[CEUD-ICT] New Seminar Series at Science Gallery on Social Science & Innovation

[Joshue O Connor]

Hi y'all,

This may be of interest.

Cheers

Josh


Hi folks,
a message from Simon Roberts of Intel re. a new seminar series of
potential  interest to IHCI people and others! Please circulate!

best
Liam Bannon
UL IDC
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> I'd like to draw your attention to a series of talks I have been  
> producing with the Science Gallery   which will share international  
> perspectives on the use of social science in industry settings. This  
> series is designed to provoke debate and begins with Navi Radjou -  
> the Cambridge academic who 's provocative blog posting on  
> anthropology in R&D made me realise he'd be a perfect person to kick  
> start a debate about a capacity in Ireland that is under-developed  
> (but growing) - http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/radjou/2009/06/rd-20-fewer-engineers-more-ant.html
>
> I very much hope you will be able to attend and request that you  
> circulate it to your students, colleagues and others who you think  
> would be interested in hearing these perspectives and starting a  
> more public conversation about the role of social sciences in  
> innovation and the successful translation and commercialisation of  
> research.
>
> Tickets are available at the Science Gallery
>
> Simon
>
> =======================================
> http://www.sciencegallery.com/events
>
> Social Science and Innovation - could these seemingly strange  
> bedfellows be the answer to connecting the need of the user to the  
> innovation and creativity of the technology industry?
>
> Many of the world’s leading technology companies and science  
> institutions have already discovered the way forward for innovation  
> has as much to do with the intangibles of the human experience as it  
> does with algorithms, chips and design. Using both sociologists and  
> anthropologists, corporations are increasingly turning to designers  
> who combine the insights of social scientists with scientific  
> knowledge to transform creativity and research into innovation. Will  
> emo-engineers and anthro-technologists be the buzzwords of the  
> twenty-first century? We invite you to join the debate and listen as  
> this line-up of world leading thinkers and practitioners discuss  
> their international experiences and practices of innovation, design  
> and social science.
>
> Throughout the year, the INNOVATION INTERFACE SERIES aims to gather  
> academics, policy makers, entrepreneurs and business people to kick  
> start the debate between social science and innovation and to forge  
> alliances leading to action.
>
> 2009 LINE UP
>
> 08.10.09
>
> Navi Radjou - Tickets available now
>
> Navi Radjou is the Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global
>
> Business at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
>
> 10.11.09
>
> Maria Bezaitis
>
> Maria Bezaitis is Director of People & Practices Research Intel  
> Corporation

8.12/09
Liam Bannon
Director, Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick
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