
Season 7: Innovation Ecosystems
Water scarcity, food insecurity, and wasteful textile supply chains are major societal challenges with no easy solutions.
But some of the nation's leading scientists, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs are committed to tackling these problems.
In season 7 of Ecosystems for Change, I’m going to introduce you to nine different innovation ecosystems who are doing exactly that: solving some of our most pressing societal issues in real-time. And I invite you to come along.
With help from The Builder Platform, I'm taking you inside the ecosystems working to develop real-world solutions to make our communities more resilient, drive regional engagement, and create economic opportunity along the way.
We have the chance to solve the world's water challenges because of the innovation potential and power we have here in the Great Lakes region.
Alaina Harkness, Great Lakes REnew Engine
You'll learn how these Regional Innovation Engines build ecosystems grounded in research and innovation. You'll see first hand how these pioneers help turn ideas into practical applications that can benefit millions of people in the US and beyond. Innovation in a box doesn’t work. In this season, we’ll find out what does.
One of the things I care deeply about is that technologies that can change the world have a pathway to do so.
Emily Knight, The Engine
Browse Season 7
S07E01: Innovation Ecosystems: Inside the NSF Regional Innovation Engines
This season, I’m going to introduce you to the Regional Innovation Engines Program, funded by the US National Science Foundation. In partnership with the Builder Platform I will highlight nine Engines and their place-based strategies for solving wicked problems.
S07E02: Solving Global Water Challenges from the Great Lakes Region featuring Alaina Harkness
I’m talking to Alaina Harkness of Great Lakes ReNEW about how this ecosystem is leading efforts across the region to transition to a circular water economy, and protect and steward the Great Lakes for generations to come.