Bill Ashton, Ph.D. & Wayne Kelly, MRD Rural Development Institute, Brandon University Brandon, MB Canada Ph: 204‐571‐8518 | [email protected] www2.brandonu.ca/rdi Bill Ashton, Ph.D. & Wayne Kelly, MRD Rural Development Institute, Brandon University Brandon, MB Canada Ph: 204‐571‐8518 | [email protected] www2.brandonu.ca/rdi Mar 2011 – Jul 2011 Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 Aug 2011 – Mar 2012 Apr 2012 + CED CHOICE MATRIX: A Path Finding Tool CED CHOICE MATRIX: A Path Finding Tool Finding the right tools and discovering new solutions Create Research Prototype & Learn Sustain & Evolve Mar 2011 – Jul 2011 Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 Aug 2011 – Mar 2012 Apr 2012 + METHOD The Rural Development Institute employed design thinking 1 methodology & Evolve We are here WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR, BY THE NUMBERS: 1) 1000+ CED t li t id WHAT HAVE WE FOUND SO FAR? WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW? Testing to create, research prototype and test the CED Choice Matrix. As the research team designed the CED Choice Matrix with stakeholders and practitioners the project team had to solve how to effectively organize CED tools and INNOVATION 1) 1000+ CED tools inventoried 2) 125 CED tools catalogued in the Choice Matrix 3) 5 communities (21 participants) participated in the RESEARCH stage 4) 71 CED projects inventoried by communities 5) 5 CED projects ‘designed’ with communities 6) 84 CED Tools suggested by communities 7) 50 CED websites regularly used by participants 8) 10 more communities will participate in the PROTOTYPE & LEARNING Stage 9) 100 CED Tool reviews will be collected from Manitoba's Economic Development Officers •Test website is under development Beta Site •Work with to test the website and give design feedback and direction Testing •Community feedback and direction guides the website’s continual evolution Learning The research team defined a CED Tool as: how to effectively organize CED tools and to ensure effective access to those tools. In addition, the research team had to design a system that built tool credibility through practitioner review. Organizing Evaluating •Community Development T l f ld l h Fi N i PEOPLE KEY CONCEPTS: CED DEVELOPMENT CYCLE KEY CONCEPTS: DEVELOPMENT TYPES Tool Examples Author CED Tool as: Any guide, worksheet, checklist, manual, “how-to” or process in text, audio or video formats that is focused on guiding the user through a CED activity The CED Development Cycle was identified as an important categorization factor for CED T l Organizing Planning Implementing Evaluating •Tools for elderly, youth, women, First Nations, etc. PEOPLE •Environmental Development •Tools for land use planning, environmental impact assessment, etc. GREEN •Economic Development •Tools for entreprenuership, cost benefit analysis, etc. GROW Project Team: Bill Ashton Wayne Kelly Gary McNeely Karen Marchand Allister Cucksey Anisa Zehtab‐Martin Backcasting The State of Victoria, Australia Building a win‐win Co‐op British Columbia Co‐ operatives Association Community‐led libraries Libraries in Communities Community Recreation Handbook Franks, Flo CED T ools Planning Analyzing Implementing •Holsitic / Sustainable Development •Tools that affect all three of the People, Green and Grow. SUSTAINABLE FUNDER: Rural and Cooperatives Secretariat STAKEHOLDERS: Canadian Community Economic Development Network, Community Futures Manitoba, Economic Developers Association of Manitoba, Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities, Health In Common, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, 1. References available upon request Handbook Mapping community capacity Kretzmann, John P.; McKnight, John L. Judy Coleman VP Programs and Services, North Eastman Health Association “I like the idea of having any resource that will make our work efficient and effective” Use your smart-phone’s camera and a Quick Response Reader to follow me to the RDI website