Facilitating the Cluster Initiative of the Oil and Gas Cluster in Barrancabermeja
Barrancabermeja, a town in the heart of Colombia, is home to the country’s largest oil refinery. In June 2007, we joined a group of visionary leaders who came together to drive the development of the oil and gas cluster, in collaboration with Universidad de los Andes, the Barrancabermeja Chamber of Commerce, the Bucaramanga Chamber of […]
Cluster Development (17 cluster initiatives) and Shared Value Program for Bogotá
We began this journey with the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce in 2012 to support its efforts to foster shared prosperity in the region. Our first step was redefining the Chamber’s corporate objectives, incorporating the concept of shared value into its organizational purpose. We supported the subsequent reorganization process to align with these new goals. As […]
New York Economic Strategy and Planning
We collaborated with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration on developing an economic strategy for the future of New York City. Our work traced the city’s economic development from its founding in the 17th century through 2012, mapping key decisions made by city officials—both past and present, and highlighting the economic challenges faced at the […]
The New Carolina Initiative
Our work focused on analyzing both past and current regional economic performance to help formulate a new regional strategy in response to growing competition from China and India as low-cost manufacturing hubs. We also examined key cluster initiatives, highlighting their main strengths to ensure that the cluster vision remained a priority for the New Carolina […]
Cluster Development Initiative for the Petrochemical Industry of Cartagena
As an initial step, we partnered with the Cartagena Chamber of Commerce to assess the viability of establishing a Petrochemical and Plastics Cluster in the Cartagena and Bolívar region. The positive outcome of this diagnostic phase laid the groundwork for creating a model to guide the development of the cluster’s institutions, strategy, and agenda, driven […]