association of indiana counties | december 2014
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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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15,000
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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…