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Design Public is a series of conversations about design and innovation in the public interest.This blog is curated by the Center for Knowledge Societies, the innovation consulting firm that guides the establishment of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation.
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India rises up on the Global Innovation Index
The Global Efficiency Index has released its report for this year. The report ranks 41 countries on the basis of their innovation capabilities grouped in five segments namely institutions; human capital and research; infrastructure; market and business sophistication. GII is … Continue reading
The Future of the Mobile Lies in the Developing World
This excellent article by Erica Kochi, the co-lead of Tech Innovation at UNICEF, talks about creative uses of mobile phones in emerging economies like India, China and various countries in Africa, as well as the future of the mobile market … Continue reading
Posted in Design Challenges, Interesting Ideas, Mobile Phones
Tagged china, emerging economies, India, mobile phones, RapidSMS, Silicon Valley, UNICEF
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The Cultural Barriers to Innovation
Every nation, company and increasingly more educational and governmental institutions seem to be recognizing that innovation is only way forward. If they want to retain their presence in this increasingly crowded, competitive and resource-crunched world, they need to develop new … Continue reading
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Tagged barriers to innovation, china, cultural factors, fear of failure, hierarchy, India, Policy
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China’s Need for Innovation
Minxin Pei, professor of government at Clairmont McKenna College in California recently wrote an article “Nixon Then, China Now†explaining China’s weaknesses hindering its ability to truly compete as a world power. He argues that China’s one-party regime results in … Continue reading
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Tagged business, china, creativity, design public, development, innovation, one party system
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