This document provides an introduction to strategic doing and how it can help connect people, employers, and training in Richmond, Indiana. It discusses that regions face major workforce imbalances that no single group can fix alone. Strategic doing is presented as a solution, with key features including an open, collaborative strategy process based on learning by doing through quickly formed partnerships that leverage existing assets. The document suggests Richmond could develop a steady flow of skilled workers into manufacturing by taking a strategic doing approach of linking, leveraging, and aligning different groups through collaborative civic investments and networks.

1. Richmond, IN
Introduction to
Strategic Doing
CONNECTING PEOPLE, EMPLOYERS AND TRAINING
Ed Morrison and Peggy Hosea
Regional Economic Development Advisor
Purdue Center for Regional Development
May 22, 2013

2. Skills and Workforce
an overview
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3. The 30,000 foot view
We have major imbalances that no single group can fix
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4. how do we meet the challenge?
old ways of thinking, behaving and doing don t work
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5. There s another way
The Switch point: We can collaborate to compete
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6. What is strategic doing?
Key features
‣ strategy process for open, loosely joined networks
‣ based on learning by doing
‣ quickly formed collaborations
‣ asset based -- using what you have
‣ shared, measurable outcomes and a roadmap
Regions and
communities across the
country are
experiencing the power
of strategic doing"

7. Strategic Doing
an overview
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8. Start thinking differently
Our civic economy supports our market economy
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9. Civic economy = collaboration
We need four types of collaborative investment
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10. The Result: Connected networks
We develop link and leverage strategies
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11. Today s focus: Brainpower
How do we tighten connections and alignments?
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12. Question:
What would it look like if richmond had a steady flow of highly
skilled people moving into manufacturing?
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13. Our theory of change
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14. Dominance of hierarchies
our grandfather s wealth engine
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15. emergence of networks
our grandchildren s wealth engine
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16. networks change everything
from technology to business models
Who makes
the iPhone?
Wizard of Oz
made in 1939
by ONE
company
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Spider Man 3
made by 56
companies in a
network
A network
made by Apple

17. How do we move forward?
we need New ways of thinking, behaving and doing
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18. Grandfather s strategy
know everything, then move
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19. grandchildren s strategy
link, leverage and align
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20. a paradigm shift
from analysis paralysis to learning by doing
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21. networks are different
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22. positive returns
the pie gets bigger
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23. networks require trust
trust takes face time
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24. networks generate soreheads
don t be slowed by soreheads
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25. no tops, no bottoms to networks
balance participation with leadership direction
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26. leadership=guiding conversation
people move in the direction of their conversation
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27. we need new civic spaces
where will we do our complex thinking and learning?
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28. the basics of strategy
answering 2 questions
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29. the key to network strategy
breaking 2 questions into 4
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30. strategy is never done
quality process creates quality collaborations
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31. networks can be managed
strategic focus areas, initiatives and metrics
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32. set priorities with simple rules
look for high payoff, low difficulty
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33. Strategic Doing
today
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34. Question:
What would it look like if richmond had a steady flow of highly
skilled people moving into manufacturing?
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35. More information
edmorrison@purdue.edu
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