Frameworks and Data Analysis for
Strategy and Competitiveness
Our work is founded on Michael Porter’s proven frameworks
for strategy, competitive advantage, business environment assessment, and cluster-based economic development
and driven by rigorous data analysis and creative visualization techniques.
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Our Services
We work with regional and national institutions seeking objective economic assessments and mapping of industrial clusters. Our work for businesses has focused on analysis of customer data for marketing and strategy insights.
National and Regional
Economic Benchmarking
Cluster
Mapping
Data Analysis and Visualization for Strategy and Marketing
About
Rich Bryden is an economist and data analyst specializing in regional competitiveness projects and cluster mapping. He has collaborated extensively with organizations like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum and in projects across dozens of regions and countries.
Rich joined Prof. Michael Porter’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC) at Harvard Business School from 2002-2023, where he directed the groundbreaking development and launch of the U.S. Cluster Mapping Project. The project quickly gained significant traction, reaching tens of thousands of registered and subscribed users. Its success led to a major grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, enabling its expansion and integration with the Department’s Economic Development Agency programs. As Director of Information Products at the ISC, he also significantly contributed to the Institute’s broader economic research agenda, developing analytical methods crucial for economic development analysis.
Since 2024 Rich has continued to work with corporate clients as well as sponsors of economic development projects including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce, the Maine Jobs Council, and others.
You Can’t manage What You Don’t Measure
And, you can’t measure what you don’t understand. We have a rich set of business and economic frameworks that we can bring to understanding the the opportunities and challenges you face. We have the expertise to back those frameworks with rigorous data measurement, and the experience to assist you in driving toward effective strategy.
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