Strategic Intelligence for the Future 2 : A New Information Function Approach

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. From Information Metabolism to Economic Intelligence -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Information metabolism according to Timothy Powell -- 1.3. Let us examine this concept in more detail -- 1.4. Organizations and human beings -- 1.4.1. Individuation according to Jung -- 1.4.2. Individuation according to Simondon -- 1.5. Change within organizations via the information function and an epigenetic approach -- 1.6. The zone of proximal development -- 1.7. Conclusion -- 1.8. References -- 2. Changing Our Way of Thinking -- 2.1. Plato's cave, or the fight against the world of received ideas -- 2.2. A society without schools -- 2.3. On the intelligence cycle -- 2.4. Thinking outside the box and the iron cage -- 2.4.1. Thinking outside the box -- 2.4.2. The iron cage -- 2.5. Holistic thinking -- 2.6. Lateral thinking -- 2.7. To unravel Parkinson's law and received ideas -- 2.7.1. Parkinson's law -- 2.7.2. The cost of received ideas -- 2.8. The individual and their behavior -- 2.9. Thinking about the future or a return to future studies -- 2.9.1. General remarks on future studies -- 2.9.2. Foresight in business -- 2.9.3. Regional prospective -- 2.10. Conclusion -- 2.11. References -- 3. Innovation -- 3.1. Some definitions -- 3.2. The innovation mechanism -- 3.3. Different types of innovation -- 3.3.1. The development of innovation -- 3.4. Restraints on developing innovation -- 3.5. Science, technology and innovation policies -- 3.5.1. Innovation systems -- 3.5.2. A quick comparison between france and germany -- 3.5.3. The evolution of innovation policy in the united states [NOA 13] -- 3.5.4. Innovation in Asia -- 3.5.5. The European Union and innovation -- 3.5.6. The role of cities in innovation systems -- 3.6. Public innovation policies in France.