innovation

Expanding Horizons: Unleashing the Power of Imagination and Creative Thinking. Review of: Kind, A. (2022). Imagination and Creative Thinking. Cambridge Elements: Philosophy of Mind. Edited by Keith Frankish. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 64 pp.

Amy Kind’s groundbreaking work, «Imagination and Creative Thinking» published by Cambridge University, explores the intricate relationship between imagination and the processes of creative thinking. This research provides a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the profound impact imagination has on human cognition and innovation. By delving into the complexities of this fundamental cognitive ability, