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The story of this medium-sized town start like that of so many other medium-sized towns in North America: Early industrialization and heavy manufacturing provided post-WWII economic windfalls to shareholders, employees and citizens alike. The 1980's then resulted in a consecutive collapse of industrial operations. The town is left with vast tracks of vacant lands and the resulting economic hardship. But in this story, the town identifies an under-utilized, seemingly unused asset that can help to create jobs, rebrand the city identity and rally a community around a new source of future economic gain.
Chris White leads the University of Michigan’s Center for Positive Organizations. Through ground-breaking research, educational programs and organizational partnerships, the center helps leaders build high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people.

Chris’ work has been featured by CBS, Fast Company, Forbes Inc., and Talent Management Magazine. He is the recipient of the Ideas Worth Teaching Award for excellence in business education from The Aspen Institute, and co-authored “Changing Your Company from the Inside Out,” published by the Harvard Business Review Press. Chris’ passion lies in helping leaders build high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people.

He leads the University of Michigan’s Center for Positive Organizations which works toward this goal through ground-breaking research, educational programs, and organizational partnerships.

Chris’ work has been featured by CBS, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., and Talent Management Magazine and is the recipient of the Ideas Worth Teaching Award for excellence in business education from The Aspen Institute. He is co-author of “Changing Your Company from the Inside Out” published by the Harvard Business Review Press.

Chris holds a Master of Business Administration the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx