`Dr Gault has been on the forefront of innovation measurement and indicators for many years. With the publication of Innovation Strategies for a Global Economy, he has moved substantially beyond the realm of measurement. In this volume he has succinctly linked the role of measuring innovation to the development and implementation of innovation strategies. The volume is unique in addressing both the measurement and implementation of appropriate innovation strategies in developing nations. Over the last decade Dr Gault has become an expert in this area and his expertise is clearly on display. Without a doubt, this volume is the definitive primer on the measurement of innovation and the implementation of strategies for innovation.' - Lynda D. Carlson, PhD `Innovation Strategies for a Global Economy skilfully connects the challenge of developing innovation policies with the development of statistics and indicators needed to evaluate and monitor these policies. Fred Gault brings an insider view to both areas which is exceedingly rare and badly needed.' - Andrew Wyckoff, OECD, France `For decades, many in the indicators community have looked to Fred Gault for new ideas and organizing principles. Gault continues to play this informative and inspiring role in his new book on the intersection between policy and indicators. His ideas will make a substantive contribution to the way in which innovation policy is made.` - Eric Von Hippel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, US `This path-breaking book integrates theory, case studies, data and policy insight into a unique take on innovation processes and government action. It is a much-needed advance in the intellectual foundations of innovation policy.' - Keith Smith, Imperial College, London, UK This book is about innovation strategies for a global economy, their development, implementation, measurement and management. Following the global economic crisis, people are asking: what went wrong? Here, Fred Gault illustrates that a part of the problem was innovation in financial services, which resulted in the release of attractive new products to the market that diffused rapidly and then lost value. This book considers innovation and how policies are developed and implemented to support it. In so doing, framework conditions such as market regulation and the cost of doing business are examined to discover how future problems could be avoided. A better understanding of innovation and innovation policy may result in improved economic and social outcomes from these activities. The book therefore begins with an exploration of the language and system framework used to discuss innovation, and the statistical indicators needed to describe it. The author provides a critical assessment of innovation policy development, monitoring and evaluation, and considers innovation strategies, their components and management. He concludes by prescribing directions for new work in developed and developing countries. Academics engaged in the study of innovation policy, its monitoring and evaluation, will find this book to be of great interest, as will graduate students in the fields of business and management, and sociology. It will also strongly appeal to governmental policymakers and statisticians responsible for innovation statistics.

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a state of the art exploration of theories. Leading scholars from across Europe, the USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning, including: regional networks, industrial districts, the systems innovation approach, social capital and economic geography. Contrary to competing theories, this study takes a relational approach to the learning region. The book thus focuses on learning between regional actors and the ongoing relations they have not only with each other, but also with other actors in their regional social context. Providing path-breaking theory development in the fields of innovation and regional science and economic geography, this highly original, multidisciplinary study will prove invaluable for students, academics and researchers. Regional policymakers will also find much to interest them within this book.

This book is concerned with the extent to which innovations should or should not be protected as intellectual property, and the implications this has upon the ability of local manufacturers to learn to innovate. A question the book considers is how far legal protection should extend to inventions that may only just, or indeed not quite, meet the conventional criteria for patentability, in terms of the level of inventiveness. Innovation without Patents offers a thoughtful and empirically rich analysis of the current system in a number of developed and developing countries in the Asia-Pacific. It asks whether such innovations should remain free from patenting, or whether alternative intellectual property regimes should be offered in such cases, and indeed whether the requirements change depending on a country's level of development. This discussion is capped by a number of proposed policy options. The theoretical and practical approaches to intellectual property rights, innovation and development policy formulation make Innovation without Patents accessible to academics, national and regional patent offices, national overseas development agencies, NGOs and patent attorneys.

This book begins with a theoretical examination of regional innovation systems, agglomeration economics and knowledge spillovers, before going on to examine the same concepts within an empirical framework. Special emphasis is given to the importance of proximity in the formation of regional innovation systems. It concludes by considering innovation and human capital as determinants of regional economic growth.The concept of knowledge spillovers is used within the book to explain a number of major economic phenomena, including the geographical clustering of inventions; the social returns to R&D that significantly exceed private returns; and the sizeable disproportions that exist between firms in terms of their R&D inputs and outputs. The contributors identify that small firms are responsible for far more product innovations than large firms relative to their measurable knowledge resources. The book also stresses the importance of a catch-up mechanism that sees technological improvement as the combination of two distinct types of activity: innovation and imitation. In this way, the impact of human capital and other types of knowledge acquisition on economic growth is measured. The conclusions of the contributors are invaluably oriented to policy implications. This book will appeal to researchers and postgraduate students of regional science and innovation and knowledge, as well as policymakers.

