What Motivates Civic Entrepreneurs? Profiles in Coopetition

Transcription

1 What Motivates Civic Entrepreneurs? Profiles in Coopetition Alec Hansen, Ph.D. Economic Competitiveness Group October 11, 2002

2 Contents The Role of Leadership in Cluster Development Profiles of Leaders who Transform Regions What Does this Mean for Us Cluster Practitioners?

3 ccess factors for Cluster-based gional Transformation Sense of Urgency ate tor High Industry Concentration Civic Entrepreneur Vision for the Cluster lic tor Collaboration & Trust Facilitation Skills, Financial Resources Fact-Driven Process

4 Civic Entrepreneurship Civic Entrepreneurs are generally CEOs and business owners, but can also be government officials, educators, union officials, non-profit leaders. When others see problems and gridlock, civic entrepreneurs see opportunity and mobilize their communities on a path forward. Henton, Melville and Wales, 1997 Grassroot Leaders for a New Economy

5 Profiles of Civic Enterpreneurs

6 Robert Mondavi and Napa Valley 1962 Trip to Europe 1996 Split with Peter Mondavi; Robert buys 160 acres Changes relationship between growers and producers, stressing correlation between the quality of the grapes and the quality of the wine. Pioneer in research Mondavi Winery a gathering place for the greatest minds in the industry

7 The Napa/Sonoma/Mendicino Wine Cluster Winemaking Equipment Grapestock Fertilizer, Pesticides, Herbicides Grape Harvesting Equipment State Government Agencies (e.g., Select Committee on Wine Production and Economy) Barrels Bottles Caps and and Corks Irrigation Technology Growers/Vineyards Wineries/Processing Facilities Labels Public Relations and and Advertising Specialized Publications (e.g., Wine Spectator, Trade Journal) California Agricultural Cluster Educational, Research, & Trade Organizations (e.g. (e.g. Wine Institute, UC UC Davis, Culinary Institutes) Tourism Cluster : California Wine Institute, Internet search, California State Legislature. Based on research by MBA 1997 students R. er, R. Arney, N. Black, E. Frost, and A. Shivananda. Food Cluster Copyright 1998 Professor Michael E. Porter

8 lusters: Focus on the Linkages Winemaking Equipment Grapestock Fertilizer, Pesticides, Herbicides State Government Agencies (e.g., Select Committee on Wine Production and Economy) Barrels Bottles Grape Harvesting Equipment Caps and and Corks Irrigation Technology Growers/ Vineyards Growers/Vineyards Wineries/ Processing Facilities Wineries/Processing Facilities Labels Public Relations and and Advertising Specialized Publications (e.g., Wine Spectator, Trade Journal) California Agricultural Cluster Educational, Research, & Trade Organizations (e.g. (e.g. Wine Institute, UC UC Davis, Culinary Institutes) Tourism Cluster : California Wine Institute, Internet search, California State Legislature. Based on research by MBA 1997 students R. er, R. Arney, N. Black, E. Frost, and A. Shivananda. Food Cluster Copyright 1998 Professor Michael E. Porter

9 1976 Spurrier wine tasting competition in Paris, France White Wines 1st place - Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 3rd place - ChaloneVineyards 4th place - Spring Mountain Vineyards Red Wines 1st place - Stag s Leap Wine Cellars 4 th place Napa 7 th place Napa 9 th place - Napa

10 The French were Mortified!

11 Napa Valley one of the World s Premier Wine- Growing Regions 160, , , ,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,

12 Mondavi Special Reserve $200 / bottle

13 The Innovation Continues Mondavi Vineyards Wine making barrels and cellars

14 Leadership from Civic Entrepreneurs is key to Cluster Development Fred Terman - Silicon Valley

15 Stanford University Engineering School

16 Leadership from Civic Entrepreneurs is key to Cluster Development Fred Terman - Silicon Valley Alan Hald - Arizona

17

18 Leadership from Civic Entrepreneurs is key to Cluster Development Fred Terman - Silicon Valley Oscar Corral Cuatéhmoc, Mex Alan Hald - Arizona

19 Cuatéhmoc apples Oscar Armando Corral Perez

20 and strawberries and minks

21 Utilizing local researchers Corral s prestige makes other producers pay attention

22 Leadership from Civic Entrepreneurs is key to Cluster Development Fred Terman - Silicon Valley Oscar Corral Cuatéhmoc, Mex Alan Hald - Arizona Ley James - SuperYachts, Cairns

23 There is room for more than one leader

24 Arturo May Mass Campeche, Mexico Arturo May Mass Baker Ricardo Rodriguez Hotel Manager Jorge Luis Gonzales - Architect

25 Campeche, Mexico Arturo May Mass Secretary of Economic Development Ricardo Rodriguez Secretary of Tourism Jorge Luis Gonzales Governor of Campeche (My brother Eric)

26 Owner of Copa Air largest airline in Central America Minister of Planning Largest Private Bank e) IT Cluster Director of Inter-American Devt Bank Runs Panama Canal COMPITE PANAMA!

27 Implications for Cluster Practitioners More pictures and stories at TCI If we re not looking for them, we won t find them Don t hold business leaders at arm s length if you are seeking regional economic transformation Use facilitation techniques that encourage their ownership of the process

28 ECG The Economic Competitiveness Group What we do: Cluster-based, Sustainable Economic Strategy and Implementation Goal: Strategic Action Plan Mobilize Private & Public Leaders in a Region

29 Malaysia Silicon Scotland Valley Arizona El Paso Florida Mexico Panama Eastern Europe Morocco S. Africa Economic Competitiveness Group 3030 Bridgeway Suite 500 Sausalito, CA Tel: Fax: