Here's an announcement that went out from the Department of Labor today:

Strategic Doing: A Tool for Effective Partnerships Do you have a bias for action as you navigate the alignment of economic and community development strategies among stakeholders, funders, contributors and policy makers?  Are you looking for a more effective way to support your community’s economic recovery through effective collaboration?  More and more local areas and states are using a process called Strategic Doing to plan, implement, manage, and evaluate for maximum results - whether the end goal is a career pathways initiative, a recovery act green jobs project, or the development of a regional industry sector strategy.  Join Ed Morrison, the developer of Strategic Doing, and Mike Mortell from Southeastern Wisconsin, a region that is using Strategic Doing to execute its own strategy, plus regional strategy expert Linda Fowler, to learn how this innovative approach can make your planning processes fast, flexible and (surprisingly) fun! Strategic Doing Resources: Access a comprehensive suite of resources on Strategic Doing here:  View a dynamic 45-minute pre-recorded presentation Access a white paper, templates and other introductory resources Find complementary, in-depth participant and facilitator guides that further develop the themes in the pre-recorded presentation Presenters: Ed Morrison developed, uses and teaches the Strategic Doing model within economic development, workforce development and education communities.  He is on the staff of the Center for Regional Development at Purdue University and is the founder of I-Open, the Institute for Open Economic Networks.  Linda Fowler began her career in the auto industry and currently consults nationwide on regional collaboration and innovation.  Mike Mortell is currently coordinating talent development efforts to transform the regional economy of Milwaukee 7 in southeastern Wisconsin.  The region is focused on developing a wide range of water-related industries through a broad set of partners.