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by examining original data from universities in six European countries - Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The authors provide micro-based evidence on the evolution of the strategic profile of universities in terms of scientific research, contract research, education and the third mission. The result is a highly innovative book that combines detailed national case studies and comparative institutional analyses with state-of-the-art quantitative techniques. Applying for the first time new generations of nonparametric efficiency measures on a large scale, Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students in higher education, economics of science and technology, and innovation studies. It will also appeal to policymakers and administrators in governments, ministries and universities.

'Innovation Systems' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The World Bank has gained significant experience and has an important role to play in supporting innovation systems projects. This paper reviews the innovation systems support projects financed by the Bank during 1990-2003, together with a few successful earlier examples, covering some 51 projects involving over US$4.2 billion in Bank support. The Bank's role typically has been to facilitate and augment reform efforts around the world and to play the role of an honest broker between the productive and S and T sectors, facilitating the reform process by bringing together relevant partners. This enhances the effectiveness of the design and delivery of services and the sustainability of these activities. The Bank's involvement also encourages difficult measures to be taken, including the raising of institutional accountability. Prudent market texts are applied to the various available interventions and fiscal discipline is imposed on institutions that are in the process of restructuring. Drawing on its experience, the Bank can provide the long-term support, advice, and leverage needed during the restructuring phase for institutions that seek to attain greater fiscal independence and to enhance the quality of their services and their contribution to the national economy.

A classic since its first appearance in the 1980s, this comprehensive reference continues to be the history of the spread of new ideas, for academics and professionals alike. In an age of ever-increasing technological innovation, this renowned volume--which has sold more than 30,000 copies in each edition--is more important than ever. Diffusion of Innovations lucidly explains how inventions and new concepts spread via communication channels over time. As professor Everett Rogers explains, such innovations are almost always perceived as uncertain or even risky. To overcome this, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. The diffusion process, then, is most often shaped by a few individuals who spread the world amongst their circle of acquaintances, a process that typically takes months or years. But there are exceptions: use of the Internet in the 1990s, for instance, may have spread more rapidly than any other innovation in human history--and it continues to influence the very nature of diffusion by decreasing the significance of physical distance between people. As thought-provoking as it is instructive, this fully updated, widely acclaimed work of scholarship is itself a great idea that continues to spread.

Der Autor erhielt fur das vorliegende Buch den Bundeskleingartenpreis 1999. Die Studie untersucht die Geschichte des deutschen Kleingartenwesens im Spannungsfeld von Natur und Industrie-Kultur, Fluchtpunkt Paradies und Gravitationszentrum Moderne, naturistischem Exodus und grossstadtischer Mietskasernierung, Frei(zeit)raum und sozialer Kontrolle, schreberpadagogischer Provinz und alternativ-oekonomischer Nische, politischer Reformbewegung und privatem Glucksverlangen. Vor diesem Hintergrund zeichnet sie mit den Methoden der Geistesgeschichte und Ideologiekritik, der Sozial- und Alltagsgeschichte, der Mentalitatsgeschichte und Verbandssoziologie ein Panorama, das von den Armengarten des Spat-Absolutismus bis zum Bedeutungsverlust der Kolonien im Zeichen von "Wirtschaftswunder" und Massentourismus reicht.

The rise of artificial intelligence and its countless branches have caused many professional industries to rethink their traditional methods of practice and develop new techniques to keep pace with technological advancement. The continued use of intelligent technologies in the professional world has propelled researchers to contemplate future opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence may withhold. Significant research is a necessity for understanding future trends of artificial intelligence and the preparation of prospective issues. Analyzing Future Applications of AI, Sensors, and Robotics in Society provides emerging research exploring the potential uses and future challenges of intelligent technological advancements and their impact in education, finance, politics, business, healthcare, and engineering. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as neuronal networks, cognitive computing, and e-health, this book is ideally designed for practitioners, researchers, scientists, executives, strategists, policymakers, academicians, government officials, developers, and students seeking current research on future societal uses of intelligent technology.

