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An Introduction to

Strategic DoingEd MorrisonPurdue Center for Regional Development

TRE Partners Meeting

December 8, 2010Washington, D.C.

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First, a thank youto the Purdue Center for Regional Development

...for supporting this work in regional innovation

Sites ofStrategic Doing

workshops

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What is Strategic Doing? Why now?

How do we use it?

What are the steps?

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What is Strategic Doing? Why now?

How do we use it?

What are the steps?

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Strategic

Doingproduces

alignments,links and

leverage

Strategic Doing is a simple process fordeveloping and implementing strategy in loosely

connected networks

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Strategic Doing guides deep, focusedconversations on 4 key questions that define

collaborations

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Strategic Doing generates all the components ofa strategic action plan

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Strategic Doing establishes a process of strategicthinking that is fast, iterative and light weight

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What is Strategic Doing? Why now?

How do we use it?

What are the steps?

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We live in a world of networks...

ld models of strategic planning

dont work well in networks

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We need a simple, low cost,repeatable discipline to innovate in

open networks

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What is Strategic Doing? Why now?

How do we use it?

What are the steps?

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To accelerate a water cluster in

Wisconsin

To define workforcestrategies in Eastern NorthCarolina

To create new health care career

pathways in Maine

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Innovating networks create step changesin productivity

Completed Training

Degrees and Certificates Awarded

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Strategic doing moves people to higherlevels of trust so they can innovate

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Innovating networks createswarm innovation

Disruptive Innovation Swarm Innovation

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[The Hoosier Heartland] currently is home to a

laboratory of initiatives that align economicdevelopment goals with workforce and

entrepreneurship initiatives as part of a regionalstrategy.

International Economic

Development Council

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What is Strategic Doing? Why now?

How do we use it?

What are the steps?

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Define new opportunities bylinking assets

The power of networks:

link and leverage strategies

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Convert opportunities to clearoutcomes

Use 3 characteristics

Characteristics lead to

metrics

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Define a clear pathway withinitiatives and action plans

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Define next steps inevaluation, learning,

accountability

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How do we recruit morepartners?

How do we finance andlaunch?

How do we recruitAdvisors and Core

Providers?

How do we build out ourproducts and services?

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