Improving inclusive innovation outcomes

Michael R. Glass is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of the Urban Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh.Louise Kempton is Professor of Urban and Regional Policy and Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) at Newcastle University, UK.David Marlow is Chief Executive of Third Life Economics and Visiting Professor of Practice at Newcastle University, UK.Luke Green is a Research Associate at Insights North East, and holds a doctorate from Newcastle University, UK.Carlos Cadena-Gaitan is an Associate Professor of Policy and Development at EAFIT University, Medellín.Sabina Deitrick is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Urban and Regional Program at the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) at the University of Pittsburgh.Diana Morales is University Assistant (postdoctoral) at the Department of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna.

• 1. Improving inclusive innovation outcomes for innovation districts 2. What are inclusive innovation districts? The conceptual and policy foundations 3. A methodology for diagnosing inclusion in innovation districts: the i3o toolkit 4. Comparing inclusive innovation in post-industrial and post-conflict innovation districts 5. How to build an Innovation District 2.0 6. Policy and practice insights for innovation districts

“…Perhaps the most important aspect of the book is that it shows that innovation and equity need not be in tension. By including workers from across deprived neighbourhoods who come from different backgrounds, efforts to make innovation more inclusive can result in more innovation overall. This book can help make this happen.” — Neil Lee, Professor of Economic Geography Department of Geography and Environment London School of Economics, UK“This book matters because it reminds us that innovation is not an abstract aspiration – it is something that unfolds in real spaces, with real people, and with real and complex power dynamics. For those of us committed to building more just and inclusive systems, it offers both clarity and hope.” — Ana María Ortega, Full Professor and Researcher, Innovation Systems and Community-Based Adaptation (CBA), EAFIT University, Medellín; Policy Advisor, Entrepreneurship and Regional Innovation Systems