Local Unique Innovation Ecosystems

[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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Media Coverage: The Groundbreakers Partnership with Lethbridge County
Expert Lethbridge County respondents to our structured diagnostic helped uncover useful, practical recommendations.
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…
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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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…
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Listen Now | Strategic Localization: The Power of Differentiation in Lethbridge's Economic Development
TGB Audio | Southern Alberta's economic hub is building a distinct innovation ecosystem based on the region's unique characteristics and investment in…
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Made In Malawi (audio version)
Podcast: Malawi University of Science and Technology is emerging as an innovation wellspring, vaulting a nation of determined, talented people into the…
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The Organizational Edge of Innovation Ecosystems: Leadership Survey
City, university, startup, or business community: your fortunes are inextricably linked to the surrounding ecosystem. So what should you do, exactly?
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