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GIID helps large and medium-sized companies to:

Identify strategic partnerships to gain new intel and strengthen R&D capabilities that lead to increased national or global market share.
Develop unique talent attraction and retention strategies, building on unique and combined strengths found in a district.
Participate in talent growth, or upskilling, programs to build a local workforce and advance regional growth.
Advise on how to design and initiate an innovation district, building on their R&D strengths combined with adjacent R&D actors and anchors.
Engage with companies to help strengthen existing innovation district strategies and ensure their role is central and impactful.

How we work with companies

Research to advance districts

Uncover your competitive advantages and your most pressing gaps and vulnerabilities.

Learn of the advantages of other actors in your district—a crucial pathway for gaining crucial intel

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Global Network

Sharpen and strengthen the model of innovation districts with a peer-learning and educational program.

Join a collective of worldwide districts where leaders come together to support one another.

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Strategic work on-the-ground

Develop a tailored strategy to help you advance your company’s ambitions while offering global insights and analysis to save time and avoid costly mistakes.

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Global Summit

Actively participate in the face-to-face events to learn and discuss the evolving model of innovation districts given changes in macro forces that affect your business model.

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“Engaging GIID has been a game changer on how we are looking at the potential of engaging companies in our evolving district.”

Kirsten Hildebrandt

Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus

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article – May 17, 2022

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For innovation districts, an inclusive future demands a new kind of anchor

Highlights how community-focused anchors can drive inclusive growth in innovation districts, using Cleveland as a case study.

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Highlights how community-focused anchors can drive inclusive growth in innovation districts, using Cleveland as a case study.

article – March 12, 2020

New empirical evidence: How one innovation district is advancing the regional economy

The Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis has transformed 200 acres of former industrial land into a thriving hub, housing 369 companies and generating $2.1 billion in annual regional output.

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article – March 12, 2020

The Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis has transformed 200 acres of former industrial land into a thriving hub, housing 369 companies and generating $2.1 billion in annual regional output.

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