If you read one book this month, it should be The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley,  by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt.

I met Victor over dinner one night in Yerevan, Armenia -- we didn't have nearly enough time to talk, but we covered a number of the issues he discusses in this book (and listened to a surprisingly good singer, doing renditions of American jazz standards in Russian) because they relate as much to Hampton Roads as they do to Yerevan, or Kiev, or Baku, or Minsk.  In fact, if I thought they'd read it, I'd buy a copy for every member of the HRP Board, each local city council and IDA, and the leadership of all the other local organizations that would benefit from a new way of thinking.  The Rainforest idea balances the role of government in supporting a "grass-roots" approach to building capacity and trust, and emphasizes the importance of relationships in linking and strengthening the inherent capabilities of entrepreneurs.  Note:  this ain't your daddy's cluster strategy ...

Here're a handful of other links related to the book.  All highly recommended; you might consider passing them around to people in your network.