Scheduled Publication Date: Forthcoming September 2026

Citation: Roelofse, E., and Weber, M., (2026). Cedar Valley of Iowa Living Lab 2026: 10 Capacity Building Briefs. Institute for Quantum Innovation and Impact, Qii Capacity Building Briefs Series (Qii Brief No. 10-19, published in 2026).

License: Open access under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

Will be available at: https://www.theQii.org/portfolio/briefs_10-19

Editorial Note: The Capacity Building Briefs are currently undergoing review by the various collaborators of the Cedar Valley Living Lab hosted by Advancing Together. The final report is expected to be available September 2026.

Summary: Black Hawk County in Iowa possesses extraordinary innovation capacity, but much of it remains invisible because it develops under severe constraint rather than inside formal economic development systems…