Innovation: Five Steps to Get Your Local Economy Back to the Future | Ryan Lilly | TEDxOcala

Economic development is about innovation and marketing (storytelling). Only the purple cow communities will survive.

Ryan discusses three parts and five steps to Community Innovation and Marketing:
Social Synthesizing - Create systems for bringing people together.
Synergistic Spaces - Create spaces for physically bringing people together.
Success Stories - The elevator pitch for your community.

Five steps: Seek, Synergize, Support, Streamline, and Share

Ryan Lilly is the Director of Business Creation for the Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership (CEP) in Ocala, Florida. In this role he serves as a catalyst for the creation, attraction and growth of startup companies both in the Power Plant Business Incubator and throughout Marion County. Ryan graduated with a B.S. in Entrepreneurship from Virginia Tech. In the last five years, he’s helped 597 entrepreneurs in three states start or grow their businesses.

[markgai]

Powerful message! "Innovation and Storytelling are a backbone of any business, " thank you for sharing.

[monarchleadershipgroup]

Great story, awesome ideas for EVERY community! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world, Ryan!

[jamescc]

Great speech with a lot of tips

I love to innovate because it is also fun.