was held during the 2009 annual conference of the association in New York, and supported by the William Dawson Research Initiative fund.
Full session description:
What knowledge and skills from seasoned leaders are critical to advancing and sustaining our field? What can we learn from other industries and social systems about how such knowledge might best be fostered, captured, and transferred in the performing arts? With our field’s growing emphasis on emerging leaders and next-generation innovation, we can lose sight of the extraordinary resource already in the room – the leaders and cultural professionals with vast accumulated expertise. Join a team of graduate students and special guests in this fourth-annual effort of the Bill Dawson Research Initiative to explore generational knowledge transfer in the presenting field, and to honor Bill's life and work by connecting essential research to professional practice.
Rural hospitals are in crisis as the complex health care landscape continues to change. Taylor Regional Hospital in Pulaski County,GA, credits the strong community bonds created through the community's participation in the UGA Archway Partnership program as a key factor in the hospital's ability to not only stay open but to expand services at a time when similar hospitals are shutting their doors.
Marquette's Explorer Challenge is an annual competition that is integral toward promoting a campus-wide culture of innovation, fueled by entrepreneurial thinking, cross-campus participation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and external partnerships. Open to all members of the University community.
The Program's Lean Startup approach helps accelerate business model concepts generated on campuses to better match market needs. Ideadvance encourages teams to try new ideas as part of a fail-fast, pivot, and move-on strategy.
The majority of Iowa is rural and most of their small businesses are isolated from the services necessary to successfully operate and grow. Advance Iowa, a comprehensive consulting program designed to work with small to medium enterprises to enhance profitability and growth, create strategy within their companies, and plan for their exits.
Internship Draft Day is and innovative college talent program focused on the recruiting and hiring of student interns. This unique event, now in its fourth year, connects college students to hundreds of internship opportunities with businesses in northeast Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin- Seven Points and Sentry Insurance collaboration places the Cooperative in the context of a variety of coordinated and intentional initiatives all designed to ensure Central Wisconsin employers can attract, train and retain the talent they need given the pressing demands for more employers with strong technology backgrounds.
The VIP Program offers a paid internship program to engineering, construction management, and industrial technology students comprised of twenty-three industry partners from California's Central Valley who are dedicated to the success of the students.
UT Center for Industrial Services and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, developed an Asset Based Planning Program serving 23 rural, distressed counties throughout the state. The purpose of the program is to help participating counties identify 2-3 economic development projects that build on community assets in a twelve-month period.
Four universities and collaborated on the creation of an Advanced Economic Development Leadership training program to solve a need for an in-depth, experiential program designed for mid and senior economic development professional.
The University of Georgia developed the Georgia Certified Economic Developer Program. This was developed to help economic developers improve their effectiveness and performance.
Montana State University's Montana Manufacturing Extension Center led Montana's manufacturing ecosystem, photonics cluster, and entrepreneurs to adopt agile strategy discipline, improve the state's collaborative advantage, and accelerate and increase prosperity for community.
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BYD SWOT Analysis and In-Depth Insights 2024.pptxmikemetalprod
Indepth analysis of the BYD 2024
BYD (Build Your Dreams) is a Chinese automaker and battery manufacturer that has snowballed over the past two decades to become a significant player in electric vehicles and global clean energy technology.
This SWOT analysis examines BYD's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as it competes in the fast-changing automotive and energy storage industries.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Shenzhen, BYD started as a battery company before expanding into automobiles in the early 2000s.
Initially manufacturing gasoline-powered vehicles, BYD focused on plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, leveraging its expertise in battery technology.
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The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
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5. The Distributed Conference Model
Using technology
to connect experts
to multiple sites
Moving beyond
participation into ACTION
through facilitated
activities.
14. Value for the Partners
“…very successful for my
own thought processes and
views of rural business but also
an excellent opportunity to get
USDA Rural Development resources
out there in the community and
share how we can assist.”
15. Program Evaluation: Did they Learn?
Very
Good
46%
Good
42%
How did participants
rate the on-site activity?
Very
Good
61%
Good
33%
How did participants
rate the content?
Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor
16. Program Evaluation:
Did they like it Local?
• Local networking
• Less expensive
• More can attend
• Statewide events
are overwhelmingYes 87%
17. Program Evaluation
Did it save
Time?
1 vs. 3 days
Images: Veer
Did it save
Distance?
74 vs. 347miles
Comparing the 2013 P2P Conference using the DCM
to the 2010 P2P Conference held in one location.
Did it save
Money?
$35 vs. $320
DH: Traditionally, in Washington, we have held a 2-day rural economic development conference in the middle of the state where 150 leaders and community members met to learn new skills and knowledge.
But in planning the 2013 conference… other challenges bubbled up.
DH: Distance, time, and cost make it difficult for rural leaders and businesses to attend conferences to gain valuable knowledge and skills to improve their communities or their own expertise.
DH: The UEDA component we’d like to talk about is innovation.
