Data-Driven Innovation

[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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[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…
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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.
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…
Reader Survey: How Do You Like Your Content?
1 page, 12 questions, 3 minutes.
A Short Flight to a Bright Future: Kingston’s Economic Strategy In Action
The Kingston-Syracuse Pathway signals the emergence of a new economic corridor, extending the city's integrated economic plan into new territory.
Introducing The Groundbreakers' Referral Program
Benefits include selecting research projects, and video meetings organized to tackle innovation ecosystem challenges of interest to you.
Strategic Localization: The Power of Differentiation in Lethbridge's Economic Development
Southern Alberta's economic hub is building a distinct innovation ecosystem based on the region's unique characteristics and investment in social…
What Nation Builders Know: Four Foundational Concepts and the Critical Link to Innovation
Building a country from scratch turns out to be among the most complex of human endeavours.
Humanity's Indomitable Ingenuity Versus the Fragility of Progress
Disasters forever linked.
The New Innovation Paradigm: Superclusters and Economic Complexity
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS EMERGE AS PARADIGMATIC
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