I would agree entirely. In my own view and I think generally the industry's view, the most successful partnerships, the most successful programs, are ones that were built with input from industry and are ones that are also based largely on personal relationships in the community where you have that kind of flexibility built in.
Trying to do something from the top down is very tough, because the academic environment is such that it's extremely difficult to make quick changes, so building in that kind of approach from the outset is critical.