This document discusses issues of rural leadership in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It notes the sparse population and complex issues facing rural communities, which have high dependency on service industries and an increasing role of the third sector. While there are many opportunities for innovation, there are also challenges like lower engagement from decision-makers, sporadic university engagement with small businesses and communities, unequal access to funding, and lack of frameworks to support collaborative leadership in context. The document calls for better understanding of rural contexts, connections between groups, and more creative and innovative approaches to leadership.

1. Issues of Rural Leadership in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland Frank Rennie and Tara Morrison

2. South Galson

3. Lewis-Ullapool Ferry 2.75 hours £15.30 Shetland- Aberdeen Ferry 12.5 hours £ 27.10 Shetland – Glasgow Flight 1 hour £ 105.00 Lewis- Glasgow Flight 1 hour £ 82.00

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5. Lewis in January

6. UHI

7. A short Tour

8. Community Land Ownership

9. Community Engagement

10. UHI WAN JANET

11. Networked High Technology

12. Cultural Heritage

13. Increased asset ownership

14. Small Businesses

15. Sparse Population

16. Complex Issues

17. Triple Helix Model Government Industry Exciting stuff Academia

18. Rural Employment by Sector

19. Quadruple Helix Model Governance Community Third Sector More Exciting stuff Academia

21. High dependency on Service Industries

22. Many examples and opportunities for innovation

23. Increasing dependency on Third Sector

24. Emergence of new forms of delivery

25. Increasing localism

26. Rural occupational pluralism

27. Considerable untapped expertise

30. Sporadic levels of universities engagement with SME and rural communities

31. Differential opportunities to access seedcorn funding and resources

32. Lack of innovative approaches to collaboration