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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Old industrial regions are rising as innovation hubs, challenging rapidly expanding emerging markets worldwide.
Chapter 3: Brainbelts share core traits, including a collaborative ecosystem and a culture of sharing.
Chapter 4: Concentrated effort and smart manufacturing are central features of brainbelts.
Chapter 5: Akron, Ohio became rustbelt territory before its revitalization as a brainbelt hub.
Chapter 6: New technologies emerging from brainbelts can help solve humanity’s pressing challenges today.
Chapter 7: Brainbelts can be strongly supported by national policies and sustained funding.
Description
The Smartest Places on Earth (2016) tells the story of former industrial powerhouse regions around the world that fell into decline but have since reemerged as centers of innovative collaborations. These blinks describe how countries in the West are using this model to challenge the cheap labor-oriented mass production model that has come to prominence elsewhere.
Who Should Listen
- Entrepreneurs everywhere
- Business owners
- Tech and innovation junkies