The engagement of colleges and universities in their regional economies depends on forging collaborations. The task is tricky, because these collaborations often engage people who have never worked together. These partnerships form in the “civic space” outside the four walls of any one organization. In this civic space, no one can tell anyone else what to do. Strategic Doing presents a new approach to forming sophisticated collaborations quickly, guiding them toward measurable outcomes, and adjusting along the way. A number of universities are now deploying this discipline, as they develop collaborations, workforce innovations, and clusters.

1. The Art of Strategic
Doing October 22, 2012

2. Most regions look like
this...
What can universities
do about it?

4. New National Network
Strategic Doing Training and Support

5. Networks drive regional prosperity
Regional economic ecosystems and
regional innovation clusters

6. What we look to do...
Scalable and
sustainable
regional
innovation
initiatives
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7. Lesson1
Not all networks are the same

8. Lesson 2
Innovating networks are special: They take trust and discipline

9. Lesson 3
People move in the direction of their conversations

11. Lesson 4
Regional transformation takes a portfolio of networks

12. New Ways of
It comes down Thinking
to this...
Innovating
networks are the
new wealth
generators

13. It comes down New Ways of
to this... Behaving
We need to behave
in ways the build
trust and mutual
respect

14. It comes down New Ways of
to this... Doing
We can design and
manage innovating
networks by
following simple
rules

18. Achieved “step change”
improvements to do
more with less:
•4 focus areas, 60
initiatives, 80% sustained
past initial funding
•Converted 8% of the
national investment into
40% of the national
results
•1.5 FTE’s added to
manage

19. Todd Hardy
Associate Vice President for Economic Affairs
ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development
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20. Arizona Solar Summit
Opportunity:
•286 days of sunshine each year
•AZ ranks 3rd for solar installations • Solar Summit Purpose:
•95% of all U.S. utility-scale solar
capacity is in the Southwest • To advance Arizona as the global leader in solar energy by
•More than 100 solar companies in AZ
•World class testing facility (TÜV building and maintaining a world-class markets, supply
Rheinland Photovoltaic Testing chain, policy, and research capabilities.
Laboratory)
•Leading researchers & experts from
ASU and U of A
• Overall Goal:
• Identify challenges for all sectors
• Prioritize primary challenges for the state
• Form working groups to develop solutions
• Continue movement with successive Solar Summits
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21. Arizona Solar Summit I
August 2-3, 2011 at University of Phoenix Stadium
“We have the technical • 120 people from 70 organizations representing:
means, scientific - Leaders from solar industry supply chain
capacity, economic - All Arizona utility companies
- City and state government officials
power and the will to - Economic development organizations
build a photon-based - Public and private leadership
economy” — • Interactive Summit format designed to reach consensus
Michael Crow, - Pre-Summit homework assignments
- Panel-led, facilitated audience discussions
President, Arizona - No PowerPoints allowed
State University - Online audience polling leading to real-time consensus
- Requests for commitments of post-Summit participation
• Resulted in the formation of four Working Groups
- Supply Chain; Applied Research Collaborations and Pilot Projects; Policy and Finance; and
Building and Strengthening the Narrative
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22. Arizona Solar Summit II
March 26-27, 2012 at Arizona Biltmore
• Explored current commercial and regulatory barriers to solar
“If we [developers,
manufacturers, regulators] expansion in Arizona
all work together, we can • Special focus on how state actors can work together with federal
demonstrate to consumers agencies in developing a solar future for the Southwest
how they can ultimately
lower their costs” • “Solar CEOs Roundtable,” leaders of some of America’s top solar
-Jon Wellinghoff, Federal companies discussed the major issues facing their industry in
Energy Regulatory 2012
Commission Chairman
• Working Groups provided status reports on progress to date with
detailed plans for continued action
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23. Arizona Solar Summit III
October 9-10, 2012 at ASU SkySong
“The goal of this summit • Participants will spend the first day visiting select sites to
is showcasing projects witness first-hand how technology and project
that are deploying solar in
a game changing way
development are shaping innovation in the development,
and how these examples integration, and deployment of solar energy in our
can lead to future growth communities. Site visits include:
in the industry and - University of Arizona Technology Park, including the Solar Zone
economy and moving our - AV Home builder using sustainable building materials and deploying solar
state toward global solar - Arizona State University solar initiatives, including campus metabolism
leadership” project, Research Park, Solar Engineering Research Center
- Solar plants in Gila Bend, including the Abengoa plant
-Bud Annan
- Eastmark, the Mesa sustainable mixed use development project
- Utility-led project at Chase Field (Arizona Public Service)
• Working Group panel will present project proposals, and
suggest champions for defined scope of work/budgets
• An electric car show with highlight solar charging stations
and the newest cars in the market
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24. Regional Economic
Development Organization

25. City/Chamber
Collaboration

26. Alaska Native
Corporation