How research institutions can foster innovation

Ralf Dahm; Jake Rowan Byrne; Daniel Rogers; Michael A Wride

doi:10.1002/bies.202100107

How research institutions can foster innovation

Bioessays. 2021 Sep;43(9):e2100107. doi: 10.1002/bies.202100107. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Authors

Ralf Dahm^{1

2}, Jake Rowan Byrne^{3

4}, Daniel Rogers⁴, Michael A Wride⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), Mainz, Germany.
² Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
³ School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Tangent - Trinity's Ideas Workplace, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Centre for Transformative Learning, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

PMID: 34259346
DOI: 10.1002/bies.202100107

Abstract

Carrying out research means being innovative, which requires novelty. Novelty is an important source of scientific breakthroughs and has great technological impact. Research institutions stand to benefit from fostering innovation. Here, we outline what academic institutions can do to help their scientists become more innovative.

Keywords: creativity; innovation; research.

MeSH terms

Creativity*