The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just released preliminary results of its second annual Business R&D and Innovation Survey, which they call the BRDIS (it has to be one of the least catchy acronyms I’ve ever encountered; the NSF has a history of creating uncatchy acronyms, but this one, unfortunately, makes me think of the… Read More 2010 National Business Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just released its first ever Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS). Developed jointly with the U.S. Census Bureau, it reveals that companies located in the U.S. spent $330 billion on R&D in 2008, with $234 billion of that used for research in facilities located in the U.S. NSF’s previous… Read More NSF Innovation Survey
I’ve just read a July 2008 report of a National Science Foundation conference, that brought together a panel of experts to try to figure out a way to measure innovation (click here for the full report). They started with the observation that we don’t know very much about how to measure the outcomes of innovation,… Read More How to Measure Innovation?
I just returned from speaking at a workshop hosted by the National Science Foundation headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. I know everyone loves to bash government bureaucracy, but the NSF is a quality organization and I’m always impressed with everything they do. This workshop was no different, with the title “Art, Creativity, and Learning”. The mission… Read More The Neuroscience of Creativity
The Creativity Guru 