agile strategy: a how-to guide for building and nurturing industry clusters
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How to build your own industry clusters…Webinar | GIS PlanningOctober 11, 2016
Strategic Doing Started in a Parking Garage in Oklahoma City, 1993
Oklahoma City today
Photo by: Luke Barrett
OKC is now considered a national model
We need to create a vibrant ecosystem for technology companies.
Designing an ecosystem in Charleston, SC 2001
Ernest Andrade Economic Developer City of Charleston
The Charleston Digital Corridor has also gained national attention
Milwaukee Water Summit, 2008
© 2008, Brian D. Thompson, UWM Research Foundation 10/6/08
Funds
Fluid Transport/ Civil & Ind. Engr.
Detection
Materials
Bioscience
Pumps/ Valves/ Components
Analysis/ Measuring/
Control
Water User
Consumer Products
Treatment/ Processing/
Softening
Utilities
Funding Agencies
Academic Institutions
Private SectorPublic Sector
Milwaukee Water Cluster, 2008.
DOE
EPA
NSF
USDA
DoD
NOAA/DOC
Interior
World Bank
Foundations
International Partners
NIHGreater
Milwaukee Foundation
UWM
Marquette
UW-Madison
WATER Inst.Chem & Biosci
School of Freshwater Science
CEASPhysics
MSOEFluid Power
Rapid Proto Center
M7/GMC MMSDCity of
Milwaukee
DNRUNDP
Federal Government
Municipalities
Water Council
Pentair• Filtering & purification
GE
Badger Meter• Water meters • Meter reading systems
Procorp• Water reuse & softening • Phosphate & radium removal
AO Smith• Water heaters
Kohler• Faucets • Materials, coatings, plating • Casting technology
Miller Coors• Intake quality, output quality • Energy consumption
AquaSensors Thermo Fisher Scientific
Fall River
Great Lakes Water• Water treatment equipment Advanced
Chemical Systems• Ind. wastewater treatment
CH2MHILL• Engineering services
ITT
Sanitarie• Wastewater treatment
design
Flygt• pumps
SiemensJoy Bucyrus
Veolia• Water utilities
Environmental
Energy Efficiency
Processing & Treatment
Monitoring & Detection
Milwaukee is now recognized as a global water hub
We are sitting in the midst of a really big transition…
Collaborations will move us to new opportunities
Strategic Planning Strategic Doing
Strategic Doing is built for networks
Clusters are complex networks that emerge from conversations
Clusters emerge over time in clear stages…
Organization A Organization B Organization C
We accelerate clusters by embracing Strategic Doing
Strategy emerges from questions, connections and commitments
Simple rulescreate a swarm
Step 1: Start new conversations
Step 2: Identify your strengths from existing clusters
Rely on the power of interactive mapping
Step 3: Activate your clusters with strategy workshops
Core Team builds out network and launches pilot projects
Higher education institutions join to anchor the cluster
Development organizations align to support the strategic agenda
Business Firm
Business firm that acts as an expert hub
Business firm that services as a boundary spanner
Higher educational institution supporting the cluster
Strategic focus area that ties together firm within a cluster
Anchor Investment
Formal Cluster
Lockheed is using agile strategy to collaborate with NJ companies
“The best methodology I have seen in 20 years.”
Paul CollitsPresident
Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association
Civic leaders are “jumping the curve”
