Integral Innovation

Odeh Rashed Al-Jayyousi has been Professor and Head of Technology Management and Innovation at Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain since September 2015. He was the Vice President for Science and Research at the Royal Scientific Society in Jordan during the period of 2011–2013. He was the Regional Director for the Middle East regional office of IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature (headquartered in Switzerland) – throughout 2004–2011. Previously, he was Dean of Scientific Research and a university professor in Water Resources and Environment during the period of 1994–2004. He was an academic director for the MSc Programme in Transformational Management in the UK. His research interests include water and environmental policy, sustainable development, innovation management, technology foresight, green technology and smart cities. He has published several books including Islam and Sustainable Development (2012) and a book on renewable energy and knowledge sharing in the Arab world (2015). He was granted an award for Scientists and Social Initiatives in 2014.

Table of Contents

List of figures



List of Tables



About the author



Preface



Acknowledgements



Chapter 1. Setting the Scene: Integral Innovation



1.1. Overview



1.2. Introduction: Reflections and Context



1.3. Cultural/ Social Innovation:



1.4. Ecological Innovation



1.5. Technological Innovation:



1.6. Case study 1.1



1.7. Economic/Business Innovation:



1.8. Innovation Enablers, Drivers and Imperatives:



Chapter 2: Cultural Innovation:



2.1. Overview:



2.2. Rise and fall of nations and organizations:



2.3. Innovation in the Islamic civilization:



2.4. Cultural values and technology



2.5. Case study 2.1



Chapter 3. Eco-innovation



3.1. Introduction:



3.2. Islamic worldview on eco-innovation



3.3. Eco-cosmic innovation and design:



3.4. Theory of eco-innovation:



3.5. Blue Economy- Zero Emission Research



3.6. Case Study 3.1



3.7. Case Study 3.2



3.8. Case Study 3.3



3.9. Case Study 3.4



3.10. Case Study 3.5



Chapter 4. Technological Innovation



4.1. Introduction



4.2. Innovation and Green Technology in the developing world:



4.3. Case study 4.1



4.4. Case study 4.2



Chapter 5. Economic and Business Innovation



5.1. Introduction:



5.2. Business Model Development:



5.3. Models of Business Innovations



5.4. Case Study 5.1



5.5. CASE STUDY 5.2



5.6. Case study 5.3



5.7. CASE STUDY 5.4



Chapter 6. Individual Innovation



6.1. Individual Innovation:



6.2. Innovation processes in organizations



6.3. Case Study 6.1



Chapter 7. Innovative Communities and Cities



7.1. Overview:



7.2. Creative Cities: Theoretical framework



7.3. The Creation of Innovative