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by Perrie Ballantyne<>The Innovation Unit might be interested in showing its support as an organisation for the Fixing the Future campaign. The campaigners believe<> that Europe needs to commit to a set of principles that should guide recovery plans and policies, and put at their heart a clear commit</></>... more

by Perrie Ballantyne<>Many of you will be aware of the launch of New Zealand’s new Centre for Social Innovation, headed up by Justine Munro.  In a mission that sounds familiar to the stuff of our days, they are working to bring together public, private and community <>partners to create new solutions</></>... more

By Peter BaeckInnovation is a funny thing. Researching on the topic can take you around the world, from the poorest and most underdeveloped parts of Kathmandu in Nepal to high tech cities in Japan,  Europe and the US. <>In Kathmandu the combination of a growing birth rate, insufficient medical supp</>... more

By Peter Baeck<>I remember the fist time I read about The Fat Duck and its mustard ice-cream, and being a bit shocked. In my world mustard didn’t, and to some extent, still doesn’t go along with ice cream. One should be used for ham and sausages the other should taste of vanilla or strawberry and b</>... more

By Valerie Hannon <>In Copenhagen this week (Oct 12/13) some 20 representatives of various kinds of innovation intermediaries were invited by the European Commission to help them think about social innovation policy in Europe. The workshop was hosted by MindLab, the Danish government-sponsored inno</>... more

photo by Vanessa Pike-Russell (Flickr.com)by Alec PattonIn  1984, the American fast food chain Wendy’s ran a TV commercial that caused a sensation:<>The ad is set in a fictional fast food restaurant called ‘The Big Bun’(no titters, please), in which two elderly women are poking at an enormous hambu</>... more

By Peter Baeck<>Yesterday I attended the LSE seminar ’Innovating out of the recession in the NHS’. One of the speakers at the seminar was Jim Easton, NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency at DoH. Easton’s job is to save 20 billion between 2011 and 2014, and at the same time improve q</>... more