Training Programs

Introducing Small-Scale Development

Pop-up markets. Duplexes. Cottage Courts. Old gas station transformed into a local theater. Main Street buildings with apartments upstairs and cute cafes and boutiques for window shopping. Big box stores transformed into innovation hubs. IncDev Faculty offer an Introduction Lecture on what, why and HOW this scale of development enables communities to thrive.

Growing Support Across Ecosystem Partners

Small-scale development is not done alone. It takes supportive policies, financial products, designers and builders, and neighbors. Our full day Small Scale Development Workshop takes a diverse room of community, housing, and economic development champions and highlights the role each can play to enable more local places they love.

Stewarding Small Scale Developer Capacity

Everyone has an idea about how they could improve their neighborhood, but not everyone has the tools to take action. The Small Scale Developer Boot Camp invites up to 35 motivated local dreamers to go through the pre-development process, navigate their local zoning, develop a site plan and proforma, and set up for a successful pitch to an investing partner.

inc dev Example Topics

All lectures are paid speaking appearances by Inc Dev faculty, founding members, or recommended voices within the Alliance. Topics focus on the speaker's subject expertise but may include:

• What does incremental development look like in practice? Story and image heavy presentations on incremental development projects. Motivational in effect.

• Why is incremental development important and what are the barriers to its success? Persuasive presentations geared toward a general audience or local decision-makers involved in the development process.

• How do you become a small developer? A high-level overview aimed at the beginner. This is a teaser length intro to our training workshops.

• How do you become a city that supports small developers? A high-level overview aimed at public officials. This is a teaser length intro to our coaching work. 

Past Audiences of inc dev

Inc Dev presentations are ideal for conferences and other audiences who care about the built environment. Some of the groups who have enjoyed our speaking include:

• Professional trade organizations like the Florida chapter of the American Planning Association

• Chambers and independent business associations

• Real estate and home building associations

• Local civic groups and neighborhood organizations like Historic Columbus in Georgia