A presentation on lessons learned in economic development in the past 10 years in the Counties of Leeds and Grenville

1. Creating A Future Vision Together:
Some Lessons Learned
United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
Economic Development Summit
June 12, 2009

2. Thought for the day...
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“Know what's weird;
day to day nothing
seems to change, but
pretty soon everything
is different.”
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Calvin and Hobbes

3. Overview
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Where we've been
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Flat, spikey and energy
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100 mile universe
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What we sell
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Tools and Ideas
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Lessons Learned
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Conclusions and questions

4. Where We've Been
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1999: Leeds-Grenville Round Table
– Black and Decker/Phillips Cable
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2000: Tech Bubble/George Bush
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2001: Sept. 11Th – WTC
− Age of fear
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2004: Afghanistan
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The hits keep coming
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2008: Gas: $1.30/L
− Recession
− President-elect Obama

5. Flat, Spikey and Energy
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Thomas L. Friedman
− The World is Flat
− Hot, Flat and Crowded
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Dr. Richard Florida
− The Rise of the Creative Class
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What we learn from both.
− It's about technology, regional
competitiveness, creativity and innovation.
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The elephant in the room: Inexpensive Energy

6. 100 Mile Universe

7. What we sell...
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The small town experience
− Amenities
− Convenience
− Lifestyle
− Youth and demographics
− Tourism
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The sustainable community

8. Tools and Ideas
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Integrated Community Sustainability
Planning
− Economic
− Social
− Environmental
− Cultural
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Vision: Change Agenda

9. Tools and Ideas (2)
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Results Chain/Outcomes based thinking:
− Inputs
− Activities
− Outputs
− Outcomes
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Immediate
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Intermediate
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Ultimate
− Performance Measurement

10. Lessons Learned from LG Roundtable
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It's about people
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It's about leadership with process
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It's about the region – working together
− You know the issues
− Small groups working on them
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It's about meeting regularly to report on
progress and taking the next steps

11. Conclusions
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The future is in your hands
− Be bold
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We are a creative community
− What the mind can conceive – it
can achieve
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Thank-you

12. Questions
Francis Loughheed
613-482-1131
loughheed@bmb.ca
http://www.linkedin.com/in/loug
hheed