{"product_id":"self-different-fractals-and-innovation-1","title":"Self-Different Fractals and Innovation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe presented ideas create and shape the vision of a \u003cb\u003e“Manifesto of Higher Education Governance”\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFractals are typically understood as self-similar structures, but this concept is expanded to include \u003cb\u003e“self-different fractals”\u003c\/b\u003e. These fractals align with a “Philosophy of Dialectics”, where opposing forces (thesis and antithesis) can either create disruption or, when managed effectively, drive creativity, innovation, and development. Because self-different fractal systems operate in multiple modes, they hold greater potential for fostering \u003cb\u003einnovation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis conceptual exploration investigates innovation in higher education through dialectical approaches, presenting the entrepreneurial university as a thesis, the academic firm as an antithesis, and epistemic governance as a synthesis. Epistemic governance plays a key role in motivating innovation by integrating pluralistic knowledge and innovation modes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concept of \u003cb\u003e“self-different fractal innovation systems”\u003c\/b\u003e—structures that embody multiple, interacting modalities—enhances innovation potential through their fluid complexity. Good and effective governance of these systems encourages continual knowledge evolution, enabling the development of “next-knowledge”. This process, guided by the dialectics of innovation, forms new, integrated structures and networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book emphasizes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, with the latter involving collaboration between scholars and user communities for real-world impact. It bridges science and art, suggesting that visual representations of self-different fractals inspire artistic research alongside scientific inquiry. Through examining both linear and non-linear systems, the authors reveal how conflicting principles can generate productive chaos, ultimately driving innovation, societal progress and knowledge democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe future of governance is also the future of higher education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56408643567960,"sku":"9781041281917","price":127.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041281917_054eb4e3-a6b2-4006-a8bc-8b5bb5fde11f.jpg?v=1778823070","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/self-different-fractals-and-innovation-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}