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EnterpriseKC’s Vision
By definition, a vision statement is simply a vivid description of a future state. EnterpriseKC’s vision for the region is… Imagine a region powered by an operating system for economic development — one where enterprise attraction, accelerated growth, solution-based innovation, and high value job creation are all orchestrated through data-driven platforms and business-led, results-oriented strategies and programs.
Imagine Kansas and Western Missouri as a globally recognized region where:
• Enterprises thrive because they are supported by precision tools, talent supply chains customized to their needs, and targeted strategies engineered through intelligence — not intuition. • Clusters scale through an ecosystem integrated by design that coordinates investment in workforce-ready talent, solutions-based innovation, and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
• People prosper because opportunity is built into the operating system — not left to chance.
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EnterpriseKC’s Mission
A mission statement is an actionable and achievable extension of the vision statement. The mission of EnterpriseKC is: To architect, build, and deploy a next-generation, data-driven operating system for regional economic development — a scalable system of strategies, platforms, and programs that attract and grow enterprises, accelerate innovation and commercialization velocity, and create customized talent supply chains supported by real-world learning platforms that ensure industry has the right talent, with the right skills and attributes , at the right time, to maximize growth.
We do this by:
• Leveraging a repeatable, systematic methodology across strategic clusters that aligns talent, innovation, infrastructure, and investment.
• Driving insight-to-impact through state-of-the-art data and analytics platforms.
• Building customized talent supply chains based on employer defined specifications that quickly connect employers and talent through precision-mapped pathways. • Creating immersive, hands-on learning environments where individuals build job-ready skills and experience through high-fidelity simulations. • Integrating and connecting the digital and physical infrastructure that powers enterprise growth, collaboration, and workforce development across the region.
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EnterpriseKC’s Operating System Kernel – The Cylinder Model
If EnterpriseKC is the architect of a regional operating system for economic development, the Cylinder Model is the kernel—the core code that manages execution, optimizes system resources, and accelerates application performance across the regional economy. Where a computing kernel manages hardware, memory, processes, and drivers, the Cylinder kernel manages clusters, strategies, and programs, that lead to results. It creates order from complexity, and structure from chance. This model was designed for modularity, scalability, and performance—qualities every great operating system requires. The Cylinder Model was created as a three-dimensional construct to visualize the elements of the kernel. The image below on the left, depicts the top view of the Cylinder and identifies eight (8) strategies or “Pillars” for any
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