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WDC of Seattle-King County and enterpriseSeattle:
Washington Economic Development Association 2011 Spring/Summer ConferenceJune 15, 2011
Collaborating for Industry Cluster Analysis and Development
Relationship - Background• Formal Partnership
– Board and executive committee seats– Grant execution and project partnerships– Service delivery to client companies
• Informal Partnership– Information sharing– Board member/community leader sharing– Champion for each other’s mission and organization
Diving Deeper into Our Economy
Opportunity and Challenge:• Puget Sound Regional
Economic Strategy-Prosperity Partnership
A Two-Pronged ApproachProsperity Partnership & the Regional Economic Strategy
PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NEW REGIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY
FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS
• Understand Our Niche Expertise within Industry Clusters• Make Connections with the Companies within those
Niche Clusters• Assist in the Success of these Companies
Diving Deeper: Our Economy
Serving the mission of both organizations
Diving Deeper: Our Economy
Interactive Media Analysis•Convened a sector panel, developed a career map and a plan to meet long-term cluster workforce needs.•Competitive market comparisons for interactive media •Serving the industry: Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Interactive Media Career Map
Fashion and Apparel AnalysisJointly funded analysis identified:•Industry cluster impacts and strengths•Workforce needs and occupations•Emerging trends in apparel technology •Industry cluster recommendations for growth
Diving Deeper: Our Economy
Financial Services Analysis
Jointly funded analysis identifying:•Size and impact of the cluster in our state•Subsectors that make up the cluster•Opportunities to influence industry’s growth•Workforce opportunities and challenges
Diving Deeper: Our Economy
Program Data Results• Interactive Media career map• Strategic market intelligence gathered—we know our value
proposition• Understand gaps between jobseeker skills and employer
needs• Specific recruitment successes (AIE)
How-to and Lessons Learned• Quantitative and qualitative• Analysis, not a study• Look for what makes your economy unique• Bring in other partners to help fund• Hold an event to announce the findings and
generate media attention• Just the beginning
• Data driven• Serving multiple purposes• Leveraging each organization’s strengths
for the benefit of both
The Value of this Collaborative Approach to Understanding our Economy
What Is Next• Prosperity Partnership Update• Industry cluster activity• Industry support• Cross-sector collaboration and skills
evaluation
Contact us!
Marléna Sessions, [email protected]
www.seakingwdc.org
Jeff Marcell, President/[email protected]
www.enterpriseseattle.org
