required for a successful “booster” function (motivation, ambition, innovation, cooperation, proactiveness). Because … proactiveness and innovation both require futures thinking and creativity, the paper presents relevant material from the literature … entrepreneurial functions (proactiveness and innovation) are more art than science, and that they therefore require a set of …

/methodology/approach – Case studies were researched. Findings – The current study of the future carried out by the Dutch Innovation Platform … (responsible for innovation policy) resembles an old‐fashioned utopism whereas a study conducted in 1977 by the Dutch Council for …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a short comment on the current US innovation concerns and a recent … organs of transfer of technology to the less developed world. Originality/value – The importance of how innovation and …

Purpose – The EU Framework Programme and the foresight community are both focusing on future developments in innovation … match and mismatch of innovation entities by characterising both by a codified taxonomy on innovation. This taxonomy is … based on the experience of TNO in innovation. In total, 140 flagship foresight activities from the EFMN database are …