The imperatives of environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation and social justice
(partially codified in the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) call for ambitious societal …

What is our current understanding of innovation and how many types of innovation do we
know? Broadly, innovation landscapes are characterized by well-established categories …

Mobile money innovations are expanding rapidly in developing countries, where they
appear to be on track to extend financial services to billions of unbanked populations …

The feasibility and desirability of endless economic growth is being increasingly questioned
by scholars and activists. Whilst envisioning alternative economic models is key to assure …

The bottom of the pyramid (BOP) in every developing and frontier economy represents a
largely untapped segment of the market that is excluded from formal financial markets …

Inclusive innovation addresses the challenges and aspirations of poor and marginalised
groups in society. Attention towards these groups is also important for social justice in …

Highlights•Smallholder value chain participation requires critical unpacking of
inclusiveness.•Inclusiveness comprises economic, social, relational, and environmental …

Inclusive innovation is a type of innovation that targets not only affordability but also
localization of underdeveloped countries, with the aim of reducing poverty. Despite the …

Innovation has been central to development. Yet most assumptions around innovation stem
from values derived by capitalist economies such as growth, individualism, and competition …

Transformative innovation policies can provide systemic solutions to socio-environmental
challenges because of their “experimental”,“reflexive” and “inclusive” character. We contend …