Behind every paper is a story: a place sparked a question, a crisis that demanded answers, a community that changed how scholars see the world. RegInno Podcast by the Centre for Innovation Research at the University of Stavanger brings scholars together to explore experiences, places, and ideas shaping their work.
Latest episodes
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24 min
Tamás Sebestyén on Networks, Value Chains and Catching Up – Why Foreign Investment Alone Is Not Enough
In episode 10 of the RegInno podcast, Raj and Andra Riandita welcome Tamás Sebestyén, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Pécs and head of the E…
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20 min
Transformative Dissonance: When Value Conflicts Drive Regional Change
In this episode, Gisa Pflitsch discusses how value conflicts can drive regional transformation rather than block it. She introduces the concept of transformative dissonance, explai…
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32 min
The Geography of AI: Why Adoption Matters More Than Generation (and some career advice)
What does AI really mean for regional development – and are we asking the right questions? Together with Professor Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Princesa de Asturias Chair at the London S…
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21 min
Web AI and Innovation Research: How Text Analysis is Transforming Economic Geography
In this episode, Milad Abbasiharofteh discusses the evolution of innovation research, from patents and trademarks to web-based text analysis and generative AI. He shares how resear…
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36 min
From Tax Incentives to Innovation Spillovers: Rethinking R&D Policy
In this episode, innovation economist Matěj Bajgar discusses how R&D tax incentives shape innovation, why smaller firms often benefit the most, and how policy design can better sup…
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19 min
Making do, making well – Resource‑constrained innovation from the ‘other side’
In this episode, Professor Soumodip Sarkar discusses how innovation emerges under resource constraints, particularly in “non-WEIRD” contexts (non-Western, less resource-rich enviro…
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46 min
Charged Up: Europe, China & the Battery Race That’s Reshaping Geography
Dr. Julian Schwabe (Marburg) joins The RegInno Podcast to discuss how the electric vehicle revolution is rewriting global production networks — from Shenzhen’s battery clusters to…
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21 min
Hidden Champions: Breaking the Urban Bias in Innovation
Are cities really the engines of innovation? Together with Thilo Lang, we explore how “hidden champions” – global leaders in niche markets – are distributed across regions and oper…
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38 min
Boundary Objects, Policy Transfer, and Sustainability Transitions
In this episode, we talk with Matias Ramirez about sustainability transitions, transformative innovation policy, and why innovation policy cannot simply be transferred from one con…
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22 min
Choosing Directions: Innovation, Power, and Transformation
In this episode, we talk with Andy Stirling about one of the most overlooked questions in innovation: direction. Not just how innovation happens, but who decides where it goes and…