Inclusive Innovation

This book presents on inclusive innovation: a form of innovation motivated by environmental and social aims that uplifts the benefits of innovation while reducing its harms. With research from policy, private sector, and grassroots perspectives, it will interest researchers in innovation studies, political economy, and development studies.

Robyn Klingler-Vidra is Reader in Political Economy at King’s College London. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability, with a focus on East Asia. She is the author of The Venture Capital State: The Silicon Valley Model in East Asia.

Alex Glennieis Senior Policy Manager at the Innovation Growth Lab at Nesta. Her work focuses on supporting governments to develop more inclusive and experimental innovation policies, and she has published a number of reports on the theme of inclusive innovation.

Courtney Savie Lawrence is a climate, systems, and social innovation practitioner. She has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the US across the grassroots to government spectrum, including cofounding the Circular Design Lab and working with the UNDP and UNICEF innovation teams.