Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World

Winner of Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Winner of Donner Prize

A challenge to prevailing ideas about innovation and a guide to identifying the best growth strategy for your community.

Across the world, cities and regions have wasted trillions of dollars on blindly copying the Silicon Valley model of growth creation. Since the early years of the information age, we've been told that economic growth derives from harnessing technological innovation. To do this, places must create good educati...