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Universities, medical institutions and other research organizations are known as anchor institutions. Innovation districts emerging globally are adjacent to these research actors, a critical part of a district’s DNA
Certain organizations “anchor” an area given their long-standing presence and important contribution to local and regional economies. Anchor institutions often catalyze or enable the growth of an innovation district in a city or region.
Innovation districts are urban hubs integrating research, startups, and public spaces to drive collaboration and growth.
Learn more →Innovation districts are urban hubs integrating research, startups, and public spaces to drive collaboration and growth.
A place-based approach to innovation demands that universities and industries think differently about the physical landscape. Genuinely great places are about more than aesthetics; they create a community that values active, iterative learning, risk sharing, and collaborating to compete.
Learn more →A place-based approach to innovation demands that universities and industries think differently about the physical landscape. Genuinely great places are about more than aesthetics; they create a community that values active, iterative learning, risk sharing, and collaborating to compete.
Australia’s future as an innovation leader hinges on transforming its research-intensive universities into hyper-connected, collaborative hubs that drive market-led growth.
Learn more →Australia’s future as an innovation leader hinges on transforming its research-intensive universities into hyper-connected, collaborative hubs that drive market-led growth.
Who shapes districts
Ecosystem builders
A diversity of intermediaries, accelerators and incubators, and new kinds of anchors.
Mission-driven organizations
A set of organizations advancing districts social, economic and physical transformation.
