In this paper I propose a novel abstract mechanism for the creation and diffusion of knowledge and use an agent based modelling approach to explore it. The mechanism takes into account the relation between the phenomena that agents attempt to explain and the stocks of knowledge available in a...

The connection between knowledge and innovation is inseparable. For every innovation there underlies a knowledge-base from a specific discipline; or the knowledge-base could borrow from multiple discipline. Even though the conventional wisdom would imply that it is usually the manufacturers of...

This paper explores the opportunities for integrating Initiative Based Learning (IBL) and Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) in order to improve our understanding of learning in the context of societal transition pathways, and more specifically by focusing on solar PV as an energy transition...