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THE INNOVATION DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE REGIONAL INNOVATION BROKER
Prepared ForThe Bay Area Council Economic InstituteSubcontractor to the California Space AuthorityThrough a Grant from the U.S. Department Of LaborWorkforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)
 
ByCollaborative EconomicsSEPTEMBER 2008
 
CONTENTS
PART1:
.....................................................................................................................3THE CHANGING NATURE OF INNOVATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FORECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGE FACING AMERICA’S COMMUNITIES.......................4WHY REGIONS ARE KEY TO MEETING THIS CHALLENGE............................................................7WITHOUT AN INNOVATIVE ECONOMY, OTHER COMMUNITY OUTCOMES AREDIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE..............................................................................................................................9WHY IS INNOVATION CENTRAL TO RISING LIVING STANDARDS?........................................9HOW INNOVATION WORKS IN TODAY’S ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES...................11PART II: THE INNOVATION-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND THEREGIONAL INNOVATION BROKER.....................................................................................................231. RAISE THE STAKES: Introduce Innovation as the Imperative.....................................................252. REASSESS THE REGION: Identify Current and Potential Sources of Innovation...................273. CONNECT THE INNOVATORS: Conduct a Disciplined, Collaborative Process................324. BROKER BREAKTHROUGHS: Help Innovators Take Collaborative Action..........................405. NETWORK THE BROKERS: Accelerate and Expand Innovative Collaborations..................446. REDEFINE SUCCESS: Change the Metrics in Economic Development....................................44CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................................45PART III: PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION BROKERS......................45EXAMPLES OF REGIONS PURSUING THE INNOVATION-DRIVEN ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT MODEL............................................................................................................................47SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA:
Building and Linking Innovation Assets, Networks, and Culture
......48AUSTIN, TEXAS:
Creating a Cycle of Innovation
.................................................................................52RESEARCH TRIANGLE REGION:
Creating Competitive Advantage Through Innovation
............53FRESNO, CALIFORNIA:
Creating a Recipe for Regional Prosperity 
.................................................54GREATER LOUISVILLE:
Shifting to an Entrepreneurial Orientation
.................................................56NORTHERN KENTUCKY VISION 2015...........................................................................................57CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY............................................58
REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………………………………..61
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ellenlytle

Is it possible to get a PDF download of this important document? Thank you. ellenlytle@yahoo.com

reply06 / 24 / 2009
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