Reports
This report is an addendum to the 2016 Driving Regional Innovation report that describes the structure of Innovation Intelligence (II3), details the changes from the previous versions and provides the timeframes, sources and formulas for the measures in II3.
Driving Regional Innovation (2016)
This report explains how the index is constructed and calculated. It describes the major index categories in detail, including the basis for why the individual measures were chosen and specifics regarding how they are calculated. Though this report is based on the 2016 Innovation Index 2.0, most of it still applies to the new version.
Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters (2007)
This report addresses competitiveness and innovation in rural America, analyzing rural industry clusters and their critical links to metropolitan regions. The study provides strong analytics and data combined with a case study approach to yield insights into future rural economic development.
User Guide
The purpose of II3 is to generate questions that, in turn, may be able to answer the fundamental question: Why do some regions prosper while others languish? The user guide can help you make sense of the indexes and lead you to some questions you should be asking.