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"On this site you will find over 8000 pages of practical information, collected over the last 21 years. You can find anything from Gathering tree seeds to Gender and sanitation. Please tell us what you think of this site by emailing us. NEW: Quick off the blocks: UK adaptation finance and integrated planning report"

"In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. Harford argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinions; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt-improvise rather than plan, work from the bottom up rather than the top down, and take baby steps rather than great leaps forward. "

Recommended by Nick Temple at Winter Workshop

Excellent article from Steve Dale on building and sustaining Communities of Practice

"Academic paper on measuring informal innovation. The definition is "Innovation that is not explicitly planned and budgeted by identifying innovative firms that do not conduct any R&D""

Mentioned by AWE ---- ICS Solutions technology Advantage Programs aim to reduce the time, cost and risk of planning, designing, building and implementing Microsoft technology solutions.  Through a flexible suite of 10 technology choices, the Advantage Program can either:    Take the client through a structured process from understanding the technology through to a full implementation  Allow the client to selectively choose a technology service at any point in their technology or solution process   The Advantage Programs have been built using our experience with over 400 clients and best practice methadology, they provide a flexible, yet structured approach to your technology solutions. 

" for more information about this study - contact erica.hurley@wbs.ac.uk or our our KIN Associate Jenny Ambrozec at: jenny@sageway.com"

Prediction Markets is planned to be one of the topics at the 2009 winter workshop

Video talking about how US company 'Best Buy' uses prediction markets

I wonder what plans Warwick Business School have for expansion into China. I must find out.

Every time I go to WBS, it feels like China!