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Rethinking Innovation Networks

through Social InnovationCODIST, April 29-May 1, 2009

Jody Ranck, DrPH

Future of Innovation

OR

ASL Points forward In African Sign Language

the sign for the “future” points to the rear, the future is seen through the past

Democratization:Privatization: Tensions

Citizen scientists

Source: urban-atmospheres.net

Source: Abdullah Daar and Peter Singer, University of Toronto

Africa and Knowledge Systems

Knowledge as database, archive…..

Or, alternatively….

…Social life of Knowledge

Representations of Innovation & Knowledge

Social Innovation

“Future” innovation: bricolage of old/new

People as Infrastructure:

Photo courtesy of Afrigadget.com

Innovation sandbox: constraints

Image: Strategy + Business

How we think about scientific innovation is

changing…

New Models for Innovating

The practice of science is changing…

Back to the Future: Medici Effect

Africa’s Da Vinci: Ibn Khaldun

How can we harness this for African Science &

Innovation?

Web 2.0: Architecture of Participation

Science 2.0: Open Science

Source: http://www. wordle.net

Science 1.0

Science 1.0

Science 2.0

Science 2.0

Source: MichaelNielsen.org

Science Commons

Science Networks: South to South

Open science connectivity

More info on open source science here

http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com

Science Networks

Mobile Crowdsourcing

Innovation

Push out of Silos

ASKIA 2.0: African Science Commons

• African Nobel for Cooperative Social Innovation

• Open Innovation Platform for Africa

• Convergence Platform-Scientists, Policy-makers, Funders, Entrepreneurs

• Recombinant Innovation-many to many collaboration