NETWORKED ENGAGEMENTPURDUE’S APPROACH TO WORKFORCE INNOVATIONLINK AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIES FOR OPEN NETWORKS

Ed MorrisonCenter for Regional Development | August 2012edmorrison@purdue.edu

Most of our communities and regions are having difficulty adapting to a transforming economy

At Purdue, we are working on new ways to build civic networks capable of innovating

Open networks require a different type of strategy discipline than we have been using

These innovating networks are sophisticated and take time to evolve

Interested Community

Community of Practice

Innovating Network

Innovate Together

Learn Together

Advocate Together

Trust level

Time

Strategic Doing

Do

Think

We gain alignment with “link and leverage” strategies and strategic doing

We use a managed network to guide investmentand measure results

Achieved “step change” improvements to do more with less:

• 4 focus areas, 60 initiatives, 80% sustained past initial funding

• Converted 8% of the national investment into 40% of the national results

• 1.5 FTE’s added to manage

$15 million workforce innovation grantacross 14 counties in North Central Indiana

RESULTSEXAMPLE

Purdue Guitar Summer Camp to teach manufacturing skills is now offered nationally, funded by NSF

Created the nation’s first “Green Collar” manufacturing certification and pioneered sustainable manufacturing

Highest concentration of Project Lead the Way Schools in the Country | PLTW is now based in Indianapolis

Launched Purdue Certification in Strategic Doing | Developing national network

RESULTS

RESULTS

RESULTS

RESULTS