## ... in the broadest sense
[A short history of innovation](https://medium.com/@trialsanderrors/as-much-as-there-is-currently-a-widespread-belief-that-innovation-is-an-amorphous-concept-b9108f1b2e77) A story about new combinations of old inputs and about getting things done
a visionary paper by W. Brian Arthur in 1996 [Increasing Returns and the New World of Business](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/2233/HBR-%2Bincreasing%2Breturns%2Band%2Bthe%2Bnew%2Bworld%2Bof%2Bbusiness-%2BArthur.pdf), still perfectly readable and applicable
[Mega-trends describe structural changes in society. They influence all aspects of society and have a long-lasting effect.](https://www.trendone.com/en/trend-universe/mega-trends.html)
[Megatrends in action](https://www.blackrock.com/sg/en/investment-ideas/themes/megatrends-in-action) by Blackrock and [the detailed paper](https://www.blackrock.com/sg/en/literature/whitepaper/megatrend-hk-sg-whitepaper.pdf)
[A weekly email newsletter on corporate strategy, innovation and venturing curated by George Walkley](https://us15.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=808fdaa370fd1e21e55efda7d&id=1dd0743f99)
## Innovation
[Interpreting Innovation](https://www.blackrock.com/sg/en/market-insights/article/sg-one/DEFAULT/investment-insight/interpreting-innovation)
[Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A guide to building a better world Paperback – 8 Nov 2018](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaping-Future-Fourth-Industrial-Revolution/dp/0241366372/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2K37VADPOWSDY&keywords=klaus+schwab+the+fourth+industrial+revolution&qid=1559415911&s=gateway&sprefix=klaus+schwab%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-2)
by Klaus Schwab (Author), Nicholas Davis (Author)
[The changing structure of American innovation: Some cautionary remarks for economic growth](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/3367/innovation%2Bin%2BUSA.pdf)
[The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141980761/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1) by Mariana Mazzucato
the value of state initiatives, regulations, and ecosystem