building our future: our city as a start-up with lee fisher, ceos for cities
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The Partnership hosted a Building Our Future (BOF) breakfast with guest speaker Lee Fisher, CEO and President, CEOs for Cities on November 27, 2013 Successful start-ups and successful cities have a lot in common. They both provide experiences and cultures that people love, and they have enough capital and talent to bring ideas to life and to sustain them. Lee shared how viewing Halifax as a start-up can shift the way we think about city building.TRANSCRIPT
Want to change the world?
Start with your city.
Stop waiting for Washington...
THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH?
Cities.
WE HUDDLE.
New Chicagos Each Year
INCUBATORS OF INNOVATION
75% 80% of nation’s GDP of world’s GDP
FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1920’S, URBAN GROWTH OUTPACING SUBURBAN GROWTH
(27 of top 51 metros)
WANT TO CHANGE YOUR CITY? Start with your Vision of your Future.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” WAYNE DYER
"I saw people rewire their brains w ith their thoughts, to cure previously incurable obsessions and traumas."
Norman Doidge
Frontal Lobe is the seat of entrepreneurship.
It allows us to hold a thought like: "I'm going to observe a different outcome. And I'm going to hold on to this observation, independently of the feedback from by body, environment and time."
Oct 4, 2010 IDC Herzliya - Zell Program, Israel Maya Elhalal- Levavi MayaElhalal.com
Tour of 1871
• 1871 is a digital startup center of Chicago
The halifax explosion
December 6, 1917
The High Jump
1912 Western Roll
1968 Fosbury Flop
1896 Scissors
1936 Straddle
The City as a Startup
We’re adding 1 billion people every 12 years
Think about all the information created from the dawn of civilization up until 2003
Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003” ERIC SCHMIDT EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, GOOGLE
“
Last Week
Facebook didn't exist; Twitter was a sound; the cloud was in the sky; 4G was a parking place; LinkedIn was a prison; applications were what you sent to college; and Skype for most people was a typo.” TOM FRIEDMAN AUTHOR, “THAT USED TO BE US”
“
JUST SIX YEARS AGO…
“The internet is 20 years old. It seems like just yesterday that I spoke to my family.” ANDY BOROWITZ
42%
JESSICA
We send over 8 billion text
messages per day.
What I want to do, hasn’t been invented yet…” JASON
“
2004
Myspace vs. Facebook
Facebook unique vis i tors
Myspace
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Share the Ohio Story Strengthen our Strengths Cultivate Top Talent Invest in our Regional Assets Focus on our Customers
Ohio, Home of Innovation & Opportunity
hi A St ra t e g ic Pla n
for t h e Ohio Department o f
De v e l opme nt
Execut ive Summary
“I just learned how to skate where the puck was going, not where it was.” WAYNE GRETSKY
CEOs for CITIES Network for city success. Connect across borders, sectors, and generations. Connect civic CEOs and change makers to each other and to smart ideas and practices.
“Our ability to connect with each other is the defining characteristic of our species… knowledge {is} more valuable than ever and that has increased the value of learning from people in other cities.” ED GLAESER, HARVARD PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR OF TRIUMPH OF THE CITY
Curate Ideas
Connect People
Catalyze Change
CIVIC INNOVATION LAB & NETWORK
Identify and elevate the best
ideas and emerging trends
Orchestrate compelling and
exciting connections within and across cities
Support city transformations
WE CURATE IDEAS.
Trend Spotting Research
City Vitals
Connected City
Innovative City
Talented City
Your Distinctive City
City Success Storytelling
City Clusters
Virtual Networks
Convenings & Events
WE CONNECT PEOPLE.
Success Metrics
Prize Competitions
City Dividends
WE CATALYZE CHANGE.
0 50 100
Connectivity
Wi-Fi ---> Internet
Foreign Travel
International Students
Transit Use
Economic Integration
Community Involvement
Voting
Your City: Connectedness
THE POWER OF HUMILITY
There’s always something more to learn from someone else, somewhere else.
THE POWER OF PROGRESS
“The single most important motivator and catalyst for positive action is making progress and showing forward momentum in meaningful work.” Harvard Professor Teresa Amabile
THE PROGRESS PRINCIPLE
THE POWER OF THE PRIZE
THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT
Phot
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Doc
Sea
rls
THE POWER OF CLUSTERS
THE POWER OF NETWORKS
Fund for Our Economic Future Northeast Ohio
Our member driven research portfolio.
City Vitals.
• Check engine
The Halifax Index
• A gut check on our performance
• Share timely and relevant information in narrative form
• Create a dialogue that allows us to ask the right questions
• Affirm actions and suggest course corrections to our Economic Strategy
Economic Progress
Quality of Life
Economic Growth
Sustainability
People
5
Ohio, Home of Innovation & Opportunity
Economic Growth
Scorecard
TBD – To be developed as measures are calibrated USO – Monitored in partnership with the University System of Ohio ODOD – Ohio Department of Development
Goal Measure Baseline Target 2020
Lead Measures
3-year average growth rate compared to six state region
Grow the income of Ohioans. Per Capita Income Growth Rate
91% 125%
Create and retain jobs for Ohioans. Job Growth Rate
80% 125%
Expand productivity through innovation. Gross State Product Per Job Growth Rate
88% 125%
Share the Ohio Story Improve the perception of Ohio.
1. Announced major private investment projects
2. Perception of Ohio among Ohio executives
3. Perception of Ohio among non-Ohio executives and site selection consultants
1 rank
6.5 / 10
6.1 / 10
1 rank
8.0 / 10
7.0 / 10
Strengthen our Strengths Build a more globally competitive economy.
