The Age of Improvement, Innovation is Incremental, The Royal Society of Arts
The 1800s was known as the “Age of Improvement”. Tracing the history of invention and innovation, with London at the heart of it all this episode discusses how TheRSA fostered ideas and new thinking. Delving into the roots of the industrial revolution, the historical spread of innovation and the pivotal shift from Britain to the US in the early 19th century and what the future holds for innovation and innovators.
Anton Howes shares valuable insights into:
- the gradual impact of innovation on society
- why all innovation is incremental
- the significance of interdisciplinary learning as a catalyst for innovation
- where the centre of gravity for innovation and invention might shift over the next decade
- the idea of patenting for public good and private good
- what it means to be a historian in this time and age
Anton Howes 
Anton Howes is the Head of Innovation Research at the UK-based think-tank, The Entrepreneurs Network. Anton also serves as the Historian in Residence at the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
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