Winner of Balsillie Prize for Public PolicybrWinner of Donner PrizebrA Summer Book of 2021, emFinancial TimesembrLonglisted emFinancial Timesem and McKinsey Best Business Book of the Year pA challenge to prevailing ideas about innovation and a guide to identifying the best growth strategy for your community. pAcross the world, cities and regions have wasted trillions of dollars on blindly copying the Silicon Valley model of growth creation. Since the early years of the information age, we've been told that economic growth derives from harnessing technological innovation. To do this, places must create good education systems, partner with local research universities, and attract innovative hi-tech firms. We have lived with this system for decades, and the result is clear a small number of regions and cities at the top of the high-tech industry but many more fighting a losing battle to retain economic dynamism. pBut are there other models that don't rely on a flourishing high-tech indust