This blog is the third in our new series on the drivers of productivity. The drivers of productivity include skills, capital, innovation, enterprise and competition, and land. This blog focuses on innovation, and complements the blogs on GVA and productivity published in summer 2024.

---

30 September 2025

---

What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth

---

https://whatworksgrowth.org/insights/understanding-the-drivers-of-productivity-innovation/