Culture of Innovation
The report, published by NESTA, proposes a framework for innovation that can be used by both arts funders and arts organisations. It describes the rich ways that arts and cultural organisations innovate in audience reach, push out artistic frontiers and create economic and cultural value. Continue reading…








One of the latest reports published by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is the “Innovation 2010: A return to Prominence – and the emergence of a new world order”.
The event, Innovation: Fresh thinking for the ideas economy, held at the University of California, Berkeley on March 23 and 24, was a multi-part, multimedia forum designed to fuse creativity with action. The event, organised by The Economist, expanded thinking about what innovation is, where it comes from, and how to make it work.
Science has long been connected to innovation and thus to the business enterprise. However, the nature of the connection between science and business in recent decades has begun to change in important ways. On the one hand, we have witnessed the decline of corporate industrial laboratories. At the same time, we have seen the emergence 
The best innovation books of 2009 selected by BusinessWeek highlight four major subjects: (1) Design-driven innovation: how design strategies are shaping the future of businesses, (2) Innovation in uncertain times: how to reduce risk in periods of crisis, (3) Intelligent innovation: how to tap into the power of creativity,
Innovation is a top priority for companies seeking to grow in the wake of the economic downturn, but flaws in managing innovation may hinder their progress. New Accenture research indicates that many companies in the US and UK have, in fact, increased innovation funding during the downturn, demonstrating innovation’s perceived value as a driver of business growth.
Booz & Company’s 2009 edition of the Global Innovation 1000 report finds large R&D spenders are keeping the pace when it comes to developing new products and services despite fiscal challenges presented by the economic downturn. The top 10 global R&D spenders in 2008 were, in descending order: Toyota, Nokia, Roche Holding, Microsoft, General Motors, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Ford, Novartis, and Sanofi-Aventis.
The Business Week Magazine publishes a special report entitled “Growth Through Innovation” which looks at how innovation can steer a company’s strategy, even in tough times. 
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