Future Economy Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government Council

80 10 “There is a force for change that’s basically invisible using old ways of seeing. It’s a force we have to let collide with and even destroy our old ideas about how the world should be before we can hope to make any sense at all” Age of the Unthinkable, Ramo

Events Cause us to ? 9/11 Job Losses 15.7% recession Oil Terrorist China technology greed

And Constant Change Instability

Every Re thinking thing

Do You move an Entire County to a Higher Level? How? Wrong ? -Region

COF Rick Smyre Communities of the Future

Transform Future Economy Council Vs Reform

1 MissionObjectivesSituational Analysis Strategy FormulationImplementation Control Traditional Strategic Planning Big Flaw…………

Scanning The World ? Trends Patterns DriversWeak Signals What’s new Factors

are seeds of change that exist today and they can tell about big trends in the future. are something odd or strange today. Weak signals

No one did anything wrong The game changed Continue efforts Add new opportunities/ ADAPT to changes Processes Parallel EDC

MCB Master Capacity Builders To develop new ways of thinking about the future To be able to identify trends and weak signals To be able to ask appropriate questions To be able to listen for value and find new connections To be able to connect diverse ideas and people for continuous innovation To understand how to create "innovation networks" To design and evolve parallel processes To be able to identify and utilize new and emerging patterns To be able to think systemically at a higher level of complexity To be able take appropriate individual and team risks to develop new ideas and methods

Collaboration Future Economy Council Vs Competition

Dave Baldwin - Intercity Visit Dublin Ohio Dave Baldwin Interlocking Networks Future Economy Council Media and Technology Guild Communities of the Future Center for Engineering Technologies Furniture Prototyping Small Business Committee

A few notes on Dublin Ohio…… BusinessWeek rated the City of Dublin as the top small city in Ohio to start a business. Fox Business News announced the City of Dublin as the top small city in the U.S. to start a business. City of Dublin was named a Top Seven Intelligent Community Top Seven Intelligent Community Dublin was named one of America's 25 Best Places to Move by Forbes.com in 2009one of America's 25 Best Places to Move by Forbes.com With its entrepreneurial spirit and ability to react at the speed of business, Dublin, Ohio sets the conditions to not only thrive during economic downturns, but to come out on top. Earning rave reviews for its wired network, new infrastructure, premiere community lifestyle and close proximity to one of the largest universities in the country,

Resources Major & Minor Apple, Google, Target Higher Ed Partnerships Manufacturing Base Creative Community Micro Enterprises Asset Sharing

IDEO Entrepreneur Round Tables A discussion and brainstorming group of inspired and creative Chamber leaders sharing an abundance of experience, knowledge and wisdom whose primary focus will be to foster creative and innovative thinking throughout their organization and sharing their expertise with other businesses. “The Ten Faces of Innovation” by Tom Kelley

Underserved Broadband Woo Google Major Interlocking Networks

Who are we? What do we have to offer? How can WE help you get the information you need? We have a great community here….. ……that works together. Web Portal Unified

Sharing Partnerships Connections Opportunities Do You move an Entire Region to a Higher Level? How?

Closing T houghts… If we do not come out of this recession changed, we have missed an opportunity. Look for opportunity in everything you do.

Future Economy Catawba County Chamber Terry Bledsoe, Catawba County Government Council