The Innovation Ecosystem

John Body () and Fawwaz Habbal
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Fawwaz Habbal: Harvard University

Chapter Chapter 2 in Creating Innovation Leaders, 2016, pp 25-51 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The big issues we face today are those that go to the heart of our societies, economies and environments. What is the best response to terrorism? What is the right approach to immigration to enhance society and build the economy? How can we preserve water resources while achieving economic returns from irrigated agriculture in a way that fits with the local context? These are just a few examples of the intractable challenges that we face today. These are the types of problems that C. West Churchman called “wicked problems” in his “Guest Editorial” of Management Science. Wicked problems resist resolution and have many interrelated parts such that a change in one area will affect the other parts, often in an unintended way (see also: Rittel and Webber 1973).

Keywords: Venture Capitalist; Innovation Action; Innovation Output; Wicked Problem; Innovation Capability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20520-5_2

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