Enabling Innovation: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Fostering Technological Change

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dc.contributor.authorDouthwaite, B.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:10:16Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:10:16Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractInnovation emerges out of the adaptations that occur as difference agents learn and select improvements. It is not the experts who generate knowledge and technology for others to use: users themselves improve upon promising ideas. Based on a compelling use of examples from agriculture, industry, economy, and IT, the book argues that successful innovation, as a rule, is based on diversity, on opportunity grasping and especially on mobilizing creativity among people who are willing to run with a brilliant idea, even if it is still flawed and underdeveloped. The fact that it is underdeveloped is a boon, so long as the various agents in the system are invited to improve upon it. Examples from this book come from diverse areas, such as wind turbines, LETS, agricultural engineering, and the Linux operating system, show that the way of looking at the world of innovation is applicable in a variety of fields.en
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dc.identifier1635en
dc.identifier.isbn1856499723en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66231en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherZed Books Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2002 Boru Douthwaiteen
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dc.subjectParticipatory processesen
dc.subjectSocial impactsen
dc.subjectFarmer field schoolsen
dc.subjectSocial learningen
dc.subjectExperiential learningen
dc.subjectWind energyen
dc.subjectDemonstrationsen
dc.subjectFarmer to farmeren
dc.subjectInstitutional capacity buildingen
dc.subjectAgenciesen
dc.subjectAgricultural ecosystemsen
dc.subjectExtension serviceen
dc.subjectIntellectual property rightsen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectIrrien
dc.subjectRiceen
dc.subjectEcosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governanceen
dc.titleEnabling Innovation: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Fostering Technological Changeen
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