Tag Archives: prizes
Weekly bits of interest – 4 June 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Family by Family, an initiative of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, has been announced as a finalist in the Australian International Design Awards 2012. Ever feel like the word innovation is over-used and becoming a cliché? Scott Anthony responds to some recent criticism […]
Weekly bits of interest – 7 May 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: In the team here we are often asked about definitions of innovation and what it really means. Professor Philip Auerswald provides a frank answer. Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation has officially launched the ‘Centre for Challenge Prizes’ which will bring together expertise and interest in […]
Weekly bits of interest – 23 January 2012
Some developments and articles of interest from over the holiday break: Bill Eggers and Ruben Gonzalez from Deloitte write about the need for disruptive innovation in the public sector. “Budget cutting in government is typically an exercise in using the blunt instrument of across-the-board cuts—in other words, doing more of the same with […]
Weekly bits of interest – 10 January 2011
Developments and articles of interest from the past couple of weeks: Late last year the US Congress passed the America COMPETES Act to provide federal agencies with the authority to conduct prize competitions. ”By giving agencies a simple and clear legal path, the America COMPETES Act will make it dramatically easier for agencies […]