Do you understand how local economies work? I wrote this exploratory piece to try to make these concepts more engaging & relatable (and less boring!). Always love feedback! dallasgislason.medium.com/a-simple-way...
               
            
            
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                Gaps, Growth & Grit: Can Greater Victoria’s SWOT Analysis Reveal What’s Next for Our Economy?
                Dallas Gislason looks at Greater Victoria's future to discover how we turn our strengths into strategies for success.
            
        
    
    
            For any urbanists or community leaders in Greater Victoria, Canada, here's my latest post that goes deep into our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats. Can this look in the proverbial mirror help leaders craft a better path toward the future? southislandprosperity.ca/victorias-an...
               
            
            
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                                            Applying Resilience Theory to places, communities, and local economies. Founding Member of @StrongTowns.bsky.social. Member @StartupChamps and @IEDC. York, PA's #EcosystemBuilder. Penn State @york-launchbox.bsky.social
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Connecting the dots on what drives local economies. Facilitator of stakeholder collaboration in towns and small cities. Pro EU.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            🌎 Renewing ecological & social wellbeing by strengthening local communities & local economies.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Senior Research Officer at Centre for London. Views my own. Local government, planning, housing, local economies and much more. Also found in Metro, Big Issue, Independent, Mirror et al.
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                                            CLES is the national organisation for local economies. We're working towards a future where local economies benefit people, place and the planet.
🔗 cles.org.uk
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            🏠 Walkable communities connecting neighbors, local businesses, & all that cities have to offer.
📍 Tempe, AZ // more soon
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            CEPR, established in 1983, is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization. Its mission is to enhance the quality of policy decisions through providing policy‐relevant research, based soundly in economic theory.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Calgary Economic Development partners with business, government and community partners to position Calgary as the top choice for companies, capital and talent.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            #WFLED unites a strong multilateral alliance of local, national & international actors who recognize the power of local economic development
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The mission of Economic Development Quarterly is to promote research supporting the formulation of evidence-based economic development and workforce development policy, programs, and practice in the United States.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Passionate, innovative non-profit working to accelerate the delivery of attainable, gentle density homes! 
Join us for our annual Gentle Density Leaders Summit, Feb 2025! https://smallhousing.ca/summit/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            I make videos about urban planning!
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            BC Minister of Infrastructure. BC NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. A professional engineer and working mom, Bowinn has served North Vancouver since 2017. #bcpoli
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Senior Economist @bcpolicy.bsky.social. PhD @UBCPoliSci. Former CCPA-BC. Social, economic & environmental justice. Views are my own. https://bcpolicy.ca/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Public Affairs and publicly opinionated. 🍊 #bcpoli #cdnpoli commentator and strategist. 
www.hilltoppublicaffairs.ca
                                     
                            
                            
                    
                    
                                            Emeritus Professor, regional economist who reads a lot of history. Frustated Architect who likes visiting places. Art, culture, and  cat lover. Lifelong Gooner.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The Urban Economics Association seeks to promote participation and excellence in academic research in urban and regional economics.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The magazine for global politics, economics, and ideas.
https://foreignpolicy.com/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
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