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Progress studies aims to dissect the causes of human progress in order to better advance it. Progress Studies has a strong focus on economic growth which raises many interesting questions such as, progress for who, and what is progress?
For a brief and interesting read on the history of Progress Studies as well as some of the counter arguments to its tenets check out this great article on the BBC: Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? - BBC Future Progress Studies is Monitoring and Evaluation at a macro scale on steroids. The article describes the tensions that can arise when discussing what the issues/challenges/opportunities are for a problem as well as what is the impact/future we want. It’s a great reminder that having a clear consensus of the challenges to be solved and what outcomes are planned is a great place to start when thinking about any piece of work. It can be helpful to refer to our mission statements or statements of core intent but these can be too lofty. There are tools and processes you can work through to help reach a consensus and a great place to start learning about these is the iPEN training courses. Not sure what some of the terms in this blog are? See if we have included them in our Impact Glossary - and if not you you'd like to see them - get in touch and tell us what you'd like to see added.
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Nature recently published an interesting article on how funding mechanisms and the incentives/constraints for scientists in South Korea have stifled outcomes and innovation. This is a great reminder that the systems we work in shape our mahi (from the type of research we do to the outputs we create). Being mindful of the context we work in can help us navigate some of the challenges and push for change in a way that will work to create impact.
The Nature article highlights three of the seven themes which iPEN included in our submission to the Te Ara Paerangi Green Paper to enable impactful science.
Despite South Korea’s significant increase in research funding over the past decades, with the Basic Sciences Promotion Act, the article suggests that the inflexible, time-bound approach to research assessment is stifling basic science. The country is home to world-class scientists but, according to the writer, it is not as productive as it could be, despite sufficient financial resources. This could be attributed to policies being “favouring short-term results over bold exploration”. Read the article here. |
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