Creating Connectedness: The Role Of Social Research In Innovation Policy (dialogues On Work And Innovation)

Using a workplace development program as source of experience the book deals with the development of innovation processes. Since innovation means to explore the unique and the special to bring forth what does not (yet) exist, each innovation process must in itself be an innovation. The study explores the tools and activities needed to create such processes, like dialogue, networking, coalition building, and social partnership. The authors report from the position of collaborative actors involved in the innovation process rather than external observers. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Enterprise Development 2000: Overview. Ch. 2. Initiation And Early History / Hakon Finne. Ch. 3. The Impact Of Ed 2000 -- Pt. Ii. Historical Roots And Points Of Departure. Ch. 4. Social Partnership And Workplace Development / Bjorn Gustavsen. Ch. 5. Research And The Challenges Of Working Life / Bjorn Gustavsen. Ch. 6. Contemporary European Developments / Bjorn Gustavsen -- Pt. Iii. The Development And Characteristics Of The Modules. Ch. 7. The Rogaland Module / Kare Hansen And Tor Claussen. Ch. 8. The Work Research Institute Module / Oyvind Palshaugen, Thoralf U. Qvale And Per H. Engelstad. Ch. 9. The Tromso Module / Geir Bye, Turid Moldenoes And Jarle Lovland. Bjørn Gustavsen, Håkon Finne, Bo Oscarsson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [273]-277) And Index. This work examines a workplace development programme in Norway entitled Enterprise Development 2000. The purpose of the programme, and topic of this work, is to link research resources to the co-operation between parties in the labour market resulting in development, change and innovation.