Rath Professor (Assoc. Prof.) of #entrepreneurship #innovation @AcadiaU // #DarkInnovation #OrgStudies #Ocean #STS #EconDev //🖖 🥌 #AFoL (he/him, Dr.)

Joined March 2009
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If you're at @4sWeb, check out my book "Observing Dark Innovation" (on method and innovation studies) at the @BrisUniPress book stand!
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Thanks to the team at @IngeniumCa (Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation) for hosting a reading of my book "Observing Dark Innovation" at their library yesterday! #innovation #scientificinstruments #oceanweek #ocean
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The Bedford Institute's underwater rock core drill, which collected samples from the ocean floor confirming theories of continental drift. On public display at @IngeniumCa #oceanscience #oceantech #PublicSector #innovation
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The devices in this thread were all first developed in the #publicsector, and are mentioned in my book, Observing Dark #Innovation. It was great to spend time talking about them with the amazing curatorial team at @IngeniumCa
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"Traditionally the public sector has been the enabler of innovation. This is something people tend to forget, but we need to bring that back in the ocean space again." - @barkha_mo of @iucn at the UN #OceanDay event unworldoceansday.org/un-worl… #Ocean #DroptheS #Innovation
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Can't stand to watch recordings of myself, but I grabbed this screenshot, and I definitely said something like this—something about the irony of pinning down novelty—during my book launch: youtu.be/h16S8D96Ckw #innovation #darkinnovation
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"On some level, innovation studies knows that it is fighting an unwinnable battle. It is trying to standardize that which cannot be standardized" — @alfrehn, during the launch of "Observing Dark Innovation" youtu.be/h16S8D96Ckw
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I love curling, and think this post is "right on the button" 🥌
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📬What can curling (yes, curling) tell us about where AI governance should go? Find out in today’s Ethical Reckoner: open.substack.com/pub/ethica…
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Congratulations to the class of 2024 🎓 @AcadiaU @AcadiaBusiness
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Ryan MacNeil retweeted
Book Launch: Observing Dark Innovation. Why does scholarship on innovation fixate on certain classes of technology? Could our research tools and techniques be concealing as much as they reveal? Register here to find out (May 13, 2:00 PM) @ryanmacneil: ow.ly/qp5h50RBUe6

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A reminder that you can join us on Monday for a zoom conversation to launch "Observing Dark Innovation." We already have participants from 9 different countries. Event details and signup here: launch.darkinnovation.com #innovation
We will be officially launching "Observing Dark Innovation" on May 13 at 9 am EST, 3 pm CET. Join me, @alfrehn, and Ellen Pearce from @BrisUniPress in thinking about how method matters for the study of #innovation. Grab the zoom link here: launch.darkinnovation.com
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Ryan MacNeil retweeted
Could the study of innovation be concealing as much as it reveals? Our book of the week uncovers the neoliberal biases behind the tools and techniques of innovation research. By @ryanmacneil for @BrisUniPress buff.ly/3UGAXVr
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We will be officially launching "Observing Dark Innovation" on May 13 at 9 am EST, 3 pm CET. Join me, @alfrehn, and Ellen Pearce from @BrisUniPress in thinking about how method matters for the study of #innovation. Grab the zoom link here: launch.darkinnovation.com

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Ryan MacNeil retweeted
‘Observing Dark Innovation’ explores the hidden world of innovation, secrecy, and power dynamics. An intriguing look at how innovation can be both a force for good and for harm. 💡 #Innovation @ryanmacneil ow.ly/fWok50R9hLQ

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"Robin Hood is not one of the characters that normally inspires discussions about entrepreneurship..." — the April issue of @mgmt_learning is out now, including my review of the two-book series, "Entrepreneurialism and Society" doi.org/10.1177/135050762312…

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