Self-Different Fractals and Innovation
Academic Firm and the Entrepreneurial University in Epistemic Governance
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Self-Different Fractals and Innovation
Academic Firm and the Entrepreneurial University in Epistemic Governance
About this book
The presented ideas create and shape the vision of a "Manifesto of Higher Education Governance".
Fractals are typically understood as self-similar structures, but this concept is expanded to include "self-different fractals". These fractals align with a "Philosophy of Dialectics", where opposing forces (thesis and antithesis) can either create disruption or, when managed effectively, drive creativity, innovation, and development. Because self-different fractal systems operate in multiple modes, they hold greater potential for fostering innovation.
This conceptual exploration investigates innovation in higher education through dialectical approaches, presenting the entrepreneurial university as a thesis, the academic firm as an antithesis, and epistemic governance as a synthesis. Epistemic governance plays a key role in motivating innovation by integrating pluralistic knowledge and innovation modes.
The concept of "self-different fractal innovation systems"āstructures that embody multiple, interacting modalitiesāenhances innovation potential through their fluid complexity. Good and effective governance of these systems encourages continual knowledge evolution, enabling the development of "next-knowledge". This process, guided by the dialectics of innovation, forms new, integrated structures and networks.
The book emphasizes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, with the latter involving collaboration between scholars and user communities for real-world impact. It bridges science and art, suggesting that visual representations of self-different fractals inspire artistic research alongside scientific inquiry. Through examining both linear and non-linear systems, the authors reveal how conflicting principles can generate productive chaos, ultimately driving innovation, societal progress and knowledge democracy.
The future of governance is also the future of higher education.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Quote
- Acknowledgment
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Introduction: Self-Different Fractals and Innovation
- 2 Governance of and in Higher Education
- 3 The āKnowledge Stateā: Governance of Higher Education in the Knowledge Society, Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Democracy
- 4 Governance of Higher Education, āEpistemic Governanceā and the Governance of Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Institutions
- 5 Innovation: Linear and Non- Linear Models of Innovation and Innovation Networks of Entrepreneurial Universities and Academic Firms
- 6 New Academic Careers
- 7 The Academic Firm and Innovation
- 8 The Conclusion: Innovation and Self-Different Fractals
- References
- Index