In Knowledge, Innovation and Economy, Witold Kwasnicki examines industrial dynamics from an evolutionary perspective, applying a biological model to the analysis of economic problems.Focusing on issues of methodology, knowledge development, and cultural and social evolution, the first part of the book develops parallels, similarities and discrepancies between knowledge development and biological evolution. An evolutionary model of industrial development, presented in the second part of the book, incorporates both the industrial and innovation processes. The author compares and contrasts this model's behaviour with that of well-known, classical models of development. Contemporary economic problems relating to cumulative causation and path dependency are discussed in the final chapter. Knowledge, Innovation and Economy provides new insights into industrial and economic development which will be welcomed by economists concerned with industrial processes and organization, the innovation process and technological change.

Getting the Message is a unique and engaging exploration of the fascinating history of communications, starting with ancient civilisations, the Greeks and Romans, then leading through the development of the electric telegraph, and up to the present day with email and smartphones. The technology is explained in a particularly simple and accessible way, and themes from politics, economics, and society weave in and out of the scientific ideas. The book concludes with a look at the possible future of communications, the new developments to come, and the implications these will have for our everyday lives. Lavishly illustrated, and including many original illustrations that show just how these new developments were received in their time, the book presents an informative and highly entertaining introduction to the field of communications. This revised second edition looks at the new developments in communications over the two decades since the first edition's release.

Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits. But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst behind the creation of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh.

GrameenPhone--a partnership between Norway's Telenor and Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize--defines a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing world. "You Can Hear Me Now" offers a compelling account of what Sullivan calls the "external combustion engine"--a combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent governments. The "engine" comprises three forces: "information technology," imported by "native entrepreneurs" trained in the West, backed by "foreign investors."

The main construction of HS2, Britain's high-speed rail network, began in September 2020. Phase One will see London to Birmingham linked by trains that can reach 225mph and Phase Two joins Birmingham with Manchester and Leeds. With Phase One consisting of 140 miles of track, 32 miles of tunnels and 10 miles of viaducts, HS2 is the UK's largest ever railway infrastructure building project. These two volumes contain a collection of papers submitted to HS2's Technical Papers Competition, detailing the key infrastructure and design aspects considered for the HS2 Project. Contributions have come from consultants, contractors, suppliers and third-party stakeholders from some of the largest engineering firms. The papers showcase the skills of the personnel involved and the successful delivery of each phase of works. This two volume set examine the challenges of this unprecedented project and learning in planning, design, construction and management for major railway infrastructure projects. It will interest any engineer or professional desiring critical information on the design and build of HS2.

As individuals and companies realise the importance of their inventions, issues surrounding patent laws and practices are taking centre stage around the world.

"Patent Strategy" introduces researchers to patent applications and patent portfolios. With minimum use of 'legal jargon' it provides the technical professional with the assistance and advice they require to understand the legal complexities that they may encounter before and during a patent application. It also discusses the responsibilities of the researcher after patent applications have been filed and the role the researcher can play in the maintenance of a global patent estate.

This updated edition of the best selling book has been expanded to keep pace with modern day movements and addresses the global issue surrounding intellectual property. Including new information on areas such as software and biotechnology it shows the techniques that can be used by individuals and academic inventors to protect their work and is the ideal reference source.Bridges the gap between the legal system and scientific research and avoids legal jargonDetails the reasons behind patents, their importance and relevance to all researchers and the strategy needed for filing for a patentFocuses on the strategy and reasons rather than just being a textbook of patent lawPresents an overview of tools a researcher can use while working with a patent attorney or agentAdopts a readable style that explains the basics right up to developing a strategyEssential reading for all those who wish to keep pace and protect their work

Reviews from previous edition:

..".I can recommend it for technology managing types. Does a nice job of explaining many aspects of the patent system and patent strategies with a minimum of jargon and case citations..."--"Internet Patent News"

..".provides an enlightened approach to a complex subject. It is relatively easy to read and follow..."-- "Polymers Paint and Colour Journal"

"This handy book provides the researcher with useful guidance on how to maximize the benefit of their inventiveness to themselves and their organization."--"Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology"

In diesem Buch werden neben Impulsen aus der aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Diskussion Good Practice Cases von Unternehmen im Umgang mit den besonderen Herausforderungen durch den Einsatz von Kunstlicher Intelligenz (KI) vorgestellt. Die vielfaltigen Herangehensweisen an die Anforderungen, welche mit dem Einsatz von Kunstlicher Intelligenz verbunden sind, sollen Anregungen fur Unternehmen und Wissenschaft in diesem haufig sehr kontrovers diskutierten Feld bieten. Ein besonderes Gewicht wird auf die Chancen durch KI fur Unternehmen aus unterschiedlichen Branchen gelegt. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Spannungsfeld KI und neue Herausforderungen der CSR bietet strategische Moeglichkeiten, aber auch Innovationschancen. Die aktive Einbindung von Stakeholdern in den Gestaltungsprozess dient auch dem Aufbau von Vertrauen bei Kunden und der OEffentlichkeit und leistet somit einen Beitrag zu Innovation und Akzeptanz von KI. Der Beitrag Kunstliche Intelligenz & die Zukunft von Arbeit wird unter der Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz veroeffentlicht.

