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The Depot Street Mural in the Innovation Quarter is one way iQ promotes diversity and inclusion.
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation Districts

Not unlike the innovation process, collaboration and diversity play a role in advancing inclusion. However, realizing a genuine sense of inclusion also requires intention. Leading innovation districts are built on strategies where inclusion is woven into all aspects of its development—and it shows. These areas…
SciTech program encourages interest in STEAM subjects
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Top 3 Innovation District Best Practices

Innovation districts are popping up across the world, dismantling the norms of the workaday world and breathing new life into under-performing spaces. However, many underestimate what goes into establishing one that can drive such transformative disruption. It isn’t just about reinventing shared physical spaces—it’s about…
Bailey Park is public greenspace at the heart of the iQ innovation district.
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What Is an Innovation District?

What You Need to Know About Innovation Districts Visit almost any thriving metropolitan area, and you’ll notice at least one thing they have in common—a section of the city that’s buzzing with activity. Here you’ll find professionals, students and families mingling amongst each other; buildings…
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5 Ways the Coal Pit Invigorates Winston-Salem

The Coal Pit at the Innovation Quarter once housed—you guessed it—the coal that fueled the factories and warehouses of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. For decades, this massive energy generator fed Winston-Salem's economy as well—employing men and women alike, including a large percentage from the Black…
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Spatial Justice in the Innovation Quarter

Sharing spatial resources and facilitating events create a more equitable, diverse and inclusive community. The Innovation Quarter is more than just an expanse of buildings. It's where research meets entrepreneurship. It's where history becomes art. It's where collaboration and creativity spark change. At the intersection of this kind of placemaking…

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