Exploring Innovation: A Conference on Community Development

Innovation in Changing Times

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Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discover new ideas about innovation and how to apply them to community development, even in a changing economy. Our conference is designed to:

illustrate how innovation in both organizations and programs can improve performance and positively impact communities;
highlight industry best practices, state-of-the-art policies and innovative thinking;
explore innovative solutions to community development issues and encourage problem solving through an interactive dialogue with conference participants;
create an ongoing dialogue where input from conference participants shapes conference content;
facilitate learning for conference participants through a variety of methods, accommodating diverse learning styles and teaching techniques
connect individuals from diverse sectors and organizations;
serve as a catalyst for future discussions and dialogues around topics of significant importance to community development; and
provide a framework or vehicle for some of these discussions to take place, even after 2009 and into the next conference.

exploring: searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery

innovation: to add value by applying a new idea or method to something established