What do these new places tell us about the transformations of our professional, social and political world? And how to turn them into springboards for territorial development?
We don’t know much about the origins of most human achievements – scientific and otherwise. Like evolution, does progress occur as random insights are selected for or against?
The digital pin-ups’ business models actually inhibit serendipity and, indeed, innovation by absorbing entire markets into the sealed-off space of their platforms.
Pascale Haag, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
The concept of laboratory schools has raised interest in recent reports (CNIRE, François Taddei…). Will they manage to bridge the gap between teaching and research?
Rethinking work is crucial for industrialised and emerging economies, where job losses are being felt even in the presence of substantial, although diminishing, economic growth.
When Malcolm Turnbull released his innovation agenda, the arts were missing. But Australia’s fashion industry is a true innovator, comparable to French and Italian fashion houses. It’s time to recognise this at home.
Australian farmers and graziers have historically been against dingoes on their lands. But in a bid to adapt to changing conditions, some are embracing the predators and their potential.
The federal government spends over A$10 billion plus a year on industry policies but we have little idea how effective they have been. Programs are regularly dropped before we even know if they work. Think…
Suburban areas feel infrastructure stress most acutely. Having to deal with severe inadequacies, suburbs offer fertile ground for infrastructure experimentation and innovation.