

Jack O'Sullivan
67 posts

@ThinkOSullivan
Director of Communications, The Global Institute on Innovation Districts

















New models of #innovation and #equitablegrowth shared at GIID’s strategy session: Cleveland Health Tech Corridor(photo)—including The Cleveland Foundation (photo)—is creating inclusive community centers & programs to teach residents, all within footsteps of community-health R&D.

How can #innovationdistricts make the most of themselves? This week, starting today in Amsterdam, we’re discussing how to leverage the Global Network of Innovation Districts. giid.org/global-network…

What’s next for The Global Institute on Innovation Districts? This week, starting tomorrow, our Steering Committee (see map of districts) will help sharpen GIID’s work portfolio for the next three years.

Are your innovation district anchors talking frankly about how to connect? ‘Ours have been competing for 100 years,’ an observer tells GIID. ‘That’s a century of adversarial marketing. Now we're asking them to play nice in the sandbox!’ #frankdiscussionleadstochange



#Innovationdistricts are about #equityandinclusion of communities, not just economic growth. Discover Matt Enstice’s excellent new ‘City Forward: How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community’. Read more: islandpress.org/books/city-for… #CityForward #regeneration



Transforming communities through education is at the heart of the TRECC partnership model in Côte d’Ivoire - but the model's relevance extends much further. Read our Reflections, Learnings and Next Steps Report here 👇treccprogram.org/en/publication…

Happy #FathersDay2021 In a world that values #caringdads, why don’t we see more #caringboys in toy advertising & packaging? Time for the toy industry to catch up & #lettoysbetoys...