This book now has something new to say about innovation analysing it in complex social systems while making innovation understandable and tractable using tools such as computational network analysis and agent-based simulation.

Part I: The Systemic Aspects Of Innovation (Theory) 1.Innovation Is Emergent 2.Innovation Is Evolutionary Part II: The Actors and Networks of Innovation (Empirical Research) 3.Innovation Is Regional 4.Innovation Is Small 5.Innovation Is Big 6.Innovation is Policy-Driven 7.Innovation Is Academic Part III: The Systemic Aspects Of Innovation (Modeling) 8.Innovation Is Computable

Petra Ahrweiler is Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at University College Dublin (UCD), Director of UCD¿s newly established Innovation Research Unit IRU, and Research Affiliate of the Engineering Systems Division at MIT, USA.