Innovations (journal)

''Innovations'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. It is published quarterly by the MIT Press.

History

''Innovations'' published its first issue in 2006. It complements existing policy journals such as ''Foreign Affairs'' by focusing on micro-level solutions, innovations, and entrepreneurship in a variety of organizational settings. The editors are Philip E. Auerswald and Iqbal Z. Quadir.

Partnerships and special editions

The journal is jointly hosted at George Mason University's School of Public Policy, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship. Working with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, ''Innovations'' has produced special editions for the 2008 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum and the 2008 World Economic Forum on the Middle East (in Arabic and English).Garden in the Desert, special edition of Innovations for the 2008 World Economic Forum on the Middle East

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Structure of the journal

Each issue of ''Innovations'' consists of four sections:
*Lead essay. An authoritative figure addresses an issue relating to innovation, emphasizing interactions between technology and governance in a global context. Authors of lead essays have included Fazle Hasan Abed, Percy Barnevik, Peter Eigen, William Foege, John Holdren, Laurie Garrett, R. Gopalakrishan (executive director of the Tata Group), Mary Robinson, Diego Rodriguez (a partner at IDEO), Klaus Schwab, and Lawrence Summers.
*Cases authored by innovators. Case narratives of innovations are authored either by, or in collaboration with, the innovators themselves. See further description below.
*Analysis. Research articles that emphasize links between practice and policy—alternately, micro and macro scales of analysis. The development of meaningful indicators of the impact of innovations is an area of editorial emphasis. Authors in the analysis section have included Bill Drayton, Paul Farmer, and Maria Otero.
*Perspectives on policy. Analyses of innovations by large scale public actors—national governments and transnational organizations—address both success and failure of policy, informed by both empirical evidence and the experience of policy innovators. The development of improved modes of governance to facilitate and support innovations is an area of editorial focus. Authors in the perspectives on policy section have included Susan Davis, Francis Fukuyama, Vinod Khosla, Geoff Mulgan, Richard R. Nelson, John Ruggie, and Tim Wirth.

Cases authored by innovators

A differentiating feature of ''Innovations'' is that the case about innovators addressing global challenges are authored by the innovators themselves. Each includes discussion of motivations, challenges, strategies, outcomes, and unintended consequences. Following each case narrative, we present commentary by an academic discussant. The discussant highlights the aspects of the innovation that are analytically most interesting, have the most significant implications for policy, and/or best illustrate reciprocal relationships between technology and governance.

Authors and co-authors of ''Innovations'' case narratives and discussions have included Seth Berkley, Larry Brilliant, John Elkington, Matt Flannery (co-founder of Kiva (organization)), Peter Gabriel, Robin Hanson, Marcin Jakubowski, Richard Anthony Jefferson, Victoria Hale, Cory Ondrejka, and Bunker Roy.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/itgg

Business and management journals
Academic journals established in 2006
MIT Press academic journals
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English-language journals
George Mason University academic journals
Harvard University academic journals
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