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[Interview] Regional Intelligence Without the Guesswork. Or the Heavy Lifting.
Economic Development Board of Tacoma-Pierce County CEO Michael Catsi on how a 10-minute, 6-city structured diagnostic uncovered important new…
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How Five Regions Turn Local Assets Into Long Term Competitive Advantage
[Video • 6 min] Leaders from Sarnia-Lambton, New Haven, Edmonton, St. John’s, and Lansing on building upon legacy strengths for a growing…
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[Watch] Media Scrum: Mapping Local Innovation in the Age of AI
Lethbridge County Director Trevor Lewington on why generic AI fails local economies and how real human data changes the equation, replacing six-figure…
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“No one knows your market better than the people living and working and operating businesses in it.”
“You'd pay 10s of thousands, if not 100s of thousands of dollars to reach conclusions that this software can give me much faster and powered by feedback…
Media Coverage: The Groundbreakers Partnership with Lethbridge County
Expert Lethbridge County respondents to our structured diagnostic helped uncover useful, practical recommendations.
Why does it take months to figure out what local experts already know about your economy?
Why rapid digital diagnostics are replacing slow, traditional planning for regions and municipalities that want to stay resilient and competitive.
In the Particular is Contained the Universal: Knowledge as the DNA of Place
The hidden power of local uniqueness in an age of universal disruption has forward-thinking leaders turning knowledge into real economic hope.
The New Geography of Defence: Local Innovation Ecosystems Are the New Front Line
National budgets are surging but local success is a science. Using innovation ecosystem analysis, we explore how cities and towns can transform from…
Cracking the Code of Local Prosperity
While everyone debates AI, I built something with it. My extremely steep journey from "complete, total, and absolute" ignorance to shipping innovation…
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Lansing: How This 'Big Small City' Is Beating Global Economic Uncertainty
Where else will you find a 15-minute drive to a world-leading particle accelerator while living in the country? Plus, how a proud manufacturing heritage…
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How St. John’s is Forging Its Own Innovation Destiny
Innovation thrives in interconnected ecosystems built on collaboration, unique local strengths, and unwavering resilience. Learn how St. John's puts…
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The Edmonton Equation: How a City's Radical Repositioning is Driving Billions in Investment
Competing on the global stage--where hundreds of communities worldwide are after the same things--requires radical repositioning and relentless pursuit…
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: North Atlantic Powerhouse
"When we see and hear resiliency, we think Newfoundland and Labrador because as a population, as a province, we've had to be resilient over the last…
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Lansing, Michigan: Understand Your Moment
LEAP's Bob Tresize on how Lansing's unique local characteristics create local economic advantages and benefits. Plus: Innovation--the game in which…
The Groundbreakers
The Groundbreakers
How do local innovation ecosystems succeed in the face of truly transformative global competition and technological change? Success stories, strategies, and analysis from cities, towns and regions worldwide.
TGB Themes
Building Innovation Ecosystems
Local Unique Innovation Ecosystems
Technology and Innovation
Global Perspectives on Innovation
Interconnectedness and Complexity
Local Innovation and Community Engagement
Adaptability and Resilience in Innovation
Data-Driven Innovation
Knowledge Generation and Collaboration
Knowledge Transfer and Interconnectedness

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