Steigende Volatilitat, Unsicherheit, Komplexitat sowie Mehrdeutigkeit des Unternehmensumfelds machen es fur mittelstandische Unternehmen immer herausfordernder, innovative Produkte, Dienstleistungen und Geschaftsmodelle zu entwickeln. Auf Basis einer in OEsterreich durchgefuhrten Benchmarking-Studie zum Thema "Produktentwicklung und Innovationsmanagement mittelstandischer Unternehmen in einer VUCA-Welt" entwickelt der Autor ein hybrides Innovationsmanagement-System, welches in synergetischer Weise die Vorzuge strukturierter Stage-Gate-Prozesse mit den Vorteilen agiler Methoden verbindet und damit in mittelstandischen Unternehmen als zeitgemasses Referenzframework fur das Management von Innovationen herangezogen werden kann. Neben der detaillierten Beschreibung hybrider Vorgehensmodelle und Methoden zeigt dieses Framework auch auf, welche organisatorischen und kulturellen Rahmenbedingungen in diesem Kontext in einem Unternehmen gegeben sein mussen. Daruber hinaus liefern konkrete Praxisbeispiele und Methodenbeschreibungen zu jedem Element des Systems eine wertvolle Hilfestellung fur die praktische Implementierung und Anwendung in Unternehmen und zeigen auf, wie erfolgreiches Innovationsmanagement unter Berucksichtigung der individuellen Rahmenbedingungen in einer VUCA-Welt gelingen kann. Das Werk richtet sich an Fuhrungskrafte in mittelstandischen Unternehmen der Sachguterindustrie sowie Praktiker aus den Bereichen Forschung & Entwicklung, Innovationsmanagement sowie Produktmanagement. Es eignet sich auch fur Dozierende und Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der Ingenieurwissenschaften mit den Schwerpunkten Produktentwicklung, Innovationsmanagement, Mittelstand sowie KMU-Forschung.

Die Innenentwicklung und der Larmschutz sind zentrale Zielsetzung der raumlichen Entwicklung. Sie stehen jedoch in einem gewissen Spannungsverhaltnis zueinander: Im Rahmen der Innenentwicklung soll die kleinraumige Nutzungsmischung gefoerdert werden. Der Grundgedanke des Larmschutzes ist hingegen die raumliche Trennung von einander stoerenden Nutzungen. Der Autor hat dieses Spannungsfeld in Bezug auf die Vorhabenzulassung und die Bauleitplanung analysiert. Der Fokus lag auf stadtplanerischen und baurechtlichen Aspekten, wobei der Autor die jungere Rechtsprechung deutscher Verwaltungsgerichte im Besonderen untersuchte. Im Zentrum stand die Frage: Ist der Larmschutz notwendiges Korrektiv oder stoerendes Hemmnis fur die Innenentwicklung?

