A presentation from the second Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit in Kansas City April 25-26, 2018.

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14. P R A C T I C A L

16. G R E AT E R T H A N M A N K I N D

17. C O L L A B O R AT I V E

18. R E N E WA B L E

19. C O M M U N I T Y
B U I L D I N G
• Build individuals to be community
and company stewards
• Encourage “experts” vs. “workers”
• “Should I stay or should I go?”
• Industry-specific focus groups

20. Te c h - d r i v e n c o m p a n i e s l e a d
i n n o v a t i o n i n r u r a l A m e r i c a

21. Growth
Application of skills
Learning via seeing and doing
Giving to the Community
Community Engagement

22. T H E C O M M U N I T Y
C H E C K L I S T
• All community engagement is
aligned with values
• Unique skills = unique service
• What areas of the community are in
the greatest need?

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