Running Web & Interactive Media Professionals (WIMP) revealed structural issues in Sonoma County's economic policy, and while that's an abstract idea, it has a very real impact on all of us. This Ignite preso forced me to finally distill my thoughts and present them in a succinct way. Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCG6j1yXAjk

1. Paradise Lost
Or, why Sonoma County’s skewed economic development matters to you.
@joshsimmons | biz + tech + science + art = a whole lot of geek

3. Sonoma County’s skewed economic development matters to everyone.

13. What should you do?
Stay golden:
• Hire local
• Support your schools
• Demand diversity
• Join your community
• Bring your friends

14. HIRE LOCAL

15. SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOLS

16. DEMAND DIVERSITY

17. JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY

18. BRING YOUR FRIENDS

19. chimeraarts.org
a maker space for artists, inventors, and mad scientists.
beawimp.org
a community of designers, developers, and marketers.
cmedialab.org
public access 2.0 is being defined in our own backyard.
psmgnorthbay.com
a community of professional services marketers.
sepyes.com
hyper local business incubation and coworking.
sonomacounty.golocal.coop
bringing together local merchants and telling their stories.
northbayihub.com
an umbrella org working to harmonize economic
development efforts and centralize resources for the
business community.

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21st Century “Bliss” (vineyard in the hills)
http://bit.ly/1e23eJ1 (Flickr: Tony Immoos)
Original-ish “Bliss” (just the hills)
http://bit.ly/1cHr5N1
House of Cards
http://bit.ly/1e23isr (Flickr: karilan)
SRJC (Flickr: Rob Testorelli)
http://bit.ly/18TpO2A
Neon Brain
http://bit.ly/etL9pu
Visit Sonoma Wine Country | Official Site
http://www.sonomacounty.com/ (11/13)
Iceberg – original source unknown
Commuter Town
http://bit.ly/18blyT (Wikimedia Commons)
Rohnert Park Aerial
http://bit.ly/1jqjy7I (Flickr: cocoi_m)
Kauffman Foundation’s Study
http://bit.ly/1e4yE1v
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