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2016: FutureWork FutureWork Disruption Index for North Carolina #YouthEngageNC Youth Engagement Report (Susan Jakes)
2015: Innovation Reconstructed Civic Health Index Executive Summary Civic Health Index Full Report
2014: Teachers and the Great Economic Debate Teachers and the Great Economic Debate K-12 Teaching Standards and the Promotion of Highly Effective Teaching Professional Development and the Promotion of Highly Effective Teaching The Status of the Teaching Profession and the Promotion of Highly Effective Teaching Teacher Compensation and the Promotion of Highly Effective Teaching
2013: @Manufacturing works Center For International Understanding’s Release on Global Leaders: Germany @Manufacturing Works IEI Manufacturing Report– A @Manufacturing Works Post-Forum report for you to review. County Initiatives Notable Resources Network Maps Planning Guide for Community Action
2012: Investing in Generation Z What’s Next, Gen Z?: A follow up report to our 2012 program of work. The Face of Generation Z Coworking in North Carolina Community Guidebook – Map your community assets to see how you can best invest in the next generation.
2011: Health Innovations North Carolina Health Innovations Report Booklet Allied health demonstration model
2010: Creativity, iNC NC Creativity Report – IEI publishes the progress North Carolina has made in building its creative capacity since February, 2010. Community Discussion Guide – Designed to help communities to enhance and harness creativity for economic development. Inventory of Creativity Programs – Details various creativity programs already at work in other states and regions across the US. New Thinking, New Jobs – A report on North Carolina’s creative workforce, written in partnership with the NC Department of Commerce
2009: Growth and Infrastructure Changing Landscapes: Building the Good Growth State

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2011 Faculty Fellows Papers on Generation Z

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Generation Z: What is the future of stakeholder engagement? by Mary Lou Addor, Ed.D., Interim Director, Natural Resources Leadership Institute and Organizational Development Specialist, NC State University Cooperative Extension
Predicting North Carolina’s Job Market in 2020 by G. Jason Jolley, Adjunct Professor, Kenan-Flager Business School at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Senior Research Director for the Carolina Center for Competitive Economies
Global Engagement in an Interconnected World by John Lee, Associate Professor of Social Studies, NC State University
The Art of Communication and Networking for the “Under-Thirty” Generation: The Impact Felt and Heard Around the World by Terri M. Manning, Associate Vice President & Director, Center for Applied Research, Central Piedmont Community College
What the Under 30 Generation Wants in the Workforce: What Employers Need to Know to Retain Them by Terri M. Manning, Associate Vice President & Director, Center for Applied Research, Central Piedmont Community College
Generation Z and an Urbanizing North Carolina by Jeff Michael, Director, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Urban Institute
Engaging North Carolina’s Generation Z in Civic Life by Kelley O’Brien, director, NC Civic Education Consortium
Diversity and Public Education by Michael Roberts, instructor of English, Robeson Community College
Environmental Challenges Facing Generation Z by Wiliam G. Ross, Jr., Visting Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, Duke University
Generation Z as Consumers: Trends and Innovation by Stacy Wood, Langdon Distinguished Professor of Marketing, College of Management, NC State University

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Other Publications

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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT: bUILDING TRUST, hOPE AND RESILIENCE With the one-year anniversary of the Institute’s #YouthEngageNC Summit upon us, IEI and Dr. Susan Jakes reflect on last year’s gathering and offer a brief, practical guide to improving youth engagement, particularly with youth who often slip through the cracks of engagement efforts and opportunities.
Smart Grid: Core Firms in the Research Triangle Region Read why the Research Triangle Region puts North Carolina on the map as a smart grid hotspot.
Public-Private Partnerships Provides a general understanding of PPPs, including their benefits and drawbacks.
Renewable Energy in NC: The Potential Supply Chain The Potential Supply Chain: this report by IEI Faculty Fellow Keith Debbage examines North Carolina’s economic development opportunities in the new energy economy.
Renewable Energy in North Carolina This article by IEI Policy Manager, Diane Cherry, and Shubhayu Saha, details North Carolina’s energy demands, sources of energy and the potential for renewable energy projects.

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