Issues of Rural Leadership in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Frank Rennie and

Tara Morrison

South Galson

Lewis-Ullapool Ferry

2.75 hours

£15.30

Shetland- Aberdeen Ferry

12.5 hours

£ 27.10

Lewis- Glasgow Flight

1 hour

£ 82.00

Shetland – Glasgow Flight

1 hour

£ 105.00

60° N

55 ° N

Anchorage

Montreal

Stockholm

Moscow

Magadan

Lewis in January

UHI

A short Tour

Community Land Ownership

Community Engagement

UHI WAN

JANET

Networked High Technology

Cultural Heritage

Increased asset ownership

Small Businesses

Sparse Population

Complex Issues

Triple Helix Model

Government

Industry

Academia Exciting stuff

Rural Employment by Sector

Quadruple Helix Model

Governance

Third Sector

Academia More Exciting stuff

Community

The Context of Rural Communities

Most areas have no strong 'industry' sector High dependency on Service Industries

Many examples and opportunities for innovation Increasing dependency on Third Sector

Emergence of new forms of delivery Increasing localism Rural occupational pluralism

Considerable untapped expertise Traditionally a low 'presence' of the university

Leadership in Context

• Understanding the rural context• Self and others• Making connections• Responding to groups• Creativity and innovation

Key Issues Level of engagement of key decision-makers

lower than for urban areas Sporadic levels of universities engagement with

SME and rural communities Differential opportunities to access seedcorn

funding and resources Lack of innovative approaches to collaboration Lack of integrated framework to support

contextual leadership

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