Intelligence Test: Turn Regional Collaboration Into Economic Growth

A new report from the Economic Developers Association of Canada describes the work of its members as "a sprawling, multi-mandate profession." How much more sprawling must it be when economic development serves not just a city but a vast urban and rural region? Yet that very diversity offers great growth potential – if you can get folks from different places, experiences, assets and needs to collaborate for their mutual benefit. In this episode of Intelligence Test, we ask leaders from the reigning Intelligent Community of the Year – the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario – how they foster collaboration across 2,500 square kilometers that is home to 8 separate municipalities. In this edition of the Intelligence Test podcast, ICF co-founder Robert Bell has a conversation with Alison Burgess, Director Communications and Engagement, Regional Municipality of Durham and Sarah Klein, Deputy CAO & Director, Strategic Initiatives, Town of Whitby.