TLI research from thought leaders, business, education, community, foundation and association sources include the following Studies, Reports, Interviews, and Literature Reviews:
- Keystone Research Center (under the auspices of the Remake Learning network)
- Pathways to Shared Prosperity report
- American Association of School Administrators
- Council for Corporate and School Partnerships
- South Washington County School District (MN)
- Partners in Education Program
- Dr. Kevin Badgett, former professor University of Texas System, College of Education; present Dean of Education at Sul Ross State University
- School-Business Partnerships: Understanding Business Perspectives
- Grable Foundation
- Remake Learning
- Consortium for Public Education
- University of Texas System, College of Education
- The Association of Strategic Account Management
- Interviews with 12 School District Superintendents & Staff from the 10-county Pittsburgh MSA
- Peter Drucker, Management Educator and Consultant
- W. Edwards Deming, Total Quality (TQM) Management Educator/Consultant
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, Change Management Educator/Consultant
- Neil Rackham, Business Development Researcher, Educator/Consultant
- Rick Page, Complex Sales Methodology Consultant/Researcher
- Harry Beckwith, Marketing Practitioner/Consultant
- Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
- US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau, and Federal Statistics
- Association of Career and Technical Education
- Transformative Leadership Academy