Bob weissbourd
- 1. City Vitals: How Do We Measure the Success of Cities? CEOs for Cities October 11, 2011 2011 Fall National Meeting Robert Weissbourd
- 2. Strategic - driven by desired outcomes Quality not Quantity - “answers, not data” User Driven - no ‘data dumps’; no ‘map madness’ User Friendly - task and market oriented Customized - specialized to user needs and systems Current - up-to-date, recurring Standardized - broad coverage and usability Translating Research to Practice: Determining the Right Information Resources to Drive Change
- 3. Enhance Create Effective Regional Concentrations Deploy Public & Civic Human Capital Culture & Aligned with Institutions Job Pools Leverage Points for Sustainable and Inclusive Prosperity Develop Innovation- Increase Enabling Spatial Infrastructure Efficiency
- 4. DEGREE OF OVERLAP( %) Similar view of importance and function of innovation; many overlapping metrics Possible additional factors Business Dynamics Metrics: Churn, employment turnover Research and Development Metrics: Academic R&D expenditures
- 5. Heavy overlap, more exclusive emphasis on networks/connections rather than broader efficiency of moving people, goods, ideas Possible additional factors: Transit Accessibility Jobs-Housing Mismatch Density
- 6. Except for citizen engagement, less focus on the institutional environment for economic success Possible additional factors: Government Fragmentation Tax-Value Proposition Governance
- 7. Agreement on importance of human capital; different understanding of drivers/practice Possible additional factors: Alignment with Job Creation/Market Demand Labor Market Efficiency Job Structure (middle skills) and Mobility
- 8. Different view of role, and particularly cause and effect, with respect to amenities. Additional factors important on margins (and intra- metro): Good Housing and Safety Proposition Retail Services Access to Job Centers
- 9. Limited focus on the production side of the economy (harder to reduce to metrics); some similar top line metrics Possible additional factors: Productivity and GRP Growth in Concentrated Industries and Functions Specializations in Emerging Knowledge Sectors
- 10. DISCUSSION CEOs for Cities October 11, 2011 2011 Fall National Meeting Robert Weissbourd
- 11. It’s not the Chicken or the Egg – It’s the Incubator IT’S ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY Knowledge Workers Active Human Capital Industry High HC Knowledge Occupation Functions s Productive Industries To Attract Knowledge Workers, Build an Economy Characterized by High-Human Capital Occupations and Functions