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Theme : innovation
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Brazil: The Natural Knowledge-Economy
Last Tuesday we launched the most recent pamphlet in the Atlas of Ideas series - Brazil: the natural knowledge-economy - to a full house at the IET. If you couldn't make it, the clever chaps at the IET filmed the whole thing and its now online. You can watch...
from : kirstenbound
14th July 2008
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The many faces of innovation
INNOVATION has become a popular subject on the business bookshelf over the past few years. But few of the new titles have offered much in the way of vision, insight or practical guidance. Two recent works—Charles Leadbeater's “We-Think” (Profile Books) and “The New Age of Innovation”, by C.K Prahalad and M.S. Krishnan (McGraw-Hill)—are an exception to that rule. That each of them manages to say something potentially useful makes them worthy of special attention.
from : mollywebb
9th July 2008
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The Future Face of Enterprise
Enterprise is all too often associated with making money. Yet, there is so much more to it: enterprise is about creating a culture of initiative, creativity, risk-taking amongst young people and adults. It is about using entrepreneurial energy to drive change.
from : mollywebb
4th July 2008
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The Mythical Million
ust a few months ago, the London-based think tank Demos warned in a report that "the center of gravity of innovation has started moving from the West to the East," and that China could become a "scientific superpower" by 2050. Indeed, the raw numbers are impressive. China cranked out more than 600,000 engineers in 2005 alone, and India produces nearly 500,000 technical grads annually.
from : charlieedwards
2nd July 2008
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Social Innovation Camp
It was post-it notes at dawn for the inaugural Social Innovation Camp in London last weekend. An ‘unconference,’ the camp brought together teams of web 2.0 geeks and other bright young things to compete in “an experiment in using social technology for social change.”
from : kirstenbound
7th April 2008
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Is public science a public good?
Should we be worried about companies funding university science? Does it make for more innovation or is it poisoning science and blackening our ivory towers? Join us for a debate on the future of public science.We are delighted to have the following speakers Philip Moriarty, Professor of physics, University of Nottingham Ben Goldacre, Scientist and journalist Terence Kealey, Vice Chancellor University of Buckingham John Pethica, Chief Scientist, National Physical Laboratory Ian...
from : jackstilgoe
3rd March 2008
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What next for local government management?
There is a cautious but tangible return of discretion to the town hall and a premium on the ability of local government to improve services from within, finding new ways to meet distinctive local needs and to connect more effectively with citizens. Innovation is the key.
from : simonparker
18th January 2008
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India's biodiversity is a potential resource
The second part of the project will see researchers from Demos fan out to Brazil, South Africa and parts of the Islamic world.
It took 18 months of research and interviews with over 450 people including venture capitalists, policymakers, professors of quantum theory and even some priests. This study of
from : kirstenbound
7th January 2008
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Demos in the Deccan Herald
Our event at IIM Bangalore last week has been written up in the Deccan Herald by Rajeev Gowda.
from : jameswilsdon
27th November 2007
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A passage to India
Last week, the Atlas of Ideas came full circle in India, when we presented the findings at a one-day conference in Delhi. The event, hosted by the National Institute for Science, Technology and Development Studies, brough together policy-makers and scientists from India, China, Korea and the UK to explore ways of increasing scientific collaboration.
from : jameswilsdon
26th November 2007
