civic innovations ~ by delore zimmerman
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CIVIC INNOVATIONS
Delore Zimmerman, PhDPresident
Center for the Study of Government and the IndividualUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs
April 29, 2009
AMERICA’S TRADITION OF AMERICA’S TRADITION OF CIVIC ENTREPRENEURIALISMCIVIC ENTREPRENEURIALISM
Americans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of disposition in life, are forever forming associations. There are not only commercial and industrial associations... but others of a thousand different types-religious, moral, serious, futile, very general, and very limited, immensely large and very minute.
Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville
CIVIC ACTIONSCIVIC ACTIONS
• Civic Engagement: actions taken as a result of an awareness of, and responsibility to, the community where one works and/or lives.
• Civic Leadership: The formal/informal process of identifying key issues with community-wide impact, and thereafter, acting proactively
• Civic Innovation: Fresh thinking that creates value through 1) new organizations or processes and 2)organic changes that create wealth or social welfare. Ideas into action.
CIVIC
LEADERSHIP
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
STRATEGIES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IDEAS
KNOW-HOW
CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPETITIVENESS
LIVABILITYNETWORKS
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMUNITIES
““The difficulty lies, not in the The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.”from the old ones.”
John Maynard Keynes, John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory The General Theory (1936)(1936)
Local Maximum Principle
Mathematical solutions only as Mathematical solutions only as powerful as the equations usedpowerful as the equations used
TODAYTODAY
• Operating Principles• Key ingredients for success• Case examples • Mobilizing for civic innovation
Community Operating PrinciplesCommunity Operating Principles
A community like an individual has a work to do.Communities don’t act, the parts do.Performance is facilitated by seizing momentum
and aligning actions with trends that work in your favor
Success is increasingly determined by the power of connections elsewhere.
A compelling story commits people to the possibilities
Network Operating PrinciplesNetwork Operating Principles
Empower the partsConnect the parts connectors play a key roleCoordinate networksStrive for minimally centralized networks, i.e.
loosely unifiedEvangelize the interests of the network
Networks = Possibility Factories
Civic Action CoalitionCivic Action Coalition
• Purpose – aligning objectives with ideals• Community forum, which assembles the community
into an informal assembly where participation is by virtue of participants knowledge and interest, not by virtue of their position. foresight exercises
• Capacity for technical analysis — so that the members of the forum can undertake studies, assessments of local problems at the local level by local people –> facts-driven
• Access to risk capital – so that tests and trials of community innovations can be launched.
Red River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & MinnesotaRed River Valley – North Dakota & Minnesota• Hands on, purpose-driven leadership
• Science & tech “triple helix” working– University, Industry, government– Specialized research, training, facilities
• Human capital (Brain Belt) – Quality people– Education is highly valued– Higher ed, k-12 engaged
• Dynamic regional business sector– Outward oriented and globally savvy– Demonstration effect of Great Plains ->
Microsoft
Crop Farming &AnimalHusbandry
1870’s 1950’s 2000
Crop &LivestockScience
Machinery&
Equipment
Agri-businessManagement& Finance
Food processing
Biotech Services
Genomics, vaccines
Digital imaging
Business solutions software/systems
Nanotechnology
Electronics
Polymers & coatings
Wireless technology
A Short History of Technology: Red River Valley Corridor
• Jobs with higher earnings
• Preservation of quality of life
• Diversification of economy
• Improved coordination & processes of civic and government sectors
Vision of the Vision of the FutureFuture
• Waterfront development results in $400 million investment in residential, commercial
• Economic growth in technology, higher-value industries, including fruits and viticulture
• Advanced Vehicle Innovations Consortium• testing and demonstrating Plug-in Hybrid Electric
Vehicles (PHEV's); • nurturing business focusing on PHEV's, biofuels, and
solar energy; and • educating the public about these new exciting
technologies.
Success on Success on Multiple FrontsMultiple Fronts
Yahoo!Yahoo! Picks Wenatchee, Washington Picks Wenatchee, Washington for New Facility for New Facility
We chose North Central Washington for this important facility because of the
great quality of life here,
the immediate availability of suitable space,
the 'can-do' spirit of community leaders,
the cost and reliability of electricity,
and the access to a world-class fiber optic network.
They've taken all the right steps to create a terrific environment for us.
• Fred & Margaret Carl and small group of friends• Built a global brand – superior product quality processes• Aligned strategy with cooking and food
• Boutique downtown --> part of Fred Carl’s dream• Restoration of historic buildings
• Focus on southern hospitality and cuisine • Use history & tradition Cotton Capital of the World
• Support from community, state, federal leaders WE
Greenwood, MississippiGreenwood, Mississippi
Viking Conquers the Viking Conquers the Kitchen LandscapeKitchen Landscape
Mobilizing Innovating
Alcaeus 600 BC Greece
Seize Opportunity Now
Not houses finely roofedNor the stones of walls well builtNor canals nor dockyards make the cityBut men able to use their opportunity
“If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas.”
Linus PaulingQuantum chemist & biochemistNobel Prize Winner (2 times)
Become a Become a possibility factory!possibility factory!High Throughput – CombinatorialHigh Throughput – Combinatorial
Machinery& Equipment
Electronics
Find Opportunities at the Crossroads of Industries
AgricultureProduction
InformationTechnology
Precision Agriculture• Instrumentation
• Data Services
• Application Services
For Example
Mobilize leadership coalitions on multiple fronts
William Gibsonauthor, coined term cyberspace
“ The future is already here. It’s just not equally distributed yet.”
Learn from The Success of Others
I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ll see it when I believe it.”
Tell a compelling story that commits people to the possibilities
People must first share a story which they are all a part and relate their course of action to that story. Howard Gardner
Catch the wind and bend it to your will
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