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Should any innovation be nationally structured?

In a recent article I submitted to Social Innovation Europe, they are building and streamlining the social innovation field in Europe,  I made some arguments against national borders for social innovation, actually, I’d say any innovation, even in its organizing values.

We simply miss to much in today’s globally connected world.

Let me explain that part here on ‘the why’ that I believe in this:

Innovation is simply not containable within borders
Firstly innovation is not containable within borders; not ideas, not practices, not final concepts.

If we try to simply constrain it, it will never get the traction and momentum often needed from those ‘great ideas’ born locally, to ever grow and scale and achieve their true success.

Nationalized innovations are never seen or valued by others, and even more importantly, they aren’t seen and adopted as ‘our own’ solutions. Continue reading “Should any innovation be nationally structured?”

Author @paul4innovatingPosted on September 9, 2011May 4, 2022Categories Achieving innovation engagement, Advancing innovation, amplifying the innovation signal, Building Innovation Capability, gaining innovation momentum, Molecules, Shifting dynamics in innovation, Tackling innovationTags innovation, National Innovation Agenda's, National social innovation structures, social innovation

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