What were your takeaways from IGL2017?
A month ago, we gathered over 250 policymakers, practitioners and researchers working in innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth for the Innovation Growth Lab Annual Conference.
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Read the latest blogs from the IGL network.
IGL2017: My day of high growth, experimentation and failure
On the second day of the IGL conference I had the pleasure to help facilitate four Policy and Practice Learning Lab (PPLL) workshops.
Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: a summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 Global Conference
The data revolution is transforming our economy and society, from the way we shop to the way we date. But what about Research, Innovation and Growth policy? Juan Mateos-Garcia summarises his session from IGL2017.
IGL2017: making innovation policy more innovative - three important ingredients
In June 2017, we hosted IGL2017. IGL's Director, Albert explores the three important ingredients for making innovation policy more innovative, and explains why IGL2017 is an important part of the conversation.
Unlocking bank finance for intangible assets: new models of support
Ahead of IGL2017, speaker Martin Brassell explores intangible assets - "the currency of the knowledge economy."
What would you fund with $10 million for an innovation and entrepreneurship support programme?
Imagine you had $10 million to develop a new programme or policy instrument to support innovation, entrepreneurship or business growth. Given carte blanche, what would you spend it on?
Top tips for using randomised controlled trials in innovation and entrepreneurship
In preparation for the upcoming IGL conference and the launch of our experimentation toolkit, this blog bring forward tips for those looking at when and how RCTs can be used in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth policy.
Promoting experimentation in government – learning from Canada’s experience
Back in 2015, the Canadian Prime Minister publicly released, for the first time, his instructions to all his ministers. Among these instructions, entitled mandate letters, one was particularly relevant to experimentation. It was addressed to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, and it stated:
What are trials?
What are trials? This is a primer, adopted from our upcoming experimentation toolkit, answering a few basic questions on trials.
Anticipatory regulation: how can regulators keep up with fast-changing industries?
How should law and regulation cope with fast changing technologies and industries? How should they balance the risks that come with new ideas and the risks of crushing them? And how should they help to ensure that the benefits of new technologies are widely spread?
Five questions innovation policymakers should be asking
Every year we spend quite a lot of time thinking about the key challenges that innovation policymakers face. These are some of the questions that we think are important, and that we will be discussing at the IGL2017 Global Conference in Barcelona on 13-14 June:
Towards an experimental culture in government: reflections on and from practice
Recent years have seen a growing interest and increasing uptake of experimental methods in government. Around the world, we see a growing number of governments taking up experimental approaches to tackle complex issues and generate better public outcomes.