Strategic Doing emerged out of experiences in which civic leaders innovated in open, loosely connected networks. The transformation of Oklahoma City emerge from such a strategy. Now, the Purdue Center for Regional Development is capturing the lessons of Oklahoma City and transferring these lessons to other regions across the country.

1. STRATEGIC DOING
CAN OPEN INNOVATION
TRANSFORM REGIONS?
Ed Morrison
Regional Economic Development Advisor
Purdue Center for Regional Development
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2. A CORE QUESTION
CAN WE TRANSFORM A REGIONAL ECONOMY
WITH OPEN INNOVATION?
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3. CONNECTED INNOVATION: A BIG VIEW
THE BACKSTORY ON HOW WE TRANSFORMED OKLAHOMA CITY
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4. THE STARTING POINT: A GARAGE
OKLAHOMA CITY IN 1994 WHEN WE BEGAN THE TRANSFORMATION
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5. OKLAHOMA CITY TODAY
A LEADING ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
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6. HOW DO WE INNOVATE IN NETWORKS?
IT SEEMS PRETTY COMPLEX
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7. THE ANSWER: FOLLOW SIMPLE RULES
SIMPLE RULES MANAGE COMPLEXITY
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8. IT ALL STARTS HERE
OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES US TO MANAGE CONVERSATIONS
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9. HOW DO WE GUIDE CONVERSATIONS?
HOW DO WE DEVELOP A NETWORK’S STRATEGY? WHAT IS A STRATEGY?
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10. STRATEGY: THE BARE ESSENTIALS
AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY ANSWERS TWO QUESTIONS
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11. STRATEGY IN AN OPEN NETWORK
STRATEGIC DOING DIVIDES TWO QUESTIONS INTO FOUR
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12. IT’S A DISCIPLINE OF ITERATION
SIMPLE, BUT NOT EASY...MASTERY REQUIRES PRACTICE
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13. THINKING DIFFERENTLY
MOVING FROM THE LINEAR TO THE AGILE
Strategic Planning
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Strategic Doing

14. KAYAKING IN THE OCEAN
ADJUSTING TO DYNAMIC CONDITIONS
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15. ALIGNMENT EMERGES
SIMPLE QUESTIONS LEAD TO “LINK AND LEVERAGE” STRATEGIES
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16. A LEAN, MANAGED NETWORK
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS WITH MULTIPLE INITIATIVES
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17. OKC: A REGION TRANSFORMED
THE LESSONS ARE REPLICABLE
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18. AN OPEN INNOVATION WAVE BUILDS
LOCATIONS OF PURDUE STRATEGIC DOING WORKSHOPS
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19. THANK YOU
To learn more about Strategic Doing @ Purdue
Peggy Hosea
phosea@purdue.edu
Drawings by Kim Mitchell
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