<div dir="ltr">Stephen Reed's latest book<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Encouraging
Innovation: Cognition, Education, and Implementation</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> should interest people who desire to become more
innovative in their daily lives and careers. The first section of the book discusses
the cognitive and social skills required for innovation – reasoning, problem
solving, creativity, group decision making, and collaborative problem solving. The
second section discusses education – the development of cognitive skills and
talent, application of relevant learning theories, methods and curricula for enhancing
creativity, creativity across disciplines, and design education. The third
section discusses the implementation of these skills in society – the
transition from theory to practice, business innovation, social innovation, and
organizational support. </span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Whereas business innovation
is related to commercialization, market demands, and profitability, social
innovation addresses fulfilling social needs and public demands. Organizational
support for innovation occurs at international (United Nations), national
(Workplace Innovation Network for Canada), agency (</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">National </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Aeronautics and Space Administration), and
regional (Science Action Network) levels.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">It is now available at Cambridge</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">University </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:13.3333px">Press </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/9781009390422" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(144,23,35);font-family:proxima-nova,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">www.cambridge.org/9781009390422</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px">Stephen K. Reed<br>Emeritus Professor  SDSU</div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://education.sdsu.edu/crmse/members/reed" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">https://education.sdsu.edu/crmse/members/reed</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>