Yusuf, Shahid
From Creativity To Innovation Yusuf, Shahid [electronic resource] / Yusuf, Shahid - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007 - 1 online resource (20 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
Talent is the bedrock of a creative society. Augmenting talent involves mobilizing culture and tradition, building institutions to increase the stock of human capital, enhance its quality, and instill values favoring achievements and initiative. The productivity of this talent in the form of ideas can be raised by nurturing wikicapital-the capital arising from networks. Translating creativity into innovation is a function of multiple incentives and sustaining innovation is inseparable from heavy investment in research. Finally, the transition from innovation to commercially viable products requires the midwifery of many service providers and the entrepreneurship skills of firms small and large.
10.1596/1813-9450-4262
Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
Agriculture
Capabilities
Domain
E-Business
Education
Global markets
Human capital
ICT Policy and Strategies
Information and Communication Technologies
Innovation
Innovations
Knowledge for Development
Networks
Private Sector Development
Product innovation
Productivity
Rural Development
Tertiary Education
Uses
From Creativity To Innovation Yusuf, Shahid [electronic resource] / Yusuf, Shahid - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007 - 1 online resource (20 p.) - Policy research working papers. World Bank e-Library. .
Talent is the bedrock of a creative society. Augmenting talent involves mobilizing culture and tradition, building institutions to increase the stock of human capital, enhance its quality, and instill values favoring achievements and initiative. The productivity of this talent in the form of ideas can be raised by nurturing wikicapital-the capital arising from networks. Translating creativity into innovation is a function of multiple incentives and sustaining innovation is inseparable from heavy investment in research. Finally, the transition from innovation to commercially viable products requires the midwifery of many service providers and the entrepreneurship skills of firms small and large.
10.1596/1813-9450-4262
Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
Agriculture
Capabilities
Domain
E-Business
Education
Global markets
Human capital
ICT Policy and Strategies
Information and Communication Technologies
Innovation
Innovations
Knowledge for Development
Networks
Private Sector Development
Product innovation
Productivity
Rural Development
Tertiary Education
Uses