Ed Morrison, Co-Founder, Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), is currently based in West Lafayette, Indiana and works as ‎Economic Policy Advisor, at the Purdue Center for Regional Development. Ed develops network-based strategy models. Visit the Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) at http://www.i-open.org

1. Open Source Economic
Development: Accelerating
Innovation through
Collaboration
Ed Morrison
Purdue Center for Regional Development
April, 2009

2. This presentation introduces you to Open Source
Economic Development and Strategic Doing
We are moving from our Grandfather’s
to our Grandchildren’s Economy
Our economic transformation requires
new approaches to strategy
Strategic Doing provides the discipline to
transform community and regional
economies

4. Innovation in our Grandfather’s Economy
moved a lot of stuff
Coal Dumper, shores of Lake Erie, 1897

5. Innovation in our Grandfather’s Economy
generated huge amounts of wealth

6. The S-Curve caught up to our
grandfather’s economy
‣ Global markets
integrated
‣ Costs collapsed
‣ The Internet
exploded

7. Innovation in our Grandchildren’s Economy
involves a completely different set of business models

8. Our Grandchildren’s economy creates wealth
with networks
Time
Prosperity
Grandfather's economy:
Wealth driven
by vertical business models
Granchildren's economy: Wealth
driven by network business
models
We are here

9. Our Challenge: Find pathways to our
Grandchildren’s economy...
Aligning, linking and leveraging our assets
Source: Ed Morrison
We are here
We need to move here

10. We are moving from our Grandfather’s
to our Grandchildren’s Economy
Our economic transformation requires
new approaches to strategy
Strategic Doing provides the discipline to
transform community and regional
economies

11. Our economic transformation requires
new approaches to strategy

13. 2d Curve strategies involve
strengthening and connecting five asset
networks
Brainpower
Innovation and
entrepreneurship
Quality places
Branding stories
Collaboration
The ability to think
together and act on
complex projects

14. Open Source Economic Development
creates “swarm innovation”

15. Think in terms of networks
Knowledge Person;
Boundary Spanner
Boundary Spanner
Knowledge Person;
Hub
Peripheral Person

16. Overcome the “power” of the Invisible Fence

17. Take
the “Shanghai perspective”
Our View Their View

18. Create safe civic spaces

19. Manage conversations
Positive
conversations
Negative
conversations
Years
Prosperity
Index
Consequences of different conversations
about economic development
Today
Source: Ed Morrison

20. Balance leadership direction and open
participation
Leadership Direction
Decision
Low High
Public Participation
Dialogue
Low
High
Apathy
Street
politics
Open Source
Economic
Development
Back room
politics

21. Go slow to go fast
Low
Low
High
High
Prosperity
Trust and
collaboration
With network economies, go
slow to go fast

22. Social Network Map
of the
Southwest Regional Leadership Forum
University of Evansville
March 17, 2006
Presented by the Indiana Humaniteis Council
Develop networks with tight cores and
porous boundaries

23. We are moving from our Grandfather’s
to our Grandchildren’s Economy
Our economic transformation requires
new approaches to strategy
Strategic Doing provides the discipline to
transform community and regional
economies

24. Strategic Doing provides the discipline
we need to transform our economies

25. Strategic Doing in a nutshell

26. Governor’s Workforce Summit in Idaho conducted a
three day Strategic Doing workshop in November 2008

27. Strategic Doing is simple, but not easy

28. Explore
Align
FocusExecute
Evaluations
Action Plans
Insights
Initiatives
Develop ideas about
what we can do
together
Choose
what to
do
Identify and align
resources to
specific initiatives
Execute and
measure
results
The Strategic Doing cycle
Define one to four areas of
Strategic Focus:Think of these
areas as Chapters in your
Strategic Action Plan
28
For each area of Strategic
Focus, draft at least one
Strategic Outcome
For each Strategic Outcome
define one Strategic Initiative
(project) to achieve your
outcome
For each Strategic initiative,
outline a set of SMART Goals
that will define progress
For each initiative, define a
clear action plan to define
who will do what by when.
Decide on a process of
coming back together in 30 to
90 days to evaluate your
progress and make
adjustments
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2:30-4:00
4:00-5:00

29. Milwaukee 7 Water Council launched
with a Strategic Doing workshop in July 2008

30. © 2008, Brian D. Thompson, UWM Research Foundation 10/6/0830
Funds
Fluid Transport/
Civil & Ind. Engr.
Detection
Materials
Bioscience
Pumps/ Valves/
Components
Analysis/
Measuring/
Control
Water User
Consumer
Products
Treatment/
Processing/
Softening
Utilities
Funding Agencies
Academic Institutions
Private Sector
Public Sector
Water, Water, Water, …
DOE
EPA
NSF
USDA
DoD
NOAA/DOC
Interior
World Bank
Foundations
International
Partners
NIH
Greater
Milwaukee
Foundation
UWM
Marquette
UW-Madison
WATER Inst.
Chem & Biosci
School of Freshwater
Science
CEAS
Physics
MSOE
Fluid Power
Rapid Proto Center
M7/GMC
MMSD
City of
Milwaukee
DNR
UNDP
Federal
Government
Municipalities
Water Council
Pentair• Filtering & purification
GE
Badger Meter
• Water meters
• Meter reading systems
Procorp• Water reuse & softening
• Phosphate & radium removal
AO Smith
• Water heaters
Kohler
• Faucets
• Materials, coatings, plating
• Casting technology
Miller Coors• Intake quality, output quality
• Energy consumption
AquaSensors
Thermo Fisher
Scientific
Fall River
Great Lakes Water
• Water treatment equipment Advanced
Chemical Systems
• Ind. wastewater treatment
CH2MHILL
• Engineering services
ITT
Sanitarie• Wastewater treatment
design
Flygt• pumps
SiemensJoy
Bucyrus
Veolia
• Water utilities
Opportunities
Environmental
• Algae control (& exploitation)
• Removal of PCBs from lakes & rivers
• Storm water containment,
• Road salt
• Ship’s ballast – policy/enforcement
• Aquaculture
• Lake Michigan contamination
• Policy issues – metering/incentives
Energy/Efficiency
• Ethanol production efficiency
• Tar sands water treatment
• Elimination of boiler scaling
• Increasing brewing efficiency
• Increased efficiency of water heating
• Speeding treatment for large volumes
• Increasing treatment efficiency
Processing/Treatment
•Municipal wastewater treatment
– Storm water treatment
– Reduced use of chemicals
•Industrial wastewater treatment
– Farm manure, food processing waste, metals
– Utilizing sewer sludge
•Residential Water Treatment
– Residential water treatment, home filtration
– Residential Water softening without salt
•Reverse Osmosis
•Softening
•Ships ballast - treatment
•Treatment targets
– PCBs in sewer pieps
– Desalinzation
– Radium in ground water
– Pharmaceuticals
– Phosphate
Monitoring/Detection
• Water security
• Real time monitoring
• User detection systems
• Real time sensing for life forms
• Pharmaceuticals

