This report explores the differences between traditional and invention-based entrepreneurs as well as the ecosystems and resources necessary for the latter to succeed in improving the lives of people around the world through tangible inventions.
What’s Working in Startup Acceleration: Insights from Fifteen Village Capital Programs
This report offers practical lessons and insights for accelerator program managers and funders.
Perspective of Industry’s Engagement with African Universities
The following study examined the relationships between industry and African universities. The analysis revealed the factors that facilitate or inhibit stronger university-industry partnerships, including cultural divides, economic crisis, and social policy.
AHEAD National Innovation System Benchmarking Tool
National Innovation Systems can be characterized as the network of public and private sectors whose interactions create and diffuse new technologies. The following resource provides an array of benchmarks and statistics to gauge this network's progress and trajectory.
Strengthening University-Industry Linkages in Africa: A Study on Institutional Capacities and Gaps
The following study examined the relationships between industry and Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to determine what structures, policies, positions, and funding are currently present - or lacking - and what best practices HEI's can follow.
Measuring the Value of Invention The Impact of Lemelson-MIT Prize Winners' Inventions
This report assesses the societal impact of the inventions awarded by the Lemelson-Massachusetts Institute of Technology program and examines the benefits of supporting invention and innovation.
VentureWell offers a retrospective evaluation and key takeaways for programs designed to support entrepreneurial ventures.
Perspective of Industry’s Engagement with African Universities
This report examined relationships between industry and universities in Africa and identified factors that facilitate or inhibit the strenght of university-industry partnerships.
Strengthening University-Industry Linkages in Africa: A Study on Institutional Capacities and Gaps
This study examined partnerships between industry and Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in Africa, evaluating current structures, policies, positions, and funding and offering best practices to strengthen partnerships.
Facilitator's Guide to Design Thinking - Institute of Design at Stanford
A guide offering considerations, best practices, and activities for teaching design thinking.