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CREATIVE
CITY NEWSLETTER: JULY 2002
ISSUE 6: LEADERSHIP
ISSUE IN FOCUS: Leadership
NEWS YOU CAN
USE: Put Your City to the Test
CREATIVE CORNER:
The Blur Building
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Orlando,
FL
Creative City
Resources
Upcoming
Events
ISSUE IN FOCUS: LEADERSHIP IN THE
CREATIVE CITY
New Leadership for a New Economy. It makes sense, right? Now
that the dynamics that make our society earn and profit have
shifted, our leadership structure should be making adjustments
as well. In addition to the transition in our economy, there
has also been a transition in the citizen base. We are more
diverse and more equity centric than ever before. Our leaders
need to not only recognize the change but represent it. We are
also more informed than ever before. The age of information
technology has granted citizens easy access to information they
might never have taken the effort to acquire before. Because
we are better informed, we are more able to participate in our
government. Leaders today need to be more inclusive of and accessible
to the people. Leaders also need to realize that there are other
institutions that have strong ties to the population, that may
better understand and serve their needs. Faith-based organizations,
media, foundations and many more have ties to their communities
which can be exploited in order to better serve the people.
Crossing boundaries and working together is going to yield the
most desirable results in leadership and governance in this
new economy.
The theme of leadership and how it should best be executed for
the good of the community has been a popular topic at our last
two conferences. A consensus has been reached that in these
days of the new economy, a new type of leadership will be necessary.
One that encourages civic participation, entrepreneurialism,
grassroots activism, and new partnerships and teambuilding seems
to be the answer. But how do we begin to incorporate all of
these different arenas into one effective system? Through the
Creative City initiative, we hope to uncover this mystery.
Partners is working with Creative City participants to promote
new areas of leadership under the following themes:
Community Empowerment
New Civic Players
Regional Cooperation
New Government Roles
Rankings/Awards/Prizes
Some of our Creative Cities have already launched initiatives
with cutting edge leadership strategies:
Community Empowerment
Rochester, NY
Neighbors
Building Neighborhoods
Neighborhood
Empowerment Teams
Memphis, TN
Boards
and Commisions
Orlando, FL
Mayor's
City Academy
Marquette, MI
Lake
Superior Leadership Academy
New Civic Players
Cities that are doing more with less are likely to change the
way they operate. Municipal government, local businesses, community
groups, and philanthropies must work together for cities to
survive and prosper. Often, this means a radical shift in traditional
values. Stakeholders and the public-private partnerships they
forge for the common good of all are the "New Civics."
New Civic Players include, but are not limited to, the media,
the faith community, town/gown players, corporations and regional
authorities.
Regional Cooperation
Charlotte, NC
Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction
New Government Roles
Oakland, CA
A New Oakland City Government Initiative (Banishing Bureaucracy)
Rankings/Awards/Prizes
Can a ranking or awards system stimulate a community developmentally?
Will it encourage accountability in leadership and increase
accomplishment?
Related Articles and Websites:
The Civic Leadership Institute
How Do Churches Reach Out to Their Communities?
Civic Leadership 2001: Visioning & Progress
Crafting a New Design for Civic Leadership
Who Will Lead in the New Economy?
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