The Regional Path to Prosperity The Regional Path to Prosperity Mark Drabenstott Director RUPRI Center for Regional Competitiveness.

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The Regional Path to Prosperity The Regional Path to Prosperity Mark Drabenstott Director RUPRI Center for Regional Competitiveness

 Credit markets in turmoil — choking off capital.  US & many global economies in weak recoveries — slamming trade.  Public budgets in the red — risking future public investments. A PERFECT STORM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS

The Crisis is Global. OECD ministers agree: The best way to put the global economy on the road to recovery is one region at a time… Unlocking each region’s economic potential… Through sound investments in soft and hard infrastructure. OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee Ministerial Meeting, Paris, March 31, 2009 The path to prosperity is regional!

Are they investments in a brighter future… G-20 countries turned first to the biggest fiscal stimulus packages ever… Or just spending?

With a focus on financial reform, innovation, & “Green Growth.” And in Pittsburgh to a new Framework for Growth.

The Regional Path to Prosperity O UTLINE 1.Why must you think regionally to compete globally? 2.What works best in regional development? 3.How can you make a difference?

Globalization has profoundly changed what works in economic development. For a more than a half-century, development was “recruiting a factory to the edge of town and giving away the farm to get them.” For a more than a half-century, development was “recruiting a factory to the edge of town and giving away the farm to get them.” This “buffalo hunting” was fierce, expensive, and intensely local. Counties/Cities were the “athletes.” Low-cost labor, land, and taxes were the critical ingredients. Globalization has changed this paradigm. Globalization has changed this paradigm. Too many places around the world have even lower costs. Indeed, the field of play has shifted: From cost to innovation From cost to innovation.

Policy still aimed mainly at sectors. Policy still aimed mainly at sectors. This equates to a “one size fits all,” or a “tide to lift all boats.” Development practice is still mostly rooted in a 20 th century game plan — all that buffalo hunting. Development practice is still mostly rooted in a 20 th century game plan — all that buffalo hunting. And many areas, especially rural ones,are losing ground in the economic race — lagging in competitiveness” measures. And many areas, especially rural ones,are losing ground in the economic race — lagging in competitiveness” measures. Rural areas losing share in jobs, income, & population. Very few rural regions are on the “leader board.” The problem is that policy and development practice have not kept pace.

The Whole World is Rethinking Economic Development Policy best helps regions (rural and urban) compete in the global economy through place-based measures that: 1. Encourage critical mass (think regionally to compete globally). Regional partnerships are more art than science, though good models are emerging. Federal policy can create good incentives for such models to flourish. 2. Prioritize investments in public goods and services that unlock a region’s competitive advantage (of special value at a time when governments are focused on fiscal stimulus). Tools to set priorities are scarce but pay huge dividends. 3. Spur innovation that can transform a region’s economy. Innovation is a regional phenomenon, yet policies are still most often focused on technology at the federal level. A “place-based” framework for rural policy founded on 20 in-depth policy reviews from around the world.

Top Ten Percent (310 Counties) for Job Creation 1996 to 2006 Source: BEA, REIS Denotes rural county (7) Only a handful of rural counties on the “jobs” leader board …

Top 310 Counties for Income Creation 1996 to 2006 Source: BEA, REIS No Rural Counties None on the “income” leader board.

Business Alliances – to build market presence and adopt new technologies. Community collaborations – to build critical mass for the venture and pool capital for development. Public Private Partnerships – to maximize returns on public & private investment….. And to ensure public research fuels regional development. In the 21 st century, economic regions matter more than political boundaries.

The Regional Path to Prosperity O UTLINE 1.Why must you think regionally to compete globally? 2.What works best in regional development? 3.How can you make a difference?

What works best for rural regional development? Assemble four essential building blocks. Competitiveness strategy Competitiveness strategy Region-wide partnership Region-wide partnership Regional innovation system Regional innovation system World-class entrepreneurial climate World-class entrepreneurial climate

A New System for Regional Development RegionalProsperity

The strategy process is the cornerstone. Craft a sound strategy to drive concrete actions in the region. This requires: Craft a sound strategy to drive concrete actions in the region. This requires: A region-wide partnership to own it (the who ). A region-wide partnership to own it (the who ). Clear strategic outcomes (the what ). Clear strategic outcomes (the what ). A robust process to develop it (the how ). A robust process to develop it (the how ).

