1. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) MiRSA® Manufacturing Forum Tuesday April 15, 2008

2. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) WIRED West Michigan: Who We Are Grantee –West Michigan Strategic Alliance Fiscal Agent –Grand Valley State University Region –Allegan County –Barry County –Ionia County –Kent County –Muskegon County –Newaygo County –Ottawa County

3. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) “WIRED West Michigan supports the people, ideas and training necessary to attract and retain innovative employers and skilled jobs across our region.” Our economy has undergone many changes, yet the key strengths of its workforce, a diversity of culture, talent and spirit, remain. WIRED West Michigan is focused on aggressively equipping the region’s industries with the jobs and talent and vision necessary to compete in a changing economy. WIRED West Michigan was designed to help communities transform themselves at every level – from the boardrooms to the classrooms – and create new thinking about how we live, learn, work and play. WIRED West Michigan The WIRED West Michigan Story

4. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) WIRED POLICY COUNCIL Oversight of the Innovation Process & Investment Decisions Innovation Portfolio SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS INNOVATION PROCESS 1. Concept Definition 2. Business Planning 3. Testing & Prototype 4. Production & Launch Managing the Innovation Portfolio WIRED West Michigan Business Based Process

5. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) WIRED West Michigan: Definition of “Innovation” Performance Improvements Financial Sustainability Scalability Systems Change

6. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Workforce System Transformation Market IntelligenceInnovationWORKSEnterprise Development Emerging Sector Skill Analysis Global Supply Chain Analysis Knowledge Workers & Economic Development Innovation WORKS Infrastructure Manufacturing Skill Development Coop Innovation WORKS Design Council Innovation Curriculum West Michigan Global Education Network Health Care RSA NCRC WorkKeys West Michigan TEAM Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy Entrepreneurial League System® The Rural Initiative WIRED West Michigan: Innovation Categories Innovation complete, final report submitted/pending Phase III implementation

7. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Workforce System Transformation Market IntelligenceInnovationWORKSEnterprise Development Emerging Sector Skill Analysis Global Supply Chain Analysis Innovation WORKS Infrastructure Manufacturing Skill Development Coop Innovation WORKS Design Council Innovation Curriculum NCRC WorkKeys WIRED West Michigan: Manufacturing Related

8. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Emerging Sector Skill Analysis (George Erickeck – W.E. Upjohn Institute) Analyzes the structure of the emerging economic sectors: Industry clusters are the incubators of new ideas/products. (Manufacturing Base) “Rather than trying to figure out which seed to plant, we should create fertile soil where any seed can grow.” WIRED West Michigan Market Intelligence Global Supply Chain Analysis (Melissa Anderson – IRN, Inc.) Understand how companies will redesign their supply chains: Rather than finding a supply chain evolution indicating that certain products and manufacturing processes will be winners or losers … workforce development opportunities are related to content and skills: International Trade, Customs Regulations, Overseas Logistics, Willingness to undertake Foreign Travel, Knowledge of Foreign Languages.

9. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) InnovationWORKS Infrastructure Build an infrastructure to train inventors, entrepreneurs, and business to rapidly bring intellectual property to market. Design Council Leverage the design capacity in the region to promote growth in the innovation economy. Manufacturing Skills Coop Leverage local companies knowledge to develop a system for skills development in the West Michigan manufacturing community. WIRED West Michigan InnovationWORKS Innovation Curriculum Create a curriculum to develop the skills needed for continuous innovation in the existing and emerging workforce.

10. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) WIRED West Michigan: Motion and Progress Workforce System Transformation NCRC/WorkKeys Implement the ACT “National Career Readiness Certificate” WorkKeys in a critical mass of employers, educational institutions and Michigan Works in the region. WorkKeys Skills Assessments in the areas of: Applied Mathematics Reading for Information Locating Information

11. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) “Talent Attracts Economic Growth” Bottom Line WIRED West Michigan

12. Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Phillip Rios, WIRED West Michigan, Project Manager 10 Straight Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49504 616-331-6968 Email: prios@wiredwestmi.org Website: www.wiredwestmi.org Contact Information WIRED West Michigan Greg Northrup West Michigan Strategic Alliance, President 401 W. Fulton-DeVos 203C Grand Rapids, MI. 49504 616-331-7087 Email: northrupg@wm-alliance.org Website: www.wm-alliance.org

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