What drives major breakthroughs, and why aren’t there more of them? Join us for a discussion on how innovation systems succeed or stall, and why it’s so hard to learn from failure. From vaccine development to clean energy, we’ll consider how research funding, institutional incentives and scientific culture shape progress.
Then we’ll try to answer the big question: what might actually help us speed up discovery?
This session is inspired by week 6 of David Nash’s 7-week program Impact in Global Development: A Discussion Series, which explores the history of global development and different approaches taken to achieve progress in this field.
Discussion: How Do Big Innovations Happen, and Can We Make Them Happen Faster? Exploring Innovation & Meta‑Science
What drives major breakthroughs, and why aren’t there more of them? Join us for a discussion on how innovation systems succeed or stall, and why it’s so hard to learn from failure. From vaccine development to clean energy, we’ll consider how research funding, institutional incentives and scientific culture shape progress.
Then we’ll try to answer the big question: what might actually help us speed up discovery?
No prep needed – just bring your curiosity![1]
This session is inspired by week 6 of David Nash’s 7-week program Impact in Global Development: A Discussion Series, which explores the history of global development and different approaches taken to achieve progress in this field.