We believe that  civic leaders in every region, every county, every community  need to think in terms of global competition.  In today's world, our opportunities and challenges are taking place on a global scale. 

To seize sees opportunities, we need to focus on building world-class brain power and translating our brainpower in the wealth through flexible and adaptive innovation networks.  We need to build quality, connected places both to attract and retain our brainpower and innovative businesses.  We need effective branding to tell the deeper stories of our communities, but most important, we need new civic habits of collaboration.

Open Source Economic Development is designed to quickly trigger new initiatives in each of these areas.  We are equipping civic leaders with the skills to launch and align these initiatives through process of "strategic doing".