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The virtues of innovation are under attack. We must fight back.
Innovation has shaped prosperity and progress, yet its virtues are increasingly threatened by political opportunism and corporate betrayal. How can governments, firms, and individuals protect innovation’s role as a force for good? This Insight from Professor Mark Dodgson shows the way
Dr John H Howard
May 16 min read
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Changing Policy Mindsets 5: Blending Evidence and Wisdom–An Integrated Approach to Innovation Policy
How can innovation policy become both empirically rigorous and open to wisdom that cannot easily be measured? This new Innovation Insight examines the strengths of evidence-based policymaking in building accountability and transparency, while also questioning whether excessive reliance on measurable outcomes risks excluding critical interdisciplinary perspectives. As research and innovation challenges become more complex, the need for richer, integrative policymaking grows.
Dr John H Howard
Apr 299 min read
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The Role of System Integrators in Innovation Ecosystems
John H. Howard, 15 April 2025 This Insight explores the growing significance of innovation ecosystems in driving economic transformation...
Dr John H Howard
Apr 159 min read
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The NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035: What Does it Actually Deliver?
What does the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 actually commit to? This analysis examines the strengths and gaps in the state's innovation stra
Dr John H Howard
Apr 66 min read
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Changing Policy Mindsets 2: What's in a Name? The Role of Definitions in Australia's R&D and Innovation Policy
Rajesh Gopalakrishnan Nair 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' - Romeo and Juliet,...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 187 min read
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Changing Policy Mindsets 1: The Critical Differences between the Science of R&D and the Practice of Innovation Management
This is the first of a series on what makes good public policy. Further Insights will be published weekly on Tuesdays. Other Innovation...
Dr John H Howard
Mar 1111 min read
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Can the Strategic Examination of R&D Solve 2025's Innovation Challenges
Australia has research excellence—now it's time to strengthen innovation ecosystems, financing, and pathways to adoption, application & use.
Dr John H Howard
Feb 258 min read
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Innovation Case Study: Building a World-Class Innovation Ecosystem in Coastal Queensland, Australia
Gavin Keeley and Dalene Wray*, 6 February 2025 The Regional Development Australia (RDA) Moreton Bay-Sunshine Coast region presents one of...
Dr John H Howard
Feb 65 min read
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Strategic Patience or Root and Branch Reform: What Will Shape Australia's Research Future?
The Universities Accord Report pushed for 'root and branch' reform of the R&D system. But could strategic patience be more transformative?
Dr John H Howard
Jan 145 min read
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Breaking the Cycle: Why reviews of R&D in Australia fail
The history of reviews of research and innovation in Australia follows a predictable and disheartening cycle
Dr John H Howard
Dec 12, 20245 min read
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