The Next Big Idea Daily: How Small Cities Can Foster Big Innovations

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🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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To thrive in this day and age, smaller cities must create innovation economies. But how can they do that when tech jobs, venture capital, and R&D are concentrated in a handful of big coastal cities, while the broad middle of the country is left out? That's a problem. Nicholas Lalla, founder of Tulsa Innovation Labs, has big ideas for how to change it. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!

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0:00.0	Happy Monday. I'm Michael Kovnet, host of the Next Big Idea Spinoff, The Next Big Idea Daily.
0:06.2	Every weekday, I invite leading nonfiction authors to share the big ideas from their books
0:10.9	about psychology, business, relationships, and just about everything else. It's a mini masterclass
0:17.5	you can listen to in the time it takes to walk your dog. You're about to hear
0:21.5	the episode we published this morning. To get the rest of this week's episodes, follow the next
0:26.3	big idea daily wherever you get your podcasts. LinkedIn Presents.
0:36.0	Good morning. I'm your host, Michael Kovnet, and this is the next Big Idea Daily, quick masterclasses from the best new nonfiction in under 15 minutes. Make sure you're following the show to get new episodes and sign up for our free companion newsletter using the link in the episode notes. So we're in a new economic moment now, aren't we?
1:00.4	Donald Trump's tariff regime is in full effect, though it may be a while before we know
1:05.2	whether it actually delivers on its promise to bring back American jobs. But tariffs aren't the only way to spark industry and
1:12.9	innovation. In fact, Nicholas Lala has a very different idea. In his new book, Reinventing the
1:19.1	Heartland, how one city's inclusive approach to innovation and growth can revive the American dream,
1:25.5	Nicholas lays out a blueprint for regional revival based on what
1:28.9	he's accomplished in Oklahoma, where his Tulsa Innovation Labs has helped generate thousands of tech
1:35.0	jobs. Nicholas will share his big ideas for how other places can follow suit right after this
1:40.3	quick break.
1:47.3	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to personal development.
1:53.7	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your work and personal life.
1:59.4	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
2:08.6	Hey there, I'm Nicholas Lala, and I'm the author of reinventing the heartland. My day job
2:13.3	is an urbanist. I work at the intersection of emerging technology and economic development,
2:17.8	which means that I partner with cities to harness tech and innovation to create good jobs.
2:22.6	I'm here today to give you five insights from the book. Before I jump in, though, let me give you
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