Create Anti Goals
Anti-goals force us to ask “How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?”.
21 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. October 22, 2026 edition.
Economic Development and Developers in the News # 265
Econ dev news from 104 economic development executives and organizations in 31 states.
Podcast 239: Your EDO Website Looks Great. So Why Isn't It Working? with Max Karren
Your website won a design award. Your competitors won the project.
The Five Contradictions of Economic Development
A preview of what 500+ conversations taught me about the tensions at the heart of economic development.
Small Cities Should Read Their Own Systems Before Copying Someone Else's Model
Outside examples can help, but rural entrepreneurship strategy has to be translated into local design.
