OUR MISSION
The Institute for Large Scale Innovation is a non-profit organization founded to help define, coordinate and drive the innovation agendas of nations, regions and the global system. We believe that new innovation strategies, supported by tools, skills and best practices are required as we move into a new kind of global innovation economy that is being born at a time of unprecedented disruption and turmoil. It is also a time when new models of how innovation can serve the global interest are needed.
The Institute and it's "I20" group that has grown to include 39 chief innovation leaders hope to address three key questions:
- How can innovation be fostered most effectively at a societal level (country, region, city)?
- How can innovation be harnessed to address complex global challenges, and how should innovation stewardship work at a global level?
- How can international collaboration and alignment be encouraged in explosively growing new areas of scientific, technological and human design innovation, such as cleantech, nanotechnology and others?
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WHAT IS "LARGE SCALE INNOVATION"?
By large scale, we do not mean “grand projects” or hierarchy, but rather approaches that will have pervasive effect and be appropriately inclusive. We are also mindful that innovation, uncoupled from social purpose, may generate variety without necessarily leading to societal benefit. Bottom up, open and social models of innovation are very much of interest to us. We want to go beyond the hype of innovation in helping to develop a new set of fundamentals. In an era of turbulence, we applaud those with the courage to transform what is troubled into what is enduring, sustainable, robust and trustworthy.
ILSI works to support the emergence of best stewardship models for developing global innovation capability, applying it meaningfully to large-scale challenges and developing a set of best practices that are relevant worldwide. ILSI aspires to be a significant coordinating function for innovation on a global basis.
CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- Supporting the emergence of a network of significant innovation leaders, known as the i20, with the influence to provide a meaningful stewardship function for innovation at national and international levels.
- Developing agenda-setting intellectual capital that defines large-scale innovation and leads to the development of meaningful tools and best practices.
- Creating high quality learning experiences relevant to the next generation of innovation leaders.
- Underwriting research that documents the emerging global innovation economy, key innovation flows as well as new competitive dynamics and opportunities.