"No small group of people, no matter how gifted, can hope to manage the complexity within our communities. Our prosperity will be built on new patterns of civic leadership. These patterns will be more open and networked than they have in the past. We will find collaborations stretching across both organizational and political boundaries.
The communities and regions that embrace this new approach to civic leadership will prosper. Those that do not will likely fall farther behind."
The communities and regions that embrace this new approach to civic leadership will prosper. Those that do not will likely fall farther behind."
Institute for Open Economic Networks
Sounds a bit like Enterprise Facilitation?
Well at first glance perhaps. In fact the Institute for Open Networks is arguing for is a different approach to strategic planning - one that is more fluid, more inclusive and definitely more action orientated. They talk about 'strategic doing' rather than 'strategic thinking'. But the intention is the same - to develop and implement strategy.
We would argue that the strategy needs to be to learn to respond to and nurture the talent, passions and skills that are already in the community. Instead of thinking strategically we need to think and act responsively.
Local people, their passions, their skills and their connectivity in pursuit of making the community a better place are the ultimate cluster.
Sounds a bit like Enterprise Facilitation?
Well at first glance perhaps. In fact the Institute for Open Networks is arguing for is a different approach to strategic planning - one that is more fluid, more inclusive and definitely more action orientated. They talk about 'strategic doing' rather than 'strategic thinking'. But the intention is the same - to develop and implement strategy.
We would argue that the strategy needs to be to learn to respond to and nurture the talent, passions and skills that are already in the community. Instead of thinking strategically we need to think and act responsively.
Local people, their passions, their skills and their connectivity in pursuit of making the community a better place are the ultimate cluster.
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