Innovation and Creativity in a Complex World

Innovation and Creativity in a Complex World
ISBN-10
0930242661
ISBN-13
9780930242664
Category
Creative ability
Language
English
Published
2009
Author
Cynthia G. Wagner

Description

Three dozen forward-thinking scholars and experts contributed these outstanding essays to provide the "intellectual infrastructure" for the World Future Society's conference, WorldFuture 2009: Innovation and Creativity in a Complex World.The conference and its companion volume explore the nature of complexity, how it is altering our world in diverse ways, and how we can deploy the powers of human imagination through creative and innovative thinking to address the complex issues we now face.Topics covered in these 26 essays include The 10 forces reshaping the American economy¿. Innovation in primary health-care services¿. Future patterns in work and retirement¿. The case for nuclear energy as a baseload source¿. Envisioning a "post-scarcity" world¿. Moral values and the creative process¿. Future directions in evolution ¿ and much more!

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