In this short article, the economist Mark Knell surveys key ideas on the relationship between innovation and R&D during these crises, emphasizing structural aspects of these activities. Mark…
A new OECD study assesses the implementation of the recommendations from the OECD Innovation Policy Review of Norway 2017. Philippe Larrue, policy analyst at the OECD Directorate for…
A recent British scandal demonstrates the problematic nature of research project reporting. Duncan Thomas takes a look at how to handle potential tensions and contradictions around impact of…
We have seen a lot of recent headlines on global value chains (GVCs), mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also due to the convergence of several crisis…
Researchers starting out their careers nowadays are at a crossroad: Should they embrace the open, or should they look to conventional research practices? By PhD Candidates Yooeun Jeong &…
Today all organizations struggle with keeping a balance between day-to-day operations and innovation activities and outcomes. A successful innovation portfolio of an organization should include both activities aligned…
A small but growing number of university–industry research collaborations require participants to share all research outputs freely and openly with the public and to accept that no intellectual…
Anticipatory designing and shared survivable futures Andrew Morrison looks at links between design and anticipatory inquiry in the context of changing environmental, professional, educational and geo-political conditions. By…
Both people and organizations may be locked into existing concepts, mental maps and practices in such a way that they are not able to handle the unexpected or…
Dorothy Sutherland Olsen and Anne Inga Hilsen take a look at the role of informal and tacit knowledge in learning and innovation. A study of older employees has…