Conclusions

Abstract

Finally, synthesizing the symptoms and causes of broken innovation, this chapter covers the four movements needed to advance from broken to linked innovation to become an economically sustainable research center while preserving research quality. First, choosing performance metrics for selecting research initiatives, changing your mindset from highlighting only academic or economic metrics to picking holistic metrics with academic, economic, and social impact. Second, understanding market needs, from following desires to applying design thinking. Third, collaborating with industry, moving from relationships for simply gathering data or selling research to collaborative business models with industry, universities, and government. And fourth, leveraging the center’s innovation ecosystem, shifting from agent-proximity to agent-meritocracy prioritization.