Global competition between countries is a key dimension of Leapfrogging. Through analyzing the Greek economic crisis, Economist Dani Rodrick introduces the political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy – the tension between economic globalization, political democracy, and the nation-state. For the full blog, click here.
Posts Tagged ‘Leapfrogging’
The political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged economic crisis, Leapfrogging, unique & global development policy on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Israel joining the OECD and the Israel 15 Vision
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, OECD on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week, Israel was invited to join the prestigious OECD. While this is an important ‘stamp of approval’ for the strength and resilience of the Israeli economy, there are several other components that are vital for Israel leapfrogging into one of the leading countries in the world in terms of quality of life.
Lions, Inclusiveness and Unique Global Assets in Kenya
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged inclusiveness, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
According to the Reut Institute, the concept of ‘inclusiveness’ – a fair division of the outcomes of growth among all the state’s population – is an essential ingredient in formulating a development policy which aims to create an economic and social leapfrog.
Globalized Terror: A Trigger for Innovation
Posted in Methodology & Theory, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, methodology on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An article in Globes describes how Israeli innovation succeeded in creating a new ‘product category’. This process is connected to Reut’s own methodology for leveraging changes in a given context in order to respond to a newly defined need.
Israel and the Economic Crisis 8: The Blind Spot of Economic Thought
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged economic crisis, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, Relevancy Gaps on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A recent paper from the MIT Green Hub and Presencing Institute argues that the current crisis is not primarily about financial or economic bankruptcy, but about intellectual bankruptcy and calls for the adoption of a new type of economic thought, Capitalism 3.0.
The Roundtable Model Requires a Common Vision
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, Partnerships on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing in TheMarker, Guy Rolnik, protests the conduct regarding discussion over Israel’s budget.
Israel: Time to Leapfrog Now!
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, Life Quality on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing in TheMarker, Lior Detal quotes (in Hebrew) Gidi Grinstein about the necessity of closing the gap between Israel’s economic potential and its performance, in order to become one of the leading countries in quality of life.
Megido and Regional Development
Posted in Effective Governance, ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging, Megido on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, the Socio-Economic Team traveled to Megido whose Regional Council is promoting a Biospheric Vision, a novel model of regional governance. Together with our experience from the Beit Shemesh project, led by Praxis, the team moved one step closer towards a better understanding of how regional development is linked to Israel’s challenge of socio-economic [...]
Danger of Economic Collapse
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged Collapse, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several recent articles relate to the danger of socio and economic collapse, an issue raised by the Reut Institute in our latest work on leapfrogging.
Israel and the Economic Crisis 5: A Vote of Confidence for Israel’s Economic resilience
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged economic crisis, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Leapfrogging on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the context of the global economic crisis, Israel’s relatively strong banking system may constitute a unique ‘added value’ that can be utilized for leapfrogging.

