The aim of the precautionary principle seems laudable: lacking scientific consensus, the burden of proof for an action or policy not being harmful to the public or to the environment lies on those taking that action. MORE

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As an associate editor of Research Policy, I can say that the editorial board is very proud of the recognition that comes from being added to this list. What is Research Policy? ” journals Research PolicyToday the Financial Times announced that it has updated its list of journals used for ranking global business schools. MORE

For policy makers around the global all working to design the most optimum innovation conditions they might not be considering enough the true effects their individual policy decision means, it might actually be undermining the very thing they are attempting to achieve. MORE

In an IdeaScale community, that might be a high degree of page views or new ideas, but no movement on the real problem (whether it’s policy making or workplace improvements). Are you making new policies? MORE

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One of the policy agencies within DOL is the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which aims to develop and influence policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. MORE

In the february 2016 edition of Research Policy, Kivimaa & Kern (2016) propose that sustainability transitions can best be achieved if governments stimulate sustainabilty through innovation and at the same time withdraw the support for old behaviour when it has a negative climate impact. Kivimaa & Kern (2016) show the results of policy mixes that aim for creative destruction in the UK and Finland. Innovation policy mixes for sustainability transitions. MORE

Do we still need policies. One of these expense request got rejected with the reason that this is not according to policy and if I need to get the same approved, I need an approval from my CFO as an exception approval. This made me think about the so many policies that we create and enforce on our employees and customers all the time. I know for sure that not many people read all the policies of their organisations. Simple Things by Mukesh Gupta. MORE

UNDP remains one of the few UN agencies that supports governments in setting up Public Sector Innovation Labs to experiment with new approaches to policy-making and that advises government partners on designing Open Innovation Prize Challenges. MORE

Ever since the 1990’s, China has produced its own set of large internet and technology companies, often as a result of two major driving forces: The government’s policy of censoring the internet through the “Great Firewall of China” meant that established and upstart Western companies found it difficult to access the Chinese market, leaving it open for local startups. MORE

Does new innovative thinking, passion and new dynamics have the power to overcome deeply entrenched existing business models and policies? People and Policies There are two tipping point signals that really matter and they are intertwined. They are people and the policies, governance or regulation that they allow or endure. I've been watching the recent gun debate in the US with a lot of interest. MORE

Innovation Lifecycle demographics economic growth government policy multinational companies population trends USAThe world has entered a period of rapid change where population and demographics are key drivers. The US must view other countries without its Status Quo prism to objectively consider trends to innovate and capture economic growth. MORE

Real Time Governance is an ideal democratic and citizen empowerment process where citizen involvement is amplified using online feedback platforms such that “opinion” translates into governmental policy. Sometimes, policy initiatives started by one entity are implemented even better by others. MORE

The framework has the team talking not just to potential customers but also with people responsible for legal, support, contracting, policy, and finance. Filed under: Hacking For Defense , Science and Industrial Policy. Hacking For Defense Science and Industrial Policy“…it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. ”. The Red Queen Alice in Wonderland. MORE

It is a document which outlines some of the company and HR policies which have created a company which completely disrupted an industry sector. And much of its value comes from the fact that it contains policies which seem so ridiculous in theory, but end up being so effective in spurring a culture of innovation and the trust which underpins it. So what do you think about these policies? In Silicon Valley, there is a document which has become legendary. MORE

Many well-meaning corporations desiring to partner with startups unintentionally drive startups away because their policies and practices run counter to the world of entrepreneurship. MORE

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may be our best innovation policy. You wouldn’t know it from either our current innovation policy or the partisan catfight, cable news talking heads, and tired political arguments about minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage should be cast as an innovation policy. MORE

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Every six minutes a new policy proposal idea is received. Over 30,000 votes were received to prioritize submitted policy ideas. In so doing he wants to create his vision of a government that opens up its policy proposals for public consultation. MORE

Creative Leadership Innovation Psychology 20% policy beta testing creative leadership efficiency employee ideation google leadership mistakesInnovative and forward-thinking companies are successful because they have new, exciting, and useful products or services before others and consumers take notice of companies regularly producing the next big thing. MORE

Behavioural nudges are clever policy tweaks often used by governments to influence the choices that people make. In 2015 the World Bank established a group to help developing countries use nudge policies. Critics say that nudge policies are patronising or manipulative. MORE

I wasn’t surprised when I discovered that the word Policy is derived from the French word Police. It’s true existing policy reflects a great deal of organizational learning, but the reality is that stagnant policy has unintended consequences. I read of a bank that elicited feedback across the organization in an attempt to identify ‘idiot policy.’ Amending policy just doesn’t appear to be getting enough air time. MORE

The precautionary principle states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public, or to the environment, in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is not harmful, the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those taking the action. MORE

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Why a Hostile Immigration Policy is Stupid. I’m not going to comment on the moral or overtly political aspects of the new immigration policy. I will say I think that the new policy is hostile, at the very least in terms of how it’s perceived by people overseas. MORE

Batting third were the Dream Team of Concepts Communications and the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. These findings were game changers for the Coast Guard, and they’re currently being evaluated as potential fast-tracked policy changes internally. MORE

Government Innovation News Open Innovation Research The Economy education environment Finance legal policyEach year INSEAD team up with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Cornell University to produce an innovation league table for the countries of the world. MORE

After a firestorm of criticism, United Airlines has walked back their compensation policy change. Hopefully, Kirby and his team have learned that they would not have "misjudged" the employee reaction if they had simply sought feedback BEFORE issuing this policy announcement. The Board of Directors ought to be asking penetrating questions about that process more generally, rather than only focusing on this particular policy. Well, that didn't take long. MORE

A new study from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research suggests that truly novel ideas are not only harder and harder to come by, but they tend to be ever more expensive to explore. MORE

Last weekend the Federal Reserve Board’s leadership met to discuss the future of America’s monetary policy. Policy must address the current situation, not be biased by historical memories. That is up to the economic policy makers in the legislature and the White House. MORE

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Bean announced a major change in its famous product return policy yesterday. Bean's longstanding policy, leading to this change in company policy: Over the past five years, the company has lost $250 million on returned items that are classified by the company as ‘‘destroy quality,’’ said L.L. Bean, the policy change is not without risk. The new policy on the L.L. They simply do not want to have to provide a blanket, open-ended return policy for all. MORE

News climate change crowdsourcing finance gaming industry healthcare mobile open data open government public policy retail industry science sustainabilityThis month we’ve seen how the crowd continues to contribute in the political arena and in further developing clean and safe cities. MORE

The RSA’s Citizens’ Economic Council is a programme that aims to spark broader public discussion about the goals and priorities of economic policy and the future of the UK economy. The post RSA crowdsources opinions on economic policy using Wazoku appeared first on Wazoku. MORE

Filed under: Corporate Innovation , Science and Industrial Policy. Corporate Innovation Science and Industrial PolicyIn a rapidly changing world those who copy the past have doomed their future. MORE

Filed under: Corporate Innovation , Science and Industrial Policy. Corporate Innovation Science and Industrial PolicyI first met Evangelos Simoudis when he ran IBM’s Business Intelligence Solutions Division and then as CEO of his first startup Customer Analytics. MORE

Filed under: Corporate Innovation , Science and Industrial Policy. Corporate Innovation Science and Industrial PolicyThis is the second in a series about the changing models of corporate innovation co-authored with Evangelos Simoudis. MORE