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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a talk at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Craig Arnold, Vice Dean for Innovation at Princeton, shared valuable insights on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in universities. He developed several ideas; I'd like to share these two: 🚀 Princeton Innovation aims to create a supportive environment that facilitates work and builds the necessary infrastructure for development, which he described as "maintaining the streets in good condition" this approach is about create the right conditions to connect researchers with entrepreneurs and companies to generate a bigger impact. 💡 Craig emphasized that the goal of innovation and entrepreneurship is to translate ideas into impactful solutions, rather than just focusing on generating huge companies. His approach involves illuminating barriers, building collaborative bridges, always looking out for the benefit of society. 🌐 Craig's vision inspires us to see every problem as an opportunity for creative solutions and interdisciplinary collaboration. This mindset is crucial to driving innovation in academic environments. Thank you and congratulations to UPM and Arístides Senra Díaz for the opportunity to participate in this inspiring talk. #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Mba #Collaboration

John Molson Perspectives is a pioneering channel that facilitates the dissemination of academic research to the business community and society. The following article is based on my recently published paper in #Technovation with my co-authors Yolande E. Chan and Rashmi Krishnamurthy.  #Universities offer experiential learning opportunities to foster #innovation and #entrepreneurship. University incubator programs are playing an important role in this regard. These programs have extended their services to their communities by leveraging digital technologies into their #processes. In this study, we examined multiple cases of #Canadian university incubators to identify how university decision-makers can effectively utilize cost-effective and #readily_available_digital_technologies to help their incubatees continue their entrepreneurial endeavors. https://lnkd.in/grPQ-ZTf Special thanks to Ehsan Derayati, Ph.D. Taylor Tower and Kirsten Meiling Fong at John Molson Perspectives. Concordia University - John Molson School of Business Concordia University

PDF Generative Emergence: A New Discipline of Organizational, Entrepreneurial, and Social Innovation Benyamin Lichtenstein digsell https://lnkd.in/eFr82Gia How do organizations become created? Entrepreneurship scholars have debated this question for decades, but only recently have they been able to gain insights into the non-linear dynamics that lead to organizational emergence, through the use of the complexity sciences. Written for social science researchers, Generative Emergence summarizes these literatures, including the first comprehensive review of each of the 15 complexity science disciplines. In doing so, the book makes a bold proposal for a discipline of Emergence, and explores one of its proposed fields, namely Generative Emergence. The book begins with a detailed summary of its underlying science, dissipative structures theory, … Read More » https://lnkd.in/esBVzYjp

Innovation supporting investment and opportunity🔬💸 Liverpool City Region is to benefit from its first ever Innovation Investment Week, which is to bring billions of pounds worth of opportunities to the region. Over the course of four days next week, the event will also see the launch of the city region’s new Life Sciences Investment Zone, which will bring new high-tech facilities to Liverpool. This event will also mark the third Innovation Investment Summit, which will bring business leaders from around the world together to drive innovation within the city region. This will support investors, entrepreneurs, industry experts and researchers to explore projects for investment in the region. Dr Aileen Jones, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Executive Director for Investment and Delivery, said: “These are hugely exciting times for innovation in the Liverpool City Region.” Read more👇👇 https://lnkd.in/dAM3B_8T Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Dr Aileen Jones #Investment #InvestmentZone #Employment #Innovation #Freeport

"The best course I've had during my university studies!" That's the kind of feedback that makes one so happy. Especially since it's for a new type of course, namely the HealthTech and Energy Linkage courses that we've been setting up as joint courses for master-level students from Aalto University and University of Helsinki. Each of these two courses focuses on one industry/theme, and students learn how innovation, entrepreneurship and research commercialisation work in that industry. Student intake is limited and by application, and the students come from very different backgrounds and study programs and very nicely complement each other. In the courses we have strong involvement from companies through guest lectures, mentoring, and the students do projects for companies. The course culminates in a community event hosted by one company where the students present their projects, and where we invite broadly. The courses thus also serve as a platform to build a community for the respective industries. It's always great to see the willingness of company representatives to engage with the next generation of talent! The next edition of the HealthTech and Energy Linkage courses will start in January 2025, and the application period is during autumn this year (see the comments for links to the course info pages). We also have plans to extend the course concept to other industries and themes. Stay tuned! And thanks to my co-teachers and collaborators: Märt Vesinurm, Christian Langen, Jouni Lounasmaa, Tiina Immonen, Valentin Jutila, Ghida Khalife, and all the others who have made these courses a success! #innovation #entrepreneurship #deeptech #education

Powering the future of innovation! Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and UBS are combining forces to support young entrepreneurs, promote #STEM education and drive sustainable change. Together, they are inspiring the next generation of #innovators. #WorkforceDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment #Science

🌟 Unlocking the Future of Innovation: A Knowledge Ecosystem Perspective 🌟 In today's fast-paced world, fostering innovation is more crucial than ever. Recent research by @agarwalrajshree & @sonali-k-shah-373a6b3 reveals the immense potential of a diverse, interwoven knowledge ecosystem in shaping industries and driving economic growth. 📈 It's fascinating to see how employee, academic, and user-founded firms each bring distinct and necessary knowledge to the table. As industries mature, the role of each knowledge context evolves, indicating that a one-size-fits-all innovation policy won't cut it. 🧠💡 Here are some key takeaways: 1. Diverse Innovation Ecosystem: Employee, academic, and user entrepreneurs offer unique insights and skills essential for industry creation and development. 2. Tailored Policy Design: Innovation policies should be customized to support various knowledge contexts within different industry stages. Early-stage industries thrive with access to academic and user-founded firm resources, while growth and mature industries benefit from employee entrepreneurship. 3. Micro-Level Support: Programs designed to support specific types of entrepreneurship can expedite the evolution of industries and reinvigorate stagnant sectors. Imagine a world where user communities, universities, businesses, and governments collaborate seamlessly. This synergy could lead to the birth of new industrial clusters and the rejuvenation of old ones. 🌍💼✨ Let's build a thriving ecosystem that nurtures innovation and fuels progress. Are you ready to be part of the change? #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #KnowledgeEcosystem #PolicyDesign #EconomicGrowth #FutureOfWork

We're excited to announce a new theme for submissions: 'Artificial Intelligence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Exploring Technology and Policy'. We welcome contributions on this topic and look forward to receiving your submissions! #AI #innovation #technology #policy #entrepreneurship

What we are reading... Princeton University, in collaboration with several esteemed regional universities, took a huge step towards revolutionizing scientific discoveries into tangible technologies! Thanks to a generous $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), these institutions joined forces to create an innovative network with a mission to improve lives and foster diversity in entrepreneurship. Here at ETSU Research Corporation, we are harnessing the power of innovation in our region, bringing together brilliant minds and cutting-edge research to fuel progress and drive positive change. Click the link below to learn more about how these innovation hubs work #Innovation #Diversity #Entrepreneurship

What we are reading... Research shows that greater diversity in entrepreneurship and innovation leads to significant economic benefits. A more inclusive innovation ecosystem can increase GDP by billions of dollars and drive productivity growth, benefiting all Americans. As Peter Drucker famously said, entrepreneurship is at the heart of innovation. At the ETSU Research Corporation we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems. By broadening the ranks of entrepreneurs, we can open new opportunities and drive economic growth in the Appalachian highlands and beyond. #Inclusion #EconomicGrowth #ETSUResearchCorporation