The Who The “partnership” must span the economic region and bring together public, private, and non-profit leaders. It must do three things: Pool knowledge. Pool knowledge. Strengthen regional frameworks for action. Strengthen regional frameworks for action. Set priorities. Set priorities.

The Strategic What Three critical outcomes: Build the partnership itself — this cannot be overlooked. Build the partnership itself — this cannot be overlooked. Identify distinct regional competitive advantages. Identify distinct regional competitive advantages. Set priorities for investment in public goods and services, an investment agenda totally aligned with private & nonprofit investments. Set priorities for investment in public goods and services, an investment agenda totally aligned with private & nonprofit investments.

The How Must weave together three very different processes into one strong cord: Collaboration. Collaboration. Analysis. Analysis. Coaching. Coaching.

Analysis Success depends on weaving together three critical processes. Collaboration Coaching Build Partnership Strengthen Regional Framework for Action Provide an impartial umpire Facilitate discussion Integrate analytics & dialogue Identify key trends Narrow strategic alternatives

A self-defined region with 38 counties and just under a million people. Ag-intensive, strong manufacturing base rural region, with world-renowned medical research facilities in the Mayo Clinic and Hormel Institute. In spite of many core strengths, two big concerns: 1.Incomes sliding relative to MN & US. 2.A persistent exodus of youth & talent. The Southern Minnesota Regional Competitiveness Project: A Window on the Future of Regional Development

1. The current “3-legged stool” provides a sturdy economy, but it is not enough to gain ground in the economic race. Two Critical Facts about the Southern MN Economy Sector 2007 Jobs Surplus Jobs Farm Employment 47,462 37,982 Manufacturing 87,306 42,246 Health Care and Social Assistance 93,740 39, The region has powerful innovation engines, but it lacks a transmission with sufficient effect to transform the economy.

To illustrate, Southern MN has strong human capital…

But sub-par “innovation” measures.

The Project had 4 critical goals. 1.Strategy 1.Strategy. Compete in the global economy with critical mass based on what the Region does best. 2.Partnership 2.Partnership. Build a better way for the Region to think and act as one region. 3.Investment priorities 3.Investment priorities. Identify public investments critical to being a world-class competitor. Increase innovation capacity 4.Increase innovation capacity. Enhance the Region’s capacity to innovate, grow entrepreneurs, and create wealth.

Strategy Summit 200 Leaders May 2009 Project Partner Team Formed Summer 2008 Analysis Success depended on weaving together three critical processes. Collaboration 10 Local Roundtables Leaders Sept/Oct Regional Roundtables 300 Leaders November 2008 Futures Summit 225 Leaders March 2009 Coaching Build Partnership Strengthen Regional Framework for Action Provide an impartial umpire Facilitate discussion Integrate analytics & dialogue Identify key trends Narrow strategic alternatives

Three principles for prosperous regions. 1. Regional partnering to create critical mass. Multi-county scale necessary to compete—and to unlock the best economic opportunities (“competitive advantages”). Indeed, the best opportunities often emerge only at the regional scale. 12-month project across 38 counties. Self-funded by 16 partners from the private sector, led by AgStar, SMIF, and others. Region has now formalized their partnership: Southern MN Opportunity Roundtable. Southern Minnesota Regional Competitiveness Project

Five Critical Functions 1.Set investment priorities for public funds. 2.Champion public policies critical to the future—speak with one voice. 3.Foster the best possible conditions for economic synergies to ignite—constantly “connecting the dots.” 4.Coordinate Game Plan actions—advocating for the “forest” of region-wide good. 5.Track progress against milestones and change course when necessary. The Southern MN Opportunity Roundtable

2. Focused investment on the region’s competitive advantages, especially those that transform. With globalization, asset-based development displaces business recruitment. Creating consensus on investment priorities depends on analytics, pooling local knowledge, and robust regional partnership — all three are scarce in rural America. 6 strategic opportunities, with agreement to prioritize three: bioscience, advanced manufactured, and renewable energy. An Economic Game Plan now on the table to execute over the next 24 months. Three principles for prosperous regions.

