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This guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries on Innovation & Enterprise (I&E) matters. This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of resources that are most useful for locating information in all matters pertaining to enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation, start-ups, etc.
The resources are grouped according to the 3 lenses of Design Thinking, i.e. Technology, Business and People (see below "What is Design Thinking?").
Resources on I&E in general are also listed below in "Selected Resources on Innovation and Enterprise".
Who should look at this guide:
Design Thinking is an approach to creative problem solving; a human-centered path to innovation, which look at 3 lenses:
[Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO]
Design Thinking is an idea, a strategy, a method and a way of seeing the world. This human-centered design approach enables problem-solving through creativity, thus transforming the way companies develop products, services, processes, and strategies. At the intersection of Technology, Business and People, lies Innovation.
Databases
Recommended databases on this topic are listed below:
Scopus is a good starting point for finding articles on almost any topic. It is a multidisciplinary database covering the sciences, engineering, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities fields. Scopus contains millions of peer-reviewed journals, selected articles from trade journals, book chapters, edited volumes, reference works, conference papers and patents. It is also an excellent database for cited reference searching. Its contents are updated daily
To find more databases, see NUS Libraries Subject Guides or use the search box in Databases page on the NUS Libraries Portal.
Books & E-Books
Selected books are listed below:
Beyond Discovery : Moving Academic Research to the Market by 
The Innovation Mode: How to Transform Your Organization into an Innovation Powerhouse
Technology Entrepreneurship: Taking Innovation to the Marketplace by For more books and e-books, use the search box in NUS Libraries Portal or search by subject in our library catalogue (LINC), e.g. Entrepreneurship or New Business Enterprises.
Other resources to look for innovation and entrepreneurship are listed below:
Blogs, News, etc.
Statistics & Datasets
Websites
These resources may be useful or help you understand better on this topic:
Articles, Reports & Publications
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