Mitigating the Economic Impacts of an Evolving Energy System: Comprehensive Rural Wealth and Rural Collective Impact Presented to the Energy Transitions and Rural Communities Conference University of North Carolina Center for Climate, Energy, Environment and Economics Friday, November 9, 2018 University of North Carolina Law School Chapel Hill, NC Charles W. Fluharty Founder & President Emeritus Rural Policy Research Institute
Systems Thinking Re: Rural Advantage
The Framework for Regional Rural Innovation New Narratives & Networks Quality of Place Collaborative Leadership Knowledge Networks & Workforce E-ship & Innovation Critical Internal Considerations Wealth Creation, Intergenerational Wealth Retention, and Appropriate Wealth Distribution Youth Engagement, Retention, and Leadership Development Social Inclusion and Social Equity Considerations Specific Attention to Social Mobility and Inequality
Three Questions: Innovating What? Diversifying How? Transitioning Where?
Innovating What? How “We” Consider “Us” How We “See” Our Region How We “Consider” Our Options How We Support The “Connectors”
Diversifying How? In Our Vision of the Future In Our Sense of Possibility In Our Actions and Alignments In Our New Collaborations
Transitioning Where?
Five Conditions for Collective Impact Success Common Agenda Shared vision for change Mutually Reinforcing Activities Differentiated, but still coordinated Backbone Organization Serves entire initiative, coordinating participating organizations, firms and agencies
Five Conditions for Collective Impact Success (cont’d) Continuous Communication Consistent, open, unmediated Rigorous and Shared Measurement Collecting predictive indicators, regional data: then measuring ongoing results consistently
White House Meeting on Energy Sector Transition Presented to the White House Meeting on Energy Sector Transition October 23, 2014 Charles W. Fluharty President & CEO Rural Policy Research Institute
SOAR History / Rationale Context, Challenge, Opportunity Framework for Action Working Group Mandates Necessity of a Collective Impact Approach
2014 SOAR Program of Work Plan the Work: I. SOAR Summit (December) Goals: Renew Hope and Commitment Build Regional Identity and Collaboration Surface Ideas and Innovations II. SOAR Development (January-May) Goals: Build an Organization Create a Leadership Commitment / Common Vision Seek Resources Frame a Program of Work
Plan the Work: SOAR Working Group Process (June-August) Goals: III. SOAR Working Group Process (June-August) Goals: Enhance Citizen Engagement/Dialogue Craft Specific Recommendations Present Collaborative Action Opportunities to the Region IV. SOAR 2025 Futures Forum Goals: Use Working Group Report to Begin Long Term Visioning Identify Ten Year SOAR Goals Create Metrics to Assess Progress Yearly
Working Group Mandates Dispersed Regional Dialogue Identification of Regional Priorities Alignment, Wherever Possible Suggestions to Enhance Collective Impact Recommendations Regarding the Future Course of SOAR