Ka#eStebbinsTech,Innova#on,EntrepreneurshipCommonwealthofMassachuse=s

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The“Super-Cluster”

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NEXTFLEX, AMERICA’S FLEXIBLE HYBRIDELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

FHE MII JOINS 6 OTHER MII’S UNDER THE NATIONAL

MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE

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M2I2:Massachuse,sManufacturingInnova5onIni5a5ve

Educa#onWorkforceVC$R&DFundingSBIRGrantsPartnershipsAndmore...

•  44townswithnointernetaccess

•  13%3rdgradeliteracyrateinonecity

•  Crimeandteenpregnancyratesin“top5”

•  AndMore...

ConnectedThings...•  Employmentopportuni#esareskyrocke#ng.– Opportuni)esforAll

•  Availabilityofknowledgeisexploding.– Democra)zeInnova)on

•  Dataisavailableinwaysneverimagined.– KnowledgeisPower

Innova#onAssetHeatMap

Analysis:NotedStatewideInnova#onAssetsWhatinnova5onassetsshouldweknowabout?

TechSpring WesternMassFoodProcessingCenter

SpectrumofInnova#onEcosystems

EarlyStageAr#stsandearlyadoptersintheecosystem.

FormingEcosystemstar#ngtoconveneinformally,throughmeetups.

DevelopingThegroupsinthe

ecosystembeginforformgrouporclubs,host

compe##onsorclasses.Ecosystembecomemore“selfaware”andstartsto

addressgaps.

EmergingSpacesbegintoemerge,including

innova#oncenters,co-working,makerspaces

&kitchens.Servicesfor

entrepreneursbegintoformincludingaccelerators&

mentorshipprograms.

MatureEcosystems

alwaysevolve,butatthemoreformedstages

colleges,universi#es,largeins#tu#onsandstrongsectorgroupsare

ac#velyinvolvedintheecosystem.

Everycommunityisdifferent,buttherearesignalstoshowthedevelopmentphaseofthe

ecosystem.

•  ConnecttoThings+•  ConnecttoPeople+•  ConnecttoCommuni#es=•  ConnecttoourEconomy

ThankYou!Ka#e.stebbins@state.ma.usor@ktlgs