At WSU we’ve developed a Distributed Conference Model.
DCM is based on two core principles: Connect multiple sites simultaneously with technology and engage local participants into action.
DH: In addition to innovation, we found that place matters.
Our first P2P conference was offered at 11 rural sites across Washington.
In 2015, the conference grew to 18 unique rural communities with 301 participants included 10 USDA-RD field staff; over 65 entrepreneurs and over 30 elected officials.
DH: Surveys completed by residents in 22 rural WA communities indicated that “more and better jobs” was most important to improving their quality of life.
As economic development professionals we know that “more and better jobs” in rural communities equates to entrepreneurs and small business. This was reinforced when we surveyed community and economic development practioners in our state.
So our conference planning team chose enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem as our topic because…Small business is everybody’s business!
MB: So let’s talk about the mechanics of the conference day.
It’s an innovative, hybrid delivery model that provides access to national expertise without having to travel to your typical, centrally-located event or sitting alone at your desk watching an online webinar or prerecorded video presentation.
The day begins with the keynote presentation via technology.
Here’s our speaker, Erik Pages presenting from his home office in Virginia, and the bottom image is one of the conference sites…
MB: ….and then… we provided small group exercises for the local site hosts. Their role was to facilitate local engagement and action planning.
It’s important to note that WSU not only developed the activities but we trained these facilitators, which increased their leadership capacity without having to be the content experts.
We managed the technology selection, testing and coordination to ensure that there was seamless information flow to each site during the conference.
MB: Each conference location had an opportunity to customize the local activities. At one site, a panel of entrepreneurs included the CEO of intelliPaper, a world leader in innovative paper products like this business card with a thumb drive integrated into it to allows customized messaging and interactions.
The picture on the right is the CEO sharing information with one of our Senator’s staff, who was also a participant in the conference.
Talk about rural talent, innovation and place…. intelliPaper is located in Edwall, with a population of 559!
MB: During the P2P small group exercises, one of the locations decided to map the newer, small businesses in the county. We plotted these on a county map as indicated by the 114 dots on the map…not counting all the farmers.
Interestingly, we also discovered a cottage industry Facebook group with over 200 active members in the county.
MB: One of the impacts we have already seen from this year’s conference is talent development for NW Applied Marine, an electronics manufacturer.
Owner Bob Stevens connected at the conference with Innovate Washington Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on growing the innovation-based economic sectors of our state.
Bob has had five meetings with one of their business consultants who is assisting with talent development for both Bob and his high school employees who would otherwise only be employed in the fast food industry.
MB: WSU Extension led this effort, but we couldn’t have done it without collaborating with our key partners. These are the federal, state and local organizations that supported the conference.
They were on our planning team, some provided funding and all participated during the conference at locations across the state.
MB: The USDA representative who provided this quote went immediately after the conference with the host community mayor to view a building they hope to renovate in the near future.
He also connected with the Inland Empire Railway nonprofit and they are pursuing a USDA Community Facility loan for a railway museum. He believes it will bring a handful of jobs to the rural community.
DH: Our goal was to provide the bridge to entrepreneurial resources and in the program evaluation participants rated the webinar content and local activities very high.
DH: When asked about the regional format it was overwhelmingly positive.
They liked the local networking, lower cost, allowed more to attend and some thought statewide events were overwhelming.
In fact, my favorite quote was:
“Having one statewide conference would miss the point that local economic development is local.”
DH: Here is the comparison between our first P2P conference to a single-destination rural conference – the savings were significant. We nailed it on addressing the challenges.
DH: Is it replicable? Most definitely!
We’ve offered it twice in Washington and it’s been duplicated by South Dakota State University with 6 sites in their first year.
We’ve had requests from several more institutions about bringing the program to their regions.
DH: Is it scalable?
For Pathways to Prosperity, we had 18 sites with over 300 participants. The WSU Women in Ag Conference uses the same the Distributed Conference Model.
It’s been offered for four years, this year it had over 650 women farmers who learned marketing skills and enjoyed networking opportunities at 26 locations across four states (right here in Alaska, and also in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.)
DH: Is it sustainable?
Topic and speaker selection can be flexible and evolve as needs change .
Our total budget was $5000 which covers the speaker fees, marketing and technology costs and the participant registration fee of $25 covered the food and facilities.
The facilitated exercises are adaptable can range from simple to complex.
And in our experience, participants continue to be engaged.
We agree with our colleague – there are many ways Pathways to Prosperity can help rural communities.
And given the interest we have received about Pathways to Prosperity, we have begun discussions with the WSU Office of Commercialization about copyright, trademark and licensing options. Stay tuned…..
Will we do it again? Absolutely!
And, based on participant and site facilitator surveys, they will join us.
Thank you for this opportunity to share information about Rural Pathways to Prosperity.
We have two resources – the handout in the back of the room – and if you want to know more about Bob Stevens, check out the blog at the WSU Economic Development Website.