LEDCast
This podcast is about Local Economic Development (LED). The authors will discuss interesting topics in the field of LED. Industry experts will be interviewed and practical tools will be discussed.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2010
The Political Economy at district level in Indonesia
In this LEDCast episode Christian Schoen of mesopartner and Dr. Christian von Luebke of Stanford University discuss the political economy at the district level in Indonesia. Christian von Luebke is a…
00:41:23 |
Mon 21 Jun 2010
Experiences in Cluster Development - interview with Lindqvist
In this episode, Frank Wältring of mesopartner interviews Dr. Göran Lindqvist on the learning experiences in cluster development since 2003. Dr. Lindqvist is an associate at the Center for Strategy a…
Fri 12 Feb 2010
LEDCast: Cluster facilitation
In this LEDCast episode, Frank Waeltring interviews Ifor Ffowcs-Williams on the role of a "cluster facilitator". The difference between cluster management and cluster facilitation is discussed. Diffe…
00:24:09 |
Mon 18 Jan 2010
LED in post recovery disaster areas
In this episode, Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke of mesopartner interviews professionals of the international NGO World Vision: Elvire Douglas, Humanitarian Emergency Officer in Haiti and Treganna Myrabo, …
00:12:49 |
Sun 30 Aug 2009
Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 2 of 2
This is the 2nd part of the interview between Shawn Cunningham and Natasha Walker on facilitation.
00:25:24 |
Fri 10 Jul 2009
Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 1 of 2
Shawn Cunningham interviews Natasha Walker on the essence of facilitation. During the conversation they share some practical tips and also agree on many pet hates. The issues discussed range from dea…
00:25:27 |
Wed 08 Jul 2009
Announcement of the death of Jorg Meyer-Stamer
As many listeners are aware, Dr. Jorg Meyer-Stamer passed away on the 1st of May, 2009. In this short announcement Shawn Cunningham commit on behalf of mesopartner to continue publishing the LEDCast.…
00:01:08 |
Wed 08 Jul 2009
Case #16: The Provincial Competitiveness Index in Vietnam
Edmund Malesky explains the conceptual foundation and the impact of the PCI, an exercise that has been running in Vietnam for some years, unleashing significant sub-national government efforts to cre…
00:35:49 |
Thu 12 Mar 2009
Innovation #3: Analysing an innovation system in South Africa
John Lawson, Geoff Ritson and Jorg Meyer-Stamer discuss the outcomes of a RALIS exercise, i.e. a quick diagnosis of the innovation system around the Downstream Chemicals Technology Station at Nelson …
00:27:47 |
Sun 08 Feb 2009
Case #15: Cluster promotion in Western Cape province, South Africa
Nigel Gwynne-Evans of the Department of Economic Development in the Western Cape, South Africa, shares his experience with ten years of cluster promotion.
00:34:23 |
Sun 25 Jan 2009
Value Chains #7: Lessons learnt in value chain promotion
Jorg Meyer-Stamer has a conversation with Jim Tomecko (GTZ, Thailand) on some of the main lessons learnt in value chain development initiatives.
00:28:37 |
Fri 09 Jan 2009
A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 2
Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke and Frank Waeltring interview Jorg Meyer-Stamer
on the second part of his career, working as an advisor and trainer and founding mesopartner. This is the second of two LEDcasts …
00:21:01 |
Mon 29 Dec 2008
A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 1
Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke and Frank Waeltring interview Jorg Meyer-Stamer on the first part of his career, when he was working in academia and policy research. This is the first of two LEDcasts which com…
00:24:35 |
Sun 21 Dec 2008
Innovation #2: Innovation Systems
Shawn and Jorg explore the relevance of national, regional and sectoral innovation systems and discuss practical ways of changing the way in which they work.
00:23:23 |
Fri 12 Dec 2008
Innovation #1: Introduction
Kicking off a new series, Shawn and Jorg have a conversation on some basic concepts and issues around innovation.
00:19:57 |
Sat 29 Nov 2008
Cases #14: The evolution of carnival in Trinidad
Clive Pegus tells Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke how the carnival in Trinidad is an important factor in the local economy, not only due to its growth and the tourism it attracts but also because it has spawne…
00:22:44 |
Fri 14 Nov 2008
Tools #11: The Boston Matrix
In another presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Colin Mitchell presents a variation of the Boston Matrix, a simple tool to investigate promising areas of specialisation for a given …
00:17:20 |
Mon 03 Nov 2008
Tools #10: The Leaking Bucket
In a presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Afia Darkwa-Amanor presents the Leaking Bucket, a tool that allows to leverage money and other resources that usually flow out of the local…
00:10:51 |
Sat 25 Oct 2008
Tools #9: Polarity management
In a presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Shawn Cunningham presents the concept of polarity management, i.e. an approach to deal with opposing options to address a given issue in a …
00:18:04 |
Fri 10 Oct 2008
Tools #8: The Vegetable Garden: A practical way to explain the "enabling environment"
In a recording from mesopartner's first Africa Academy on LED, Sonja Ende uses the metaphor of a vegetable garden to explain the principles of an enabling environment and to highlight the appropriate…
00:12:54 |
Fri 03 Oct 2008
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