Wie Unternehmen den digitalen und globalen Transformationsprozess erfolgreich meistern Dieses Buch erlautert, wie nationale und internationale Unternehmen in verschiedenen Branchen den digitalen Transformationsprozess erfolgreich meistern. Digitales Nutzer- und Kundenverhalten und digitale Technologien bilden zunehmend die Grundlage fur neue Geschaftsmodelle. Wahrend etablierte Unternehmen mit langjahrigem Kundenverstandnis und uberragendem Produktions- und Forschungs-Know-how punkten, greifen neue digitale Anbieter in der Regel die profitabelsten Produkt- und Dienstleistungsangebote an. Traditionelle Unternehmen sind gefordert, sich mit Fragen wie der agilen Organisation, der moeglichen Kannibalisierung ihres analog gepragten Geschaftsmodells und der App-kompatiblen Weiterentwicklung der bestehenden IT-Systeme auseinanderzusetzen. Die im Buch dargestellte Digital Business Transformation Matrix scharft das Verstandnis fur die digitalen und globalen Anforderungen, foerdert das Zusammenspiel dieser zwei Aspekte und stellt eine Plattform fur die Weiterentwicklung der Unternehmen dar. Anhand von neun Praxisbeispielen aus der Schweiz erlautern die Autoren, worauf es bei einem erfolgreichen digitalen Transformationsprozess ankommt und stellen verschiedene Managementinstrumente vor. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an Fuhrungskrafte aus dem Topmanagement, aber auch an Management-Studierende. Ein Leitfaden zur digitalen Transformation in funf Kapiteln: 1) Digital Business Transformation als Herausforderung Die globalen Trends Globalisierung und Digitalisierung Von evolutionarer zu disruptiver Geschaftsmodellentwicklung: ein Orientierungsrahmen Digital Business Transformation Matrix Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Globalisierung und Digitalisierung 2) Digital Business Transformation in neun exponierten Unternehmen 3) Strategische Optionen im veranderten Markt Aktuelle Positionierung Entwicklungspfade Die digitalen Wettbewerber - Nightmare Competitors 4) Herausforderungen aus CEO-Sicht Haben wir Digital Transformation Awareness? Folgen wir dem Kundenverhalten vom analogen in den digitalen Raum? Nutzen wir das gesamte Spektrum von digitalen Technologien? Haben wir eine digitale Vision und Strategie? Wie gestalten wir unser Digital Business Model? Wie gestalten wir unsere Digital Leadership und Governance? 5) Toolbox: Digital Radar, Digitale Technologien, Digital Governance und Leadership Digital Radar Etablieren einer Kultur der Hyperawareness Digital Customer Experience und Journey Digitale Technologien Digitale Vision und Strategie Digitales Business Modell und agile Organisation Digital Governance und Leadership Digital Readiness und Kultur Digital Transformation Management

A few square miles of Northern California contain some of the world's largest companies whose products affect billions of people every single day. What made these giants of Silicon Valley as impactful as they are? What do their paths to success have in common? Turning Silicon into Gold is a sharp analysis of 25 case studies examining just that. Authors Griffin Kao, Jessica Hong, Michael Perusse, and Weizhen Sheng provide relevant commentary as they explore the stories behind companies such as Apple, Amazon, OpenTable, and many more. These organizations used unique problem-solving strategies to forever change the face of tech-whether it was Facebook's second mover advantage over MySpace or Nintendo's leap of faith in the 1980s to revitalize the video game industry. Learn by example as Turning Silicon into Gold divulges the inner workings behind some of the most significant business decisions in tech history. The nuanced ways these companies tackled emerging markets and generated growth in uncertain times is essential knowledge for modern business leaders, innovators, and aspiring founders. Whether you are simply curious about the origins of the world's tech giants or you are an entrepreneur looking for inspiration, the thoughtful, comprehensive case study collection that is Turning Silicon into Gold belongs on your bookshelf. What You Will Learn Understand why companies like Amazon, Facebook, OpenTable and more have made some controversial and strategic decisions Realize how Big Data is driving the success of many new and mature ventures See how tech companies are tackling emerging markets and generating growth Examine how capital flows through the tech industry Who This Book is For The book is for people currently in or interested in exploring a career in the intersection of technology and business, such as product management, entrepreneurship, or non-coding positions at a tech company-it's also great for people generally curious about how the tech industry operates. The book offers case studies in an engaging and approachable way, while still providing important takeaways and probing questions-perfect for the casual reader or even someone trying to prepare for interviews.

Die Digitalisierung in der industriellen Produktion verlangt ein Umdenken bezuglich Organisation, Prozessgestaltung und dem Einsatz neuer Technologien. Das Buch vermittelt dem Leser ein Grundverstandnis uber das Thema Industrie 4.0 und liefert einen fundierten UEberblick uber eine Vielzahl von Schlusseltechnologien sowie deren Potenziale und Einsatzmoeglichkeiten fur die digitale Fabrik. Aktuelle Statistiken und Anwendungsfalle aus der Praxis verdeutlichen die Relevanz der Technologien im Produktionsumfeld. Ein wichtiges Augenmerk richtet sich zudem auf strukturelle Voraussetzungen fur die erfolgreiche Integration der neuen Technologien in Industrieunternehmen. Der Inhalt Bedeutung von Industrie 4.0 Dreizehn Schlusseltechnologien fur die Produktion Infrastrukturelle Voraussetzungen Handlungsempfehlungen Use Cases und Interviews mit Experten/ Management

