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The Networks of (Green) Innovation
- December 3, 2008: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley Campus
Andrew Hargadon [Associate Professor of Management and Director of the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship, UC Davis]
Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. As always, these
talks are free, open to the public and broadcast live online at
mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast, and questions can be sent via
Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents. The complete schedule for the fall
semester is online at RE-Fall2008. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.
Past
technological revolutions as easily misleads as informs our thinking
about the role of innovation today. Professor Hargadon presents
historical research that integrates technological, economic, and social
explanations of the three most significant energy innovations since the
first industrial revolution: the steam engine, electricity, and the
automobile. From these historic case studies, he develops
recommendations for the science-based innovation, entrepreneurship, and
public policy.
Andrew Hargadon is Associate Professor of Technology Management at the Graduate School of Management, founding Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, and founding Director (now Associate Director) of the Energy Efficiency Center at UC Davis. He is author of over 40 papers and reports on technology and innovation (including the book How Breakthroughs Happen, Harvard Business School Press). Prior to his academic career, Professor Hargadon earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Stanford's School of Engineering and worked for Apple Computer as a product designer. He sits on the board of several energy technology-based startups as well as the non-profit Clean Energy Group.
Last Updated: December 3, 2008 - 1:40pm