IC² Institute Blog

November 5, 2020

Community Newspapers: Cornerstone of Community Building

By Barbara Brannon, Editor of The Texas Spur

Barbara Brannon, Editor of The Texas Spur, shares how local newspapers serve as connection, chronicle, and catalyst in their communities. Read More

October 27, 2020

Regional XLR8, Coming Together for Resilient Communities & Regions

By Dr. Gregory Pogue, Deputy Director, IC2 Institute

Insight from Dr. Gregory Pogue on Regional XLR8's most recent session and how the program equips community leaders to adapt.Read More

October 22, 2020

Better Together: B.E.S.T. Group of Bastrop County

By April Daniels, Executive Director, Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce

April Daniels shares how rural Texas communities, surrounding Bastrop County, have formed a network for support, development, and growth. Read More

October 15, 2020

New Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of Entrepreneurs’ Writings

By Clay Spinuzzi, Professor of Rhetoric, The University of Texas at Austin

IC² Quicklook® market research reports have inspired investigation into entrepreneurs' pitching processes and revisions. Read More

October 15, 2020

Revising Entrepreneurs’ Pitches and Building Road Maps

By Greg Pogue, Deputy Executive Director, IC² Institute

How does a "road map" help define value statements that entrepreneurs “pitch” to market members?Read More

October 1, 2020

Community-Building and the Power of Stories

By Frank Jackson, Director of Community Affairs, Prairie View A&M University

"Community Leaders Speak" is a series of writings prompted by the discussions during IC² Regional XLR8 Program.Read More

September 30, 2020

Fueling Student-led Field Research During COVID-19

By Debra Dzwonczyk, IC² Institute

This summer was not just about finding toilet paper--try getting 8,000 surveys from across Texas. Read More

September 27, 2020

Research-Driven Growth for Texans

By Riffat Manasia, Director of Strategy & Community Engagement, IC² Institute

We are determined to use the data we collected to help citizens and leaders plan. Read More

September 25, 2020

Looking for Answers Post-COVID

By Greg Pogue, Deputy Director, IC² Institute

The pandemic has provided these cities opportunity to see the future with a new lens and engage advanced strategies.Read More

June 8, 2020

Empowering Students to Make a Difference One LinkedIn Headline at a Time

By Dr. Greg Pogue and Jonathan Alba, IC² Institute staff

Our goal is to develop leaders that will think differently about economic development and community life.Read More