Our workforce strategy series asks how we might build innovative capacity that can bring more people into high-growth industries. We explore three pillars that set a stage where innovation can emerge: community-driven innovation, the sustainable financing of lifelong skilling and access to empowering social connections. How can we approach each of these leverage points – individually, and in coordination – to create a more inclusive and equitable innovation economy?

The United States has entered a new era of infrastructure investment to seize the once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine and rebuild the networks that connect and sustain our society. Now, as stakeholders around the country turn to the nitty gritty of allocating funds and designing plans for their communities, in partnership with Aspen Digital, we lay out the tangible actions they can take to create systems that are equitable, dynamic, and built to last.