31. © 2008, Brian D. Thompson, UWM Research Foundation 10/6/0831
Funds
Fluid Transport/
Civil & Ind. Engr.
Detection
Materials
Bioscience
Pumps/ Valves/
Components
Analysis/
Measuring/
Control
Water User
Consumer
Products
Treatment/
Processing/
Softening
Utilities
Funding Agencies
Academic Institutions
Private Sector
Public Sector
Water, Water, Water, …
DOE
EPA
NSF
USDA
DoD
NOAA/DOC
Interior
World Bank
Foundations
International
Partners
NIH
Greater
Milwaukee
Foundation
UWM
Marquette
UW-Madison
WATER Inst.
Chem & Biosci
School of Freshwater
Science
CEAS
Physics
MSOE
Fluid Power
Rapid Proto Center
M7/GMC
MMSD
City of
Milwaukee
DNR
UNDP
Federal
Government
Municipalities
Water Council
Pentair• Filtering & purification
GE
Badger Meter
• Water meters
• Meter reading systems
Procorp• Water reuse & softening
• Phosphate & radium removal
AO Smith
• Water heaters
Kohler
• Faucets
• Materials, coatings, plating
• Casting technology
Miller Coors• Intake quality, output quality
• Energy consumption
AquaSensors
Thermo Fisher
Scientific
Fall River
Great Lakes Water
• Water treatment equipment Advanced
Chemical Systems
• Ind. wastewater treatment
CH2MHILL
• Engineering services
ITT
Sanitarie• Wastewater treatment
design
Flygt• pumps
SiemensJoy
Bucyrus
Veolia
• Water utilities
Opportunities
Environmental
• Algae control (& exploitation)
• Removal of PCBs from lakes & rivers
• Storm water containment,
• Road salt
• Ship’s ballast – policy/enforcement
• Aquaculture
• Lake Michigan contamination
• Policy issues – metering/incentives
Energy/Efficiency
• Ethanol production efficiency
• Tar sands water treatment
• Elimination of boiler scaling
• Increasing brewing efficiency
• Increased efficiency of water heating
• Speeding treatment for large volumes
• Increasing treatment efficiency
Processing/Treatment
•Municipal wastewater treatment
– Storm water treatment
– Reduced use of chemicals
•Industrial wastewater treatment
– Farm manure, food processing waste, metals
– Utilizing sewer sludge
•Residential Water Treatment
– Residential water treatment, home filtration
– Residential Water softening without salt
•Reverse Osmosis
•Softening
•Ships ballast - treatment
•Treatment targets
– PCBs in sewer pieps
– Desalinzation
– Radium in ground water
– Pharmaceuticals
– Phosphate
Monitoring/Detection
• Water security
• Real time monitoring
• User detection systems
• Real time sensing for life forms
• Pharmaceuticals
• Joe Aldstadt – analytical methods
• Peter Geissinger – detection
• Alan Schwabacher– pharmaceuticals in water
• Carmen Aguilar – microbiology
• David Petering –metal metabolism
• Val Klump
• Rohatgi, Pradeep – adv. castings, lightweight, lead-free
• Aita, Carolyn – advanced coatings
• Gong, Sarah – polymer materials
• Chen, Junhong – nano materials, sensors
• Li, Jin – pollutant transport modeling
• Bravo, Hector – hydraulic modeling
• Christensen, Erik – pollutants in water
• Amano, Ryoichi - CFD
• Pillia, Krisna – porous media modeling
• Kevin Renken- mass transfer
• Sobolvev – biproducts utilization
• Doug Cherkauer – groundwater hydrology
• Jim Waples – water aging
• Tom Consi – aquatic robots
• Tom Grundle - harbors
• Tim Ehlinger – aquatic systems
• Burlage – PCR environmental
test
• Shangping Xu – safe drinking
water
Partnerships
• Sponsored Research Proj.
• Shared equipment
• Graduates
• Workforce training
• Subcontractor/supplier
• Extramural grant support
• Philanthropic support
Cluster Effects
• Shared resources/equipment
• Collaborative grants
• Improved competitiveness
• Translational science

32. Unanticipated innovation: Purdue Guitar Workshop

33. Many communities are caught in
a downward cycle

34. Guided
Conversations
If we develop new disciplines to think and
act strategically, we can reverse these cycles
with a swarm of innovation

35. The process starts with a discipline managing
open networks with strategic doing

36. Certificate Course starts in September 2009
Thank you!
Ed Morrison
Purdue Center for Regional Development
edmorrison@purdue.edu