The Southern Minnesota Economic Game Plan 16 action steps over the next 24 months organized around four industry-specific Forums: Innovation Innovation Bioscience Bioscience Renewable energy Renewable energy Advanced mfg Advanced mfg Next comes the hard part — prioritized investing. Game Plan:

3. Building regional innovation systems — an innovation culture and transferring the power of innovation engines to the economy. Recruitment remains the enemy of innovation—the culture looks back, not forward. While some rural areas have few innovation engines, many have them but lack a “transmission” that connects to the economy. Southern MN now recognizes it must “connect the dots” to harness the power of their many engines of innovation—even as they change the underlying culture. Two tangible outcomes: 1.Bioscience—brought together Mayo, Hormel Institute, and key farm groups to focus on plant-made pharmaceuticals, functional foods, and other new horizons. 2.Southern MN Innovation Institute being considered to “connect the dots.” Three principles for prosperous regions.

Three meetings to date Bioscience in Southern MN is the epitome of “connecting the dots.” ConnectSynergize Act & Invest Three possible projects to date ? $$$ & Timetable ?

Regional scale: counties or communities lack critical mass— and some opportunities only emerge at regional scale. Regional scale: counties or communities lack critical mass— and some opportunities only emerge at regional scale. Decision capacity & tools: skills & tools still mostly attuned to the 20 th century development model. Decision capacity & tools: skills & tools still mostly attuned to the 20 th century development model. Regional governance: an art form, and in very short supply. Regional governance: an art form, and in very short supply. External support: catalysts play a huge role in sparking the new rural paradigm. Put another way, spontaneous regions are rare. External support: catalysts play a huge role in sparking the new rural paradigm. Put another way, spontaneous regions are rare. What has CRC learned about regional development? Findings from three competitiveness projects in rural America

The Regional Path to Prosperity O UTLINE 1.Why must you think regionally to compete globally? 2.What works best in regional development? 3.How can you make a difference?

How can you make a difference? 1. Help build the “region.” Champions to get beyond the local Chamber of Commerce are scarce. Champions to get beyond the local Chamber of Commerce are scarce. Many of you have a regional trade territory … if not you who? But, your region may not comport with the economic region. Many of you have a regional trade territory … if not you who? But, your region may not comport with the economic region. You are in a great position to bridge diverse business & development interests. You are in a great position to bridge diverse business & development interests. It’s all about champions. It’s all about champions.

2. Insist the region go beyond “trolling.” What are the region’s competitive advantages? What are the region’s competitive advantages? Is there unlocked potential to be exploited? Is there unlocked potential to be exploited? Have distinct assets been identified—are public investments needed to exploit them? Have distinct assets been identified—are public investments needed to exploit them? Does the region have a fertile climate for entrepreneurs? Does the region have a fertile climate for entrepreneurs? How can you make a difference?

3. Set priorities for public investments — including but not limited to the workforce. Setting investment priorities in your economic region has never been more important. Setting investment priorities in your economic region has never been more important. How you invest in the workforce is obviously critical. How you invest in the workforce is obviously critical. But this must be part of an overall investment agenda—tied inextricably to your region’s strategy. But this must be part of an overall investment agenda—tied inextricably to your region’s strategy. How can you make a difference?

4. Cultivate an innovation agenda and culture in your region. EDD & WIBs can help “connect the dots” among innovation engines. EDD & WIBs can help “connect the dots” among innovation engines. They can also infuse a culture of innovation more broadly. They can also infuse a culture of innovation more broadly. Ultimately this is about building stronger networks in your region. Ultimately this is about building stronger networks in your region. How can you make a difference?

In the past, these two dimensions were housed within one corporation. Consider ATT:Bell Labs & Western Electric Today, many corporations can no longer afford both. Can regions host “Cocktail Parties?” How to spur innovation in your Region? Innovation is the result of two powerful, but competing forces: Creative (the Cocktail Party) Creative (the Cocktail Party) Analytical (the engineers & MBAs) Analytical (the engineers & MBAs) Prof. Michael Piore (MIT) Prof. Michael Piore (MIT)

Acting regionally now is both the best way to ride out the storm… And put you on the very best path to sustained prosperity! This storm will pass.

RUPRI Center for Regional Competitiveness World-class regional strategies for the global economic race We are actively seeking rural regions in which to extend our analysis. We welcome discussions with any candidate regions. QUESTIONS?