By Alex Glennie and Nyangala Zolho on Monday, 9 May 2022.
Innovation agencies deal with the ‘here and now’ of supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. But they must also be prepared to respond to the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. How might they be able to learn from a future that is not yet written, and use this to inform their strategic planning?
By Nyangala Zolho on Friday, 22 October 2021.
With the budget for R&D in many OECD countries having significantly increased to support mission-driven innovation agendas, our call for more experimental innovation policy that is evidence based is paramount to ensure effective transitions towards an inclusive green economy.
By Eszter Czibor on Monday, 8 March 2021.
In this blog, we explore how public sector organisations can become more inclusive employers.
By Marieke Goettsch and Alex Glennie on Tuesday, 9 June 2020.
By now it is clear that the Covid-19 pandemic is much more than a global health crisis. In this blog, Marieke Goettsch and Alex Glennie outline the impact Covid-19 has had on innovation, and the role innovation agencies can play in the recovery effort.
By Theo Roelandt, Henry van der Wiel on Thursday, 30 January 2020.
This blog, by guest bloggers Theo Roelandt and Henry van der Wiel, outlines the Dutch innovation vouchers trial and its implications for innovation policy.
By Hugo Cuello on Thursday, 10 October 2019.
It’s not always easy to find reliable and robust experimental research which we can use to learn what works in different contexts. Therefore, to encourage evidence-based policymaking, we have updated our database and include over 150 Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and growth.
By Eszter Czibor and Marieke Goettsch on Tuesday, 24 September 2019.
Part one of the three-part blog series on cross-sectoral partnerships for the future of innovation.
By Eszter Czibor and Marieke Goettsch on Tuesday, 24 September 2019.
Cross-sectoral partnerships are essential for the future of innovation. This three part blog series is here to convince you that cross-sectoral partnerships are desirable, that they are possible, but generally speaking will not happen on their own.
By Albert Bravo-Biosca and Teo Firpo on Thursday, 11 July 2019.
Mission-oriented innovation policy is back on the agenda, gaining more and more traction among both innovation policymakers and practitioners. Teo Firpo explains how and why experimentation is important when delivering missions.
By Alexis Palá on Monday, 1 July 2019.
Mindsets greatly affect the tools we use and the outcomes we achieve; it’s time for governments and those working with public services to confront this reality rather than keep futilely trying to control it, says Alexis Palá of Y Lab, after her session at IGL2019.