Holistic Innovation Policy puts forward a novel framework for the design and analysis of innovation policy. It provides a theoretically anchored foundation for the design of holistic innovation policy by identifying the core problems that tend to afflict innovations and the activities of innovation systems, including the unintended consequences of policy itself. As most of the current innovation policies focus on few determinants of innovation processes, this is a necessary stepping stone for the identification of viable, relevant, and down-to-earth policy solutions. Rather than presenting a recipe or 'how-to' guide, this book offers a critical analysis of policy instruments and their choice in innovation policy design, and considers the ways in which policy might be providing solutions to problems in systems of innovation. Exploring areas such as knowledge production and R&D, education, training and skills development, demand-side activities, interaction and innovation networks, changing institutions and regulations, and the public financing of early stage innovations, its critical and novel perspective serves policy-makers, scholars, and those interested in the design of innovation policy.

Holistic Innovation Policy puts forward a novel framework for the design and analysis of innovation policy. It provides a theoretically anchored foundation for the design of holistic innovation policy by identifying the core problems that tend to afflict innovations and the activities of innovation systems, including the unintended consequences of policy itself. As most of the current innovation policies focus on few determinants of innovation processes, this is a necessary stepping stone for the identification of viable, relevant, and down-to-earth policy solutions. Rather than presenting a recipe or 'how-to' guide, this book offers a critical analysis of policy instruments and their choice in innovation policy design, and considers the ways in which policy might be providing solutions to problems in systems of innovation. Exploring areas such as knowledge production and R&D, education, training and skills development, demand-side activities, interaction and innovation networks, changing institutions and regulations, and the public financing of early stage innovations, its critical and novel perspective serves policy-makers, scholars, and those interested in the design of innovation policy.

For the sustainable economic development of a state the functioning national innovation system (NIS) is needed. NIS covers different government policies (for instance, education policy, R&D policy innovation support to business sector, intellectual property protection, public procurement policy, etc.). All these policies have to be integrated in a holistic system through innovation policy enabling the functioning different policies in mutual relationships smoothly and effectively for sustainable economic development. The goal of this article is to highlight the role of innovation policy in shaping a holistic NIS. The first part of the article deals with the need for public sector intervention in innovation processes and problems resulting from it. In the second part a holistic NIS model that reflects the role of innovation policy is developed and presented. The third part deals with the structure of innovation policy based on a holistic NIS model.

This book is a new exploration of the paradigm of innovation with Chinese characteristics in the context of a new era. Based on the evolution of innovation paradigm theories at domestic and international level, the book initiates a dialogue between Eastern and Western innovation theories. The book proposes "holistic innovation" which is defined as an open, collaborative, and total innovation under the guidance of strategy, in order to make effective allocation of resources. This book further discusses and summarizes the application of holistic innovation in the upgrading of global value chains, China's high value-added manufacturing, the urban Internet, rural development, and other related corporate and industrial cases, regional development, and national strategies.

Aiming at creating a climate in which innovative initiatives can flourish and multiply, innovation policy, by its nature, touches such diverse policy areas as education and training, skills development, science and research, the business environment, information and communication technology, and other infrastructure. This guidebook adopts a holistic perspective and presents in detail the actions required in such a varied set of policy areas, which typically work in silos. It also offers insights into the implementation of innovation policies in the difficult contexts of low- and medium-income countries characterized by the resistance of innovation systems to significant improvements. --

