Boston History & Innovation Collaborative, Inc.

The Boston History & Innovation Collaborative (BHIC) or "The Collaborative" is a not-for-profit alliance that exists at the confluence of educational, business, cultural, technological, economic and social institutions, and works to sustain Greater Boston's 400-year tradition of innovation. The importance of this is underlined by the participation of The Collaborative?s diverse stakeholders (?Boston Fifth Century Trustees?). The Collaborative?s mission is to:  Teach that Greater Boston's key competitive advantage is the region's centuries-long capacity to reinvent its economy through innovation;  Embed this story into Boston's culture at all levels - civic leadership, schools, visitor industry, City Hall, and the halls of academe;  Use lessons from our innovation history to help plan the region's economic development over the next 15-30 years.