This bibliography is based on the book Open Innovation: Research for a New Paradigm, as well as the 2004 Academy of Management workshop, and was last updated in February 2008.
Published by Volans Ventures Ltd., 2009. This report looks at "five key trends that are driving change-and 50 organizations that are spearheading that change." The report is available via slideshare on this page. There is also a link to the pdf.
An interview with Heather Baser, an Innovation Dialogue from the 'Innovation Dialogue on Being Strategic in the Face of Complexity' conference, Nov 30-Dec 1, 2009. "Baser (formerly with ECDPM) facilitated a round table on capacity development from the perspective of complex adaptive systems."
This blog, part of The Broker, an online magazine published by the Foundation for International Development Publications, appears to have been created around the 'Innovation Dialogue on Being Strategic in the Face of Complexity' conference, organized by Wageningen University and Research Centre, Nov 30 and Dec 1, 2009. All posts pertain to the conference. There are also user comments.
Leadbeater is a "management thinker" and an "authority on innovation and creativity." This site contains links to his publications (most notably We-think) and his recent work. For more on Leadbeater, see the leadbeater tag.
"Find the most effective programs out there and then provide the capital needed to replicate their successes in communities around the country. By focusing on high-impact, results-oriented nonprofits, we will ensure that government dollars are spent in a way that is effective, accountable, and worthy of the public trust."
Through the Department of Education's innovation funds, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is promoting a very specific image of school reform, one that borrows liberally from the venture philanthropists' goal of bringing free-market values to the public sector. The federal guidelines encourage states and schools to embrace specific "innovations," such as enacting merit pay for teachers and lifting laws that cap the number of charter schools. Though such policies may have tertiary benefits, there is no research consensus on whether either one contributes to the "bottom line" of education reform -- increased academic achievement for high-poverty kids.
By Dana Goldstein, published in The American Prospect, November 19, 2009. The article is critical of the idea of "innovation" in public policy, and cites specific criticisms of recent Obama initiatives in innovation, including in education. See highlights.
This page describes Community Innovation, a book written by Pete Plastrik and Theodore Staton. The title is in question (an image of the book's cover refers to Innovation Communites)., but this page provides a description, as well as links to e-chapters, as they become available (as of April 2010, the introduction and first 4 chapters are available).
By Carl May in Institute of Health and Society, July 7, 2006. This paper presents a normalization model that enables analysis of conditions necessary to support the introduction of complex interventions.
This project ran for 12 months, beginning in June 2008. It was part of the Information Society Policy Research Unit of the European Commission Joint Research Centre.
Part of the Information Society Policy Research Unit, from the European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Centre (EC - JRC - IPTS). This is a resource page that looks innovative ways to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education.
By Nicholas Wade in New York Times, October 5, 2009. Recipients include Elizabeth H. Blackburn of the University of California, San Francisco; Carol W. Greider of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Jack W. Szostak of Massachusetts General Hospital.
By Hilary Davis in Library in the Leadpipe, November 11, 2009.
This post is an exploration of how data visualization can help libraries make more informed decisions.