Rethink What We Call “Innovation”īreznitz told me that he “wrote this book to try to remind people and regions what is and is not innovation.” He has spent most of his career-both in academia and in public policy-studying the nature of innovation at the regional and country levels and how it has evolved.
Three main themes emerged from our conversation.
(Full disclosure: I’ve known Dan for a number of years and he unnecessarily thanks me in the Acknowledgments.) I spoke recently to Breznitz about the ideas in his book and how they might translate into practices and policies for those looking to spur innovation and small business vibrancy at the local level. As the title and the quotation above suggest, Breznitz takes on a number of beliefs, even myths, that have grown up around economic development, innovation policy, and support for entrepreneurs.
