by Glenn | Feb 13, 2026 | Best practice, Clusters, Industrial development, Industrial Strategy, Industries, Professional development
The book I’m launching next month – ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ – is packed with practical advice and case studies. Here’s a sample of what’s in the book regarding industrial clusters…The UK has oscillated...
by Glenn | Dec 8, 2025 | Climate change, Industrial development, Industrial Strategy, Industries, Low carbon, Sustainability, Technology
Let’s get beyond the vague net zero target year, because the risk of not meeting it is realy with only partial commitments and actions to date. โ Most economic development agencies are still promoting investments that won’t survive the next decade โ...
by Glenn | Dec 5, 2025 | Industrial Strategy, Industries, innovation
Let’s cut the fanfare. Most economic development agencies obsess over R&D metrics and tech startups while missing the innovations actually driving their local economy. โ We measure innovation by patents and university spin-offs โ We chase...
by Glenn | Jul 21, 2025 | Industrial development, Industrial Strategy, Industries, innovation
๐ฟ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐’๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ (๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ 2035): ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ The UK’s new Industrial Strategy, with its welcome focus on city regions and clusters, sets an ambitious course. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ,...
by Glenn | Jul 3, 2025 | Best practice, Clusters, Industries
Iโve been taking a deep dive on industry cluster development policies and delivery! Here are the highlights of best practice for industrial cluster development, drawing from eight countries and regionsโฆ Ireland: Clear, Consistent, and Long-Term Strategic Vision:...
by Glenn | Jul 3, 2025 | Clusters, Industrial development, Industries, Technology
What are the main lessons and best practices for industry cluster and industrial development? Synthesizing the approaches of Ireland, USA, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and the UK reveals a powerful set of common lessons and best...