Dieses Fachbuch zeigt Ihnen, wie Organisationen der oeffentlichen Verwaltung den digitalen Wandel erfolgreich meistern Behoerden und oeffentliche Einrichtungen stehen vor der Herausforderung, ihre Leistungen und Aufgaben fur Burger und Unternehmen in elektronischer Form und unabhangig von Zeit und Ort zur Verfugung zu stellen. Fur eine integrierte digitale Transformation des oeffentlichen Sektors mussen alle internen Prozesse und Services hinterfragt und neu gedacht werden. Nur so ist eine UEberwindung des weit verbreiteten und tief verwurzelten Burokratiemodells moeglich. Ausgehend von konkreten Umsetzungsbeispielen werden die Erfahrungen aus vielen Jahren intensiver Beschaftigung mit der digitalen Transformation in oeffentlichen Verwaltungen beschrieben. Der Leser erhalt zahlreiche methodische Vorschlage fur die Herangehensweise in Projekten. Besonders betrachtet wird die Grundlagenarbeit in den ersten Phasen von Projekten, die vor einer Implementierung von neuen Anwendungen erledigt werden mussen, um maximal integrierte und digital transformierte Prozesse gestalten zu koennen. Zusammenfassend stellt Streicher zehn grundlegende Prinzipien der Transformation in der oeffentlichen Verwaltung auf. Erhalten Sie zahlreiche anwendungsorientierte Hinweise und konkrete Loesungsvorschlage fur erfolgreiche digitale Transformationen von Behoerdenverfahren und Services im oeffentlichen Sektor Es richtet sich an Fuhrungskrafte und Projektleiter, die organisatorische und technische Veranderungen in ihren Organisationen planen und umsetzen. Die wichtigsten Punkte zum Inhalt sind: Geeignete Technologien fur den Public Sector Ausgewahlte Projekte der digitalen Transformation Strategische Herausforderungen und Probleme in der Praxis Werkzeugkasten Methoden und Formate"

Even though it is increasingly clear that the work environment can facilitate or inhibit creative behavior in organizations, there is a lack of research investigating how individual differences influence this relationship. Christian Hossbach contributes with his exploratory multi-method study to filling this gap in research by examining the impact that styles of problem-solving, gender, and other sources of individual differences exert on the perception of organizational climates for creativity. He shows that problem-solving style and gender influence how people perceive the work environment in which they feel most and least creative.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of two conferences: The 7th EAI International Conference on ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation (ArtsIT 2018), and the 3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning, and Innovation (DLI 2018). Both conferences were hosed in Braga, Portugal, and took place October 24-26, 2018. The 51 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 106 submissions. ArtsIT , Interactivity and Game Creation is meant to be a place where people in arts, with a keen interest in modern IT technologies, meet with people in IT, having strong ties to art in their works. The event also reflects the advances seen in the open related topics Interactivity (Interaction Design, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Robotics) and Game Creation (Gamification, Leisure Gaming, GamePlay). ArtsIT has been successfully co-located with DLI as the design, learning and innovation frame the world of IT, opening doors into an increasingly playful worlds. So the DLI conference is driven by the belief that tools, techniques and environments can spark and nature a passion for learning, transformation domains such as education, rehabilitation/therapy, work places and cultural institutions.

What does it mean to be an expert? Traditionally, expertise has been associated with authoritative knowledge, honed by practice and certified by powerful institutions. Scientists, of course, are often presumed to be the ultimate experts, but it is exactly in this area that the importance of defining what it means to be an expert is paramount. In "Rethinking Expertise," Harry Collins and Robert Evans offer a radical new perspective on the role of expertise in the practice of science and the public evaluation of technology.
After setting out the problem of expertise in the context of modern society, Collins and Evans present a Periodic Table of Expertises based on the idea of tacit knowledge--in other words, knowledge that we have but cannot explain. They then look at how some expertises are used to judge others, how we judge between experts even when we are not experts ourselves, and how credentials are used to judge experts. A central new concept in the book and, the authors argue, in society, is interactional expertise--a proficiency in the language of a specialism if not in its practices. Here, they describe experiments in which those with interactional expertise succeed in pretending to be full-blown experts in imitation games.
Throughout, Collins and Evans ask an important question: how can the public make use of science and technology before there is consensus in the scientific community? It is a quandary that has wide implications for public policy and for those who seek to understand science and benefit from it. The authors offer a balanced assessment of the main issues and propose a new understanding of how to extend public participation in technical decision makingwithout abandoning the idea of expertise as real, useful, and necessary.
Provocative and profound, "Rethinking Expertise "will be of keen interest to scientists and scholars in science studies but will also have implications for decision makers and experts across many fields--in technology, education, sociology, psychology, philosophy, computer engineering, and business.