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.
Posts Tagged ‘Relevancy Gaps’
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 »
Understanding Rapid Change in the World we live in
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Methodology & Theory, tagged Methodology & Theory, Relevancy Gaps, Reut on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the ‘exponential world’ in which we live, the value one receives from knowledge is decreasing while the value of learning is rapidly increasing, thus creating the greater possibility for ‘relevancy gaps’ .
Strategic Thinking in an ‘Unthinkinkable Age’
Posted in About Reut, Methodology & Theory, tagged Methodolody & Theory, Relevancy Gaps, strategic surprises on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In The Age of the Unthinkable, Joshua Cooper Ramo argues that while we are living through a revolutionary age, our ideas, leaders and institutions are often best suited for a world several centuries behind us. To contend with this, we should learn to ‘adapt quickly’ and create a grand strategy that is fast moving, flexible, [...]
Thriving Through the Crisis
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut, economic resilience, Relevancy Gaps on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Reut Institute plans and hopes to be able to thrive through the economic crisis. In an environment in which long-held beliefs and paradigms are rendered irrelevant at a growing pace, Reut is at a distinct advantage since our expertise lies in identifying relevancy gaps, applying focused research, and working to close them.
Reut’s January Training Day raises the bar
Posted in About Reut, Methodology & Theory, tagged About Reut, Methodology and Theory, praxis, Relevancy Gaps, strategic surprises on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of its commitment to train a cadre of Israel’s future strategic thinkers, the Reut Institute dedicates one full day every month to strengthen the methodological skills of its team. January’s Training Day took place last week.
Reut and Traditional Think Tanks
Posted in About Reut, tagged About Reut, decision support, Relevancy Gaps, think tanks on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As many people often ask me about the differences between Reut and other traditional think tanks, I wanted to set out some of the main distinctions. Most think tanks operate on the assumption that the central problem is connected to the collection and processing of information. So they deal with research. We say that the [...]
US Economics and the ISRAEL 15 Vision
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Relevancy Gaps on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Israel’s socio-economic discourse faces a relevancy gap. A nuanced national discourse between the two main socio-economic ideologies that combines an understanding of academic knowledge and popular will is a prerequisite for achieving the ISRAEL 15 Vision. In this context, Larry Bartel’s recent book Unequal Democracies is relevant.