1. Export growth 7.4% 10.0%
2. Targeted industries, percent of Gross State Product TBD TBD
3. Venture capital investment, percent of Midwest 14% 20%
Cultivate Top Talent Grow and attract a highly educated workforce with an entrepreneurial mindset.
1. New Business Formation Index
2. Population growth rate of 25-64 age group
3. Educational attainment, Associates Degree or greater, percent of 25-64 population
9.6%
0.50%
33.41%
14.0% 1.00% USO
Invest in our Regional Assets
Build sustainable, connected, vibrant communities.
1. Ohio Connectivity Survey
2. Electricity by advanced energy
3. Development Ready Sites supported by public investment
TBD 10%
3,774 acres
TBD 25%
15,000 acres
Focus on our Customers Develop a more agile and transparent development culture.
1. Customer Experience Survey of Ohio Department of Development clients
2. Speed of customer responses
3. Professional Certifications by ODOD University
TBD
Identify Industry Standard
TBD
TBD
Continuous Improvement
TBD
Voting Community Involvement Economic Integration Transit Use Walkability International Students Foreign Travel Internet Connectivity
City Vitals:
DISTANCE IS DEAD?
PROBLEM
82
There are some corporate campuses that you never have to leave—with dining options, outdoor recreation, gardens, even your dog. But how do the people there interact with the community around them?
Las Vegas City Hall
DOWNTOWN PROJECT A $350 Million Investment
$ 50M Small Businesses $ 50M Tech Startups $ 50M Education, Arts, Culture $200M Residential & Real Estate
15 U.S. Cities’ Emerging Downtowns
Denver, Colorado El Paso, Texas Des Moines, Iowa Detroit, Michigan Louisville, Kentucky Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cincinnati, Ohio Birmingham, Alabama
Grand Rapids, Michigan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Memphis, Tennessee Atlanta, Georgia Cleveland, Ohio Los Angeles, California New York, New York
Healthline Cleveland
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/healthline_sees_a_healthy_clim.html
E. 4TH STREET: A RETAIL & DINING HUB
FLATS EAST BANK REDEVELOPMENT
Over-the-Rhine District Improvement Cincinnati, OH
Oklahoma River Before: Occasionally had to mow
Oklahoma River Today: U.S. Olympic Training Site
Bricktown Canal Before: California Street
Bricktown Canal Today: Same “Street”
Wynwood Arts District A Case Study
Patents Venture Capital Self-employment Small Businesses
City Vitals:
OHIO HUBS OF
P
JumpStart Cleveland
GRid70 Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.gvsu.edu/cei/photo-gallery-tesa-grand-rapids-2011-115.htm
Mass Challenge Boston, MA
Other examples:
RALEIGH RESEARCH TRIANGLE BOSTON’S INNOVATION DISTRICT
Office of New Urban Mechanics Philadelphia, PA
College Attainment Creative Professionals Young and Restless Traded Sector Talent International Talent
City Vitals:
THE GREAT DIVERGENCE
Dalhousie University
Global Cleveland Cleveland, OH
94% More Likely to Live in a Central City
Most Mobile But More Likely to Anchor after 35
U.S. Mobility- 50-year low ‘60’s- 1 / 5 moved homes Today- 1/ 10
Weirdness Index Culture-HDTV Ration Restaurant Variety Internet Search Variety
City Vitals:
Branding your city.
SXSW Austin, TX
Great Lakes Water Institute Milwaukee, WI
http://www4.uwm.edu/pps/Usaa/ASB/CAMPUS/WATER/
Simple
Halifax. The H 2 0 city. Home to an Ocean of Opportunity.
THE POWER OF PROGRESS THROUGH DATA
$143 billion $31 billion $31 billion
NATIONAL CITY DIVIDENDS
TALENT DIVIDEND NETWORK ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM
A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS
The Green Dividend.
HAPPINESS DIVIDEND DIVIDEND
HEALTH DIVIDEND RESILIENCE
HAPPINESS DIVIDEND
Determinants of Happiness:
Action for Happiness, http://www.actionforhappiness.org/about-us
50% GENES AND UPBRINGING
10% INCOME
40% ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA HAPPINESS?
HEALTH DIVIDEND
Forbes, World’s Healthiest Countries, http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/07/health-world-countries-forbeslife-cx_avd_0408health_slide_6.html?thisSpeed=undefined, 2008
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA HEALTH?
The United States is ranked as the 11th healthiest country in the world.
15% Spent on Healthcare
U.S. GDP
INNOVATION DIVIDEND Studies have shown that in many industries, particularly those that are the most progressive and make greatest use of skilled labor, smaller firms tend to be more innovative than their larger counterparts. If self-employment and the number of small businesses is an indicator of entrepreneurship and risk taking in a community,
(Acs & Audretsch, 1987)
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA INNOVATION?
SMART DIVIDEND To be successful in the knowledge economy, workers and businesses need both “buzz” (close, intense, local interaction) and pipelines (links to other places in the world with similar kinds of intense local interaction). If information infrastructure paves the way for increased connectivity and flow of ideas,
(Storper and Venables 2003)
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA DIGITAL CONNECTION?
IMMIGRATION DIVIDEND
of U.S. population growth can be directly attributed to immigration.
40%
WHAT CAN WE DO TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH VIA IMMIGRATION?
“Our ability to connect with each other is the defining characteristic of our species…” ED GLAESER, HARVARD PROFESSOR TRIUMPH OF THE CITY
“Tear down walls, build bridges, and light fires.” STEVE JOBS
IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US…. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Your playing small does not serve the world.