Inspiring the future change-makers: reflections and ways forward from the Challenge-Based Innovation experiment

Authors

  • Matteo Vignoli University of Bologna, Bologna
  • Bernardo Balboni University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena
  • Andreea Cotoranu Pace University, New York
  • Clio Dosi University of Bologna, Bologna
  • Noemi Glisoni Collège des Ingénieurs, Turin
  • Kirstin Kohler Hochschule Mannheim, Mannheim
  • Giuseppe Mincolelli University of Ferrara, Ferrara
  • Saku Mäkinen CERN, Geneva, Switzerland; Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
  • Markus Nordberg CERN, Geneva
  • Christine Thong Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2021.1323

Keywords:

CBI; CERN; experimental.

Abstract

Since 2013, CERN IdeaSquare has issued thousands of “licenses to dream” to students, faculties, and stakeholders engaged in Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) inspired programs (CBI-like) together with universities and institutions willing to inspire future change-makers to tackle global challenges. This special issue was inspired by these eight years of experimentation, leading to six papers that focus on three main topics: (1) learning from experimenting with CBI, (2) experimenting with deep tech in innovation processes, and (3) impact and future of CBI experimentations.

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2021-06-30

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Vignoli, M., Balboni , B., Cotoranu , A., Dosi, C. ., Glisoni, N. ., Kohler, K. ., … Thong, C. . (2021). Inspiring the future change-makers: reflections and ways forward from the Challenge-Based Innovation experiment. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 5(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2021.1323

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Special issue: "Experimenting with Challenge-Based Innovation"

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