Insights for the Next Economy
How can America's middle-tier cities become hubs for innovation?
Knowing city and institutional leaders are seeking new ways to improve resiliency, build on their assets and support the talent we know drives local economies, Waymaker Group and SmithGroup have come together to outline some immediate steps city and institutional leaders can take to initiate or advance innovation ecosystems in their markets.
The Value of Innovation Districts
No two innovation districts are exactly alike. Some redevelop unused urban tracts into attractive New Economy spaces. Others mix work and play in newly-urbanized science parks that used to stand isolated from the community. Whatever design your community leverages, the goal is the same: to create a thriving innovation community that ignites economic growth.
The Next Economy in Action
Waymaker Group knows what makes the Next Economy tick, and we’ve gathered a lineup of three example cities (Pittsburgh, Winston-Salem, and Milwaukee) to show you the assets and opportunities that ignite economic transformation.
4 Innovation Strategy Examples from Thriving Innovation Ecosystems
The innovation economy is here. In the wake of disruption from the COVID-19 economic crisis, business leaders have an opportunity to rebuild our technology-based, knowledge-focused economy for the future.
Waymaker in the Press
Waymaker Innovation Toolkit
Innovation as a Strategy for Regional Growth
Revive, Then Thrive
The Economist, 2019
The Rising Concentration of Digital Services Jobs Growth
Brookings, 2020
America’s Mighty Middle.
Crunchbase, 2020
The Urgent Need to Increase Digital Talent
2020 Scoring Tech Talent
CBRE, 2020
From Rust Belt to Robot Belt: Turning AI into Jobs in the US Heartland
MIT Technology Review, 2018
Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy
World Economic Forum, 2020
Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
World Economic Forum, 2019
Your Workforce is More Adaptable Than You Think
World Economic Forum, 2020
What is an Innovation District?
The Evolution of Innovation Districts. The New Geography of Global Innovation.
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts, 2019
Innovation Districts & Their Dilemmas with Place
Brookings, 2019
The Rising Power of Innovation & Technology Services
STEM & the American Workforce. An Inclusive Analysis of the Jobs, GDP & Output Powered by Science & Engineering.
Semiconductor Industry Association, 2020
Riding High & A Strangely Elastic Expansion.
The Economist, 2019
Case Studies
Why Midsize Cities Struggle to Keep Up with Superstar Cities. Places like Winston-Salem, N.C. are trying to lay a new foundation for prosperity.
2019
Additional Resources: Books
The New Geography of Jobs,
Enrico Moretti (2013)
The Third Wave,
Steve Case (2017)
The New Localism,
Katz & Nowak (2018)
Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth & The American Dream,
Jonathan Gruber & Simon Johnson (2019)

It’s Time to Build

Innovation in the Midwest: Entrepreneurship outside of Silicon Valley

Polish your crystal ball and gaze into the post-COVID-19 future.

Expansion of the Fittest

Middle America Darlings

The Imbalance of Innovation Growth

It’s Your Creatives, Silly

No Risk, No Economic Impact

Inclusive Innovation?
Waymaker Innovation Toolkit
Innovation as a Strategy for Regional Growth
Revive, Then Thrive
The Economist, 2019
The Rising Concentration of Digital Services Jobs Growth
Brookings, 2020
America’s Mighty Middle.
Crunchbase, 2020
The Urgent Need to Increase Digital Talent
2020 Scoring Tech Talent
CBRE, 2020
From Rust Belt to Robot Belt: Turning AI into Jobs in the US Heartland
MIT Technology Review, 2018
Jobs of Tomorrow: Mapping Opportunity in the New Economy
World Economic Forum, 2020
Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
World Economic Forum, 2019
Your Workforce is More Adaptable Than You Think
World Economic Forum, 2020
What is an Innovation District?
The Evolution of Innovation Districts. The New Geography of Global Innovation.
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts, 2019
Innovation Districts & Their Dilemmas with Place
Brookings, 2019
The Rising Power of Innovation & Technology Services
STEM & the American Workforce. An Inclusive Analysis of the Jobs, GDP & Output Powered by Science & Engineering.
Semiconductor Industry Association, 2020
Riding High & A Strangely Elastic Expansion.
The Economist, 2019
Case Studies
Why Midsize Cities Struggle to Keep Up with Superstar Cities. Places like Winston-Salem, N.C. are trying to lay a new foundation for prosperity.
2019
Additional Resources: Books
The New Geography of Jobs,
Enrico Moretti (2013)
The Third Wave,
Steve Case (2017)
The New Localism,
Katz & Nowak (2018)
Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth & The American Dream,
Jonathan Gruber & Simon Johnson (2019)
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