association of indiana counties | december 2014

Strategic DoingCollaboration Acceleration for Indiana Counties

Ed MorrisonDecember 4, 2014

Frustrated with old

systems?

Had enough?

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You’ve got company

Location of Purdue workshops

We have developed something better

We have cracked the code oncollaboration

“The best methodology I have seen in 20 years.”

Paul Collits President

Australia New Zealand Regional Science Association

Why Collaborate?

State and local finances are tanking everywhere

State and local operating balance for the U.S.

What will Indiana’s county government look like in 2030?

Governments in Indiana

Counites 92

Townships 1,008

Cities 117

Towns 451

Schools 293

Libraries 239

Special Districts 886

Total 3,086

“…the complexity of local government has actually grown, compounding over time.”

Kernan-Shepard Report, 2007

Consolidate

The Solution

Squeeze out the waste

But: Playing Musical Chairs Grinds Everything to a Halt

Let’s face it: The original design is very resistant to change

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

There’s another way forward

First…The Backstory

We are sitting in the midst of a really big transition…

Grandfather Grandchildren

The foundations of our economy are shifting…

Networks move us to new opportunities

1993

Today

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“Transform your Workforce System”• 13 regions nationally• $15 million each• 3 years to innovate

“Do the math…”

14 counties + Purdue

$15 million = $1 millioneach

Nope. Build the collaborations.• 60+ collaborations• 100+ partners• 200+ metrics• 80% sustained past

initial funding • 2 staff

Over 200 metrics tracked

Filling the skills gapNow being deployed across Indiana

The National STEM Guitar Project

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7,500

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30,000

Began Training Completed Training Degrees/Certificates

Goal Result

2.7 X

2.9 X

2.7 X

Result: We exceeded goals by almost 3X

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Money

Results

With 8% of the money…40% of the national results

Purdue’s partners in Strategic Doing

Thinking in New Ways

Prosperity is not“winner take all”

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Behaving in New Ways

Building trust takes doing…

Doing in New Ways

Strategic Planning Strategic Doing

Build and test collaborationsquickly with agile strategy

Strategy answers2 questions

We convert 2 questions into 4

A 30/30 commitment drives learning and adjustments

What would a Collaboration Acceleration Lab look like?

Interested? Connect: http:strategicdoing.net/aic

Focus on the needs of our customer…