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Collaborations of consequence : NAKFI's 15 years igniting innovation at the intersections of disciplines / the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Societies, etc.
- Science.
- Interdisciplinary research.
- National Academies (U.S.). Keck Futures Initiative.
- National Academies (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 425 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This publication represents the culmination of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), a program of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine supported by a 15-year, $40 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to advance the future of science through interdisciplinary research. From 2003 to 2017, more than 2,000 researchers and other professionals across disciplines and sectors attended an annual "think-tank" style conference to contemplate real-world challenges. Seed grants awarded to conference participants enabled further pursuit of bold, new research and ideas generated at the conference"-- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- NAKFI origins and evolution
- Lessons from developing a robust and flexible Model
- The creative destruction and evolution of the futures model
- Fifteen years of innovation and impact
- Epilogue : beyond boundaries
- References
- Appendixes.
- Notes:
- "A Summary of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, a program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780309483681
- 0309483689
- 9780309483667
- 0309483662
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