What is Design Public?
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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Tag Archives: Schumpeter
Of Imperial Cities, Old and New
Vienna is a very lovely city, just au point, al dente, goldilocks perfectly cooked, absorbing and redistributing cultural influences from the Germanic world, from Italy, from Slavic middle Europe. It should be obvious why this is so, for it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Hapsburg Empire, imperial cities, Schumpeter, Vienna
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Redefining Frugal Innovation
This morning, I read an Economist article on innovation in emerging economies that began by talking about the Tata Nano and frugal innovation. If you’re like me, you’re probably groaning at the thought of yet another piece that cites the … Continue reading
What does the inside of Innovation look like?
Joseph Schumpeter, widely considered the father of innovation theory, wrote of innovation as the gale force of capitalism, with a large focus is on the entrepreneur as the catalyst of innovation. He writes, “the function of entrepreneurs is to reform … Continue reading
