Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Ep 46: Soumitra Datta on Measuring Innovation

Oct 6, 2022

59:40

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How Did Culture Play a Part in India's Digital Revolution?

02:38

The Challenge of Accepting the Elite in Online MBAs

03:02

What Can the Rest of the World Learn From China?

02:25

Introduction

3min

The Role of Technology in Business Education

2min

The Global Innovation Index

4min

Innovation in the Creative Services Sector

2min

Innovation in India - Is There a Magical Solution?

3min

The Role of Markets Versus Government

1min

How Did Culture Play a Part in India's Digital Revolution?

3min

Is India a Good Place to Start?

2min

What Makes India So Innovative?

2min

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Is There a National Vision for the Economy?

2min

11.

Is There a Decrease in Trust in Public Institutions in America?

2min

12.

Is China Really Working Like Gangbusters?

3min

13.

The Biggest Problem of China Right Now Is the Brand of China.

2min

14.

What Can the Rest of the World Learn From China?

2min

15.

Can We Learn From China?

3min

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Innovation in Russia

2min

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Is Russia the Hotbed of Innovation?

2min

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Innovation in the High Income Economy

3min

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The Challenges of Innovation at Oxford University

2min

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The Future of Business Education

3min

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Is There a Future Model of Education?

3min

22.

Is There Disruption in Education?

4min

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The Challenge of Accepting the Elite in Online MBAs

3min

How can we tell if one country is more innovative than another? What drives that difference? And hey, what is innovation to begin with? Soumitra Datta joins Vasant Dhar in episode 46 of Brave New World to share his insights on innovation, and the lessons they hold for us. Useful resources: 1. Soumitra Datta on Twitter, Wikipedia and Saïd Business School. 2. Does IT Matter? -- Nicholas Carr. 3. Global Innovation Index 2020 -- Edited by Soumitra Datta, Bruno Lanvin and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent. 4. India Innovation Index 2021: NITI Aayog. 5. Nandan Nilekani on an Egalitarian Internet -- Episode 15 of Brave New World. 6. The Swedish Hitmaker Behind Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and the Weeknd -- Neil Shah in the Wall Street Journal. 7. 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. 8. Why Nations Fail -- Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. 9. The Narrow Corridor -- Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. 10. James Robinson on What Makes a Successful State -- Episode 19 of Brave New World. 11. That Fancy University Course? It Might Actually Come From an Education Company -- Lisa Bannon and Rebecca Smith in the Wall Street Journal. 12. The Innovator’s Dilemma — Clayton M Christensen. 13. Law and Education in Our Modern World -- Episode 5 of Brave New World (w John Sexton). 14. Too much efficiency not good for higher education, March argues -- Stanford University News Service. 15. Uplift the Unremarkables -- Episode 2 of Brave New World (w Scott Galloway). Check out Vasant Dhar’s newsletter on Substack. Subscription is free!

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