Grassroots Innovation from the Bottom of the Pyramid
Author(s) -
Mohd Faiz Hilmi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
current opinion in creativity innovation and entrepreneurship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0719-2991
DOI - 10.11565/cuocient.v1i2.5
Subject(s) - grassroots , government (linguistics) , agency (philosophy) , product (mathematics) , nature versus nurture , process (computing) , pyramid (geometry) , bottom of the pyramid , political science , public relations , business , sociology , marketing , social science , computer science , geometry , mathematics , politics , law , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics , anthropology , operating system
Grassroots innovation is defined as innovative product or process created at the bottom of the pyramid, usually due to necessity, hardship and challenges. This article seek to understand and examine how grassroots innovation creates productive employment. This article briefly explain the role of Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia, a government agency setup to nurture and support scientific innovation, in discovering innovative process and product at grassroots’ level.
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