Comments on: Abolish Iowa? http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/09/24/abolish-iowa/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kare Anderson http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/09/24/abolish-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Kare Anderson Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:10:59 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2007/09/24/abolish-iowa/#comment-1885 think regional + define niche markets of visitors + then, for each niche, come up with the main reason (thus the main message) to visit + then forge SmartPartnerships with the organizations that can credibly collaborate to generate more value and visibility for those messages -Kare, author, SmartPartnering think regional + define niche markets of visitors + then, for each niche, come up with the main reason (thus the main message) to visit + then forge SmartPartnerships with the organizations that can credibly collaborate to generate more value and visibility for those messages
-Kare, author, SmartPartnering

]]> By: Sandy http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/09/24/abolish-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-1884 Sandy Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:49:35 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2007/09/24/abolish-iowa/#comment-1884 I love what this man is saying. Mark Drabenstott, formerly of the Fed Reserve in Kansas City and now with RUPRI, had a great way of stating this: "...(T)o be successful in the 21st century economy, most (rural) areas will have to 'think regional.' This has all kinds of implications for how we govern these efforts. We have got to think beyond the jurisdictional lines that 18th and 19th century surveyors laid down for us. Twenty-first century opportunities are not a respecter of those boundaries." This framing has resonated with even the most sclerotic communities. I love what this man is saying. Mark Drabenstott, formerly of the Fed Reserve in Kansas City and now with RUPRI, had a great way of stating this:

“…(T)o be successful in the 21st century economy, most (rural) areas will have to ‘think regional.’ This has all kinds of implications for how we govern these efforts. We have got to think beyond the jurisdictional lines that 18th and 19th century surveyors laid down for us. Twenty-first century opportunities are not a respecter of those boundaries.”

This framing has resonated with even the most sclerotic communities.

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