Summary of Polling Results
From the Global Competitiveness Summit
August 10, 2012
How globally competitive do you see
Charlotte?
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Very
Somewhat
Not
Rank the Charlotte region's standing as
a center for clean energy strategies.
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Which is most important to the growth of
manufacturing in the Charlotte region?
50
40
Accelerated
Innovation
Talented Human
Capital
30
20
10
0
3
4
5 (best)
70
60
Accelerated
Innovation
50
40
30
Infrastructure that
enables
manufacturing
2
Which of the following is
the Charlotte region best
at right now?
70
60
1 (least)
20
10
0
Talented Human
Capital
Infrastructure that
enables
manufacturing
Summary of Polling Results
From the Global Competitiveness Summit
August 10, 2012
What do you think is the biggest problem
we face in the world today?
In the US, what do you see as the
biggest problem we face in the world
today? (domestic context)
35
100
30
25
Economic
80
20
Environmental
60
Environmental
15
Political
Political
Social
40
10
Economic
Social
5
20
0
0
What do you think is our priority as a
region?
60
50
How prepared are our companies to
compete for the region’s opportunities
80
Attract & grow business
activity
70
60
40
30
20
10
0
Strengthen our
competitive resources
Improve cooperation
across the region
among local and state
governments
50
Not prepared
40
Somewhat prepared
30
Very prepared
20
10
0
Summary of Polling Results
From the Global Competitiveness Summit
August 10, 2012
How prepared are the region’s K-12 &
college students to meet skills demands &
compete for the region's opportunities?
How prepared are the region’s workers
to meet skills demands & compete for
the region's opportunities?
70
50
60
40
30
50
Not prepared
Somewhat prepared
20
Very prepared
10
40
30
0
60
How well is the Charlotte region’s globally
competitive future and brand communicated to
our audiences?
80
70
50
60
Not prepared
Somewhat prepared
20
10
0
Very prepared
20
How prepared are the region’s institutions &
governments to meet skills demands & compete
for the region's opportunities?
30
Somewhat prepared
10
0
40
Not prepared
Very prepared
Not well
50
40
30
20
10
0
Some
Very well
Summary of Polling Results
From the Global Competitiveness Summit
August 10, 2012
What can give us the biggest boost in our competitiveness?
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Education
Adopt a vision
Connect our local politicians with this strategy
Increased exports!
Deep infrastructure in advanced manufacturing
Change public education quickly
Jobs, students ready to start school
Leverage all talent and intellectual capital
More students in tech programs
Political collaboration
Collaboration
More qualified and more motivated workforce, particularly males under 30
Balance the speed, passion and plans with the quality of life. Attracting
young workers is the canary in the coal mine, but we also want to engage
our local citizens in the region in our future.
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Sense of urgency! Why wait to support start ups? Employers who will
invest resources in skills and training.
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Larger startup community to support new business and venture capital
Connect with and promote our existing business community. Utilize
collaborative networks to increase local business activity while attracting
new businesses.
Innovation – international partnerships and increased exports
Willingness to step up and create groundbreaking policy and collaboration
to promote growth.
What industry do you think provides a critical competitive advantage for our region in the future
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Energy
Travel
Manufacturing
Big Data
Energy and advanced manufacturing
Technology
Energy, CPCC
Recycling
Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Biotechnology
Education
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Technology
The green jobs sector. Battery development and nano
Technology. Support UNCC's efforts on R and D and fund community
colleges to prepare and retrain our workforce.
Logistics
Health Care IT, Hospitality, Sustainability
Energy, Duke, ABB, UFS, etc.
Health Care and Biotech
Agricultural Biotechnology
Energy and manufacturing will lead the way in Charlotte.
Summary of Polling Results
From the Global Competitiveness Summit
August 10, 2012
What steps do you think we should engage in as the Charlotte region from the perspective of
your industry
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Seamless linkage K12-Community College-Four yr. college
Sell location, location, location
Public policy advocacy for smart government
Meaningful brand
Educational form, reform K12 education
Internships
Private sector investment in education
Communicating our message
Collaboration to be collectively competitive
Send the message loud and clear that upgrading skills is a lifelong
endeavor. Businesses need to invest in their workforce, and workers need
to invest in themselves. Use community colleges as the most cost-effective
training source.
Coordinated messaging
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Apprentices push, gather data as benchmark, celebrate entrepreneurs
Still amazed that Charlotte doesn't have a top tier med school or law
school yet
Coordinated post-high school education
Meaningful tax legislation to promote manufacturing
Small business support to support manufacturing
What is the first action that you and your organization can do to help the region become an international hub
of business
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Train more great students. Get serious about
finding students and mentoring them.
Train and educate people better and faster.
More business study abroad programs
Understand we are the USA that someone
meets. Education is the key.
Adopt a school – resources, people, hire
students, show them (students and staff) real
path.
Help students have a global perspective.
Coops and other work based learning
opportunities.
Increasing transparency and knowledge about
other areas of the world.
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Perfect my “elevator speech” for the region.
Change mindset of staff and partners.
Be a catalyst by inviting County
Commissioners to engage in regional thinking
through meetings and business leaders.
Reach out and learn the global
marketplace.
Communicate messages from today on
website at CPCC Corporate Learning Center.
Study some of these great handout resources.
Promote global awareness and an
international perspective, student study
abroad. Student work abroad.
Fund new training opportunities.
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Help get word out.