Unlocking resilience through autonomous innovation

This working paper draws on alternative approaches to innovation to present the concept of ‘autonomous innovation’ as an important process for enhancing resilience to a range of shocks and stresses, including climate change.

The world is facing a growing number of natural, technological, economic, social and political shocks and stresses. But the people, places and countries that are the most vulnerable to their impacts often lack the resources needed for structured processes of innovation to deliver scientifically-robust solutions to reduce their vulnerability and build resilience.