Downloadable DocumentsThe documents below serve as background for the Reinventing Stamford initiative and may be downloaded by clicking the highlighted document name to the right of "Download:".
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Joint Statement from URC and Mayor Pavia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stephen Osman steps down from Urban Redevelopment Commission ("URC") after fifteen years at the helm.
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Business Plans 101: From the Drawing Board to the Bank
October 12, 2011 " Business Plans 101: From the Drawing Board to the Bank
Brian Brady, Faculty Mentor and Instructor in Residence at the University of Connecticut School of Business Innovation Accelerator, an initiative of UConn s Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Heidi DeWyngaert, President and Chief Lending Officer at The Bank of New Canaan, parent company of Stamford First Bank, and former President of the Real Estate Finance Association
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Mayor Pavia's SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE SERIES
High Impact Marketing: Capitalize on the Holiday Season and Beyond
Jeffrey Selden, Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning. A 20-year veteran of the luxury hotel business and for last 10 years Executive Director of Catering at the New York Palace Hotel and Consutant to Martha Stewart Wedding Expo.
Peter Saverine, Executive Director of Operations, Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens. Former owner of Colony Florist in Greenwich; marketer with Lord & Taylor; former Director of Sales & Marketing, Darien Sport Shop; past President, Darien and Wilton Chamber of Commerce.
Liz Osta, Vice President and Buyer of NAGI Jewelers, pre-eminent family owned Stamford business with a 35-year sales background; previously an Executive Recruiter.
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Small Business Advantage Series Press Release
Join the Mayor for this free series of workshops
created to address the needs of small businesses
in the Stamford community.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE SERIES
Join the Mayor for this free series of workshops
created to address the needs of small businesses
in the Stamford community.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE SERIES
Join the Mayor for this free series of workshops
created to address the needs of small businesses
in the Stamford community.
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Reinventing Stamford Brand Evangelists
A one-page summary of the Reinventing Stamford Brand Evangelists initiative.
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Reinventing Stamford Network of Listening Posts
A one-page summary of the Reinventing Stamford Network of Listening Posts initiative.
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Team 1 Backgrounder for March 29th Town Meeting
A summary of the work of Reinventing Stamford Action Team 1 to create an ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship, starting with the Stamford Center for Innovation at Old Town Hall.
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Team 2 Backgrounder for March 29th Town Meeting
A summary of the work of Reinventing Stamford Action Team 2 to develop innovation skills through mentoring, starting with a program of Storytellers at Dolan Middle School.
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Team 3 Backgrounder for March 29th Town Meeting
A summary of the place making work of Reinventing Stamford Action Team 3, focused initially on 50 improvements to the pedestrian experience in 500 days.
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Team 4 Backgrounder for March 29th Town Meeting
A summary of the work of Reinventing Stamford Team 4 to expand regional networks, focused on Northeast Corridor Connect and Innovative Transit Oriented Development (iTOD).
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66 Ways to Build Stamford Into the New American City
A summary of small table discussion at the November 17th town meeting.
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Building the New American City
Background reading for the November 17, 2010 town meeting
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Building Sustainable Communities in the NY-CT Region
A summary of the application to HUD by an unprecedented bi-state collaboration of cities, counties and regional planning organizations that has come together to form the New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities Consortium.
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Next Generation Eastside Project Summary
One page summary of the Next Generation Eastside project, an attempt to integrate all of the dimensions of strategy in a transit village around a new station on the Eastside. (1 page)
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Rendering of Next Generation Eastside Project
Rendering of what a next generation, green transit village might look like as built around a new station on the Eastside of Stamford. (1 page)
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Team 1 Progress Report 1
The first progress report of Action Team 1: Finding Opportunity in Emerging Conditions. (1 page)
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Team 2 Progress Report 1
The first progress report of Action Team 2: Creating an Innovation-Capable Workforce. (1 page)
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Team 3 Progress Report 1
The first progress report of Action Team 3: Building a Creative Habitat. (1 page)
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Team 4 Progress Report 1
The first progress report of Action Team 4: Expanding Regional Networks. (1 page)
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The Reinventing Stamford Story
One page summary of the story of Stamford's reinvention, past present and future.
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Pivot Point: the First Year of Reinventing Stamford
This report shapes the ideas generated in the seven 2009 Reinventing Stamford town meetings into a coherent strategy for Stamford that lays a foundation for long-term economic growth, energy efficiency, environmental quality, and reduce economic disparity.
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Project Detail
Detail on proposed projects, both those which would be closely sponsored by Reinventing Stamford, as well as projects by others which align with the objectives of Reinventing Stamford.
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Strategy Summary
A PowerPoint summary of the detailed strategy source book. The slides in this PowerPoint will be the background and framing for the opening roundtable discussion at the October 28th event.
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Strategy Sourcebook
Draft vision and strategy for Stamford. Focuses on the conditions shaping Stamford's competitiveness, the capabilities it needs to exploit them and catalytic projects which could build the capabilities. This document will be updated periodically based on feedback received before and at the October 28th town meeting. This version was revised September 25, 2009.
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Notes From September 17th Small Groups
The notes from the 12 small group white board sessions at the September 17th Reinventing Stamford town meeting on "Stamford: the Green City".
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Stamford Green Audit
This is a draft Green Audit of Stamford...what Stamford is already doing as a Green City, and what else needs to be done. This piece is intended to serve as background for the September 17th Reinventing Stamford event on the Green City.
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Summary of Key Points in "The New Division of Labor"
A two-page summary of the watershed book, "The New Division of Labor" by Richard Murnane of Harvard and Frank Levy of MIT.
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The Future of the Northeast Corridor
A vision for federal and state investment in higher speed and more frequent inter-city and commuter rail systems in the Northeast Corridor by the Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility, a consortium of the major chambers of commerce from Richmond, VA to Portland, ME.
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Reinventing Stamford: Redefining the Recession
The proposition for the March 24th kick-off event...an overview of six emerging conditions and three opportunities to exploit them
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Attacking the Recession
An article by Charles Leadbeater and James Meadway of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and Art urging policy leaders in the UK to exploit the recession to improve competitiveness.
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Five Changes Shaping Stamford's Competitiveness
An analysis by Kip Bergstrom of five emerging conditions.
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Town Meeting #11 Agenda
The agenda for the eleventh Reinventing Stamford Town Meeting, "Winning the Future" -- which will be held on Tuesday, march 29th at Old Town Hall
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Visionary Leadership
An essay by Kip Bergstrom on the elements of visionary leadership and how they relate to the Reinventing Stamford initiative.
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Strategy Framework
A summary of the approach to strategy that is driving the Reinventing Stamford initiative that focuses on continuous evolution of networked capabilities in the face of ever emerging conditions.
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Creative Cities Network
Kip Bergstrom's notes from the meeting of the Creative Cities network of the organization CEO's for Cities. Some good insights on the relationship between civic enagement and innovation.
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CEO's for Cities Spring 2009 Meeting Summary
A summary of the organization CEO's for Cities Spring 2009 meeting on March 19 in San Diego. The theme of the meeting was "The Upside of Down" which hews closely to our Reinventing Stamford proposition. The document provides insight into how other cities are approaching some of the same issues we are addressing in Stamford.
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Civic Engagement, Innovation and Education Reform
An essay by Kip Bergstrom on the relationship between civic engagement and innovation, both of which draw on the same pattern recognition skills. We need to exploit a growing demand in the economy for these skills and refocus our schools to develop them.
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