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Innovation is essential for the competitiveness of companies within the globalised knowledge economy. In the actual situation of high unemployment rates in most western countries public economy support works thereby actively on the improvement of innovation activity conditions. The regional level is for this attempt the most interesting spatial entity because of its high significance in global economic mechanisms. The questions motivating this master thesis are how regional innovation policy can improve a regional innovation system and which of the possible policy instruments the most effective ones are to combat unemployment. Innovations are the new combination of recent or established knowledge, whose implementation had a noticeable effect on the performance of the organisation, it was implemented in. This includes product, process, organisational and people innovations. Innovations are not anymore an individual effort but a process which involves many actors and institutions. The basis for the exploration of how to support the development and implementation of these innovations is the regional innovation system approach. It divides the innovation process into phases and their linkages and allows identifying analytically the evolved actors and the weaknesses of the innovation process. The analysis of innovation policy instruments assigns each weakness within the innovation process an instrument which is explained and analysed in detail. The examined instruments are competence centres, start-up centres, science parks, networks, regional knowledge management and diffusion agencies. Each instrument s function and its main characteristics get described together with a best practice example, which leads to a conclusion on its effects on innovation and employment. The result of the analysis is that competence centres, start-up centres and science parks are central instruments and have the highest potential for employment effects. Networks, regional knowledge management and diffusion agencies are more supporting measures that improve the performance of the first three. For the success of all instruments, their combination with each other and the utilisation of synergies and dependencies between them is essential. A holistic concept including all instruments is the most effective way to support regional innovation processes. These findings get transferred to the case study region Bonn where, as an example for an [...]

Holistic Innovation explains the megatrends that are forcing enterprises of all sizes to rethink the way they are dealing with invention and innovation. The old models and approaches based on the traditional Industrial Revolution models are now dead. The BAU is dead. American Enterprises are in TROUBLE! -Over 70% of American large enterprises have disappeared in the last 40 years. -Only 15% of new companies will survive the next 10 years. -America's business leadership has dropped to a new low. They lost it all! US Steel, Digital Equipment Corp., Wang Laboratories, Compaq, Polaroid Corporation, Borders Group and hundreds of other major corporations are sad reminders of what happens when innovation is forgotten or falls behind the speed of change in any given industry. Innovation is Critical. Innovation is the #1 strategic weapon for businesses, and startup companies - like Tesla, Apple, Google, Netflix, Starbucks, Uber and an avalanche of other newcomers that play by different rules and leveraging new business models. Moreover, innovation is critical to economic development programs for cities, communities and entire nations because innovation offers a sustainable advantage like no other strategic enabler. Thus, innovation is not only critical to success, but it is the #1 lever for sustainable growth. Speed matters. Leveraging the state-of-the-art technologies matters. Collaboration matters. Business and Innovation Ecosystems matter. The problem is that most people and enterprises are not familiar with what is available to them and how to employ them the right way. This books offers strong suggestions of getting started down this road of sustainable growth. Holistic Innovation defines the new type of Innovation based on Creative Disruption and other models emerging from the new eras of Shared Economy, Digital Economy, Creative Economy, Virtual Economy, Relationship or E2E Economy, and so on. The Holistic Innovation book outlines the important business concepts, paramount approaches, and best business practices that fuel Holistic Thinking and Holistic Innovation. Furthermore the book explains what are the best org structures, leadership styles and cultures suited for Holistic Innovation. Sample Topics Covered: -What Is Holistic Innovation? -How to build a successful Innovation Ecosystem -How to leverage sparks of innovation -The importance of spirituality in innovation -Lessons learned from Steve Jobs and other great brains -The process of Holistic Innovation? -Understanding the process with The Innovation Thought Matrix -The mind of the innovator -Explaining the value of leveraging the whole brain Finally, the book contains several examples and anecdotes from the real world that further deepen the message and understanding of the concepts. This book ties perfectly with other books, such as Home Deus and The Seventh Sense as it explains how the new era(s) are affecting not only the human brain, but everything that we do in the business world and our personal lives.

Over the past decade, Mexico has made significant progress towards macroeconomic stability and has undertaken important structural reforms to further open the economy to trade and investment, and improve the functioning of markets for goods and services. However, potential gross domestic product (GDP) growth remains much too low to reduce widespread poverty and bridge the wide gap in living standards with wealthier OECD countries. One important reason for this is that Mexico has been slower than those in many competing newly industrialising economies to realise the importance of investment in innovation as a driver of growth and competitiveness. This book assesses the current status of Mexico’s innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country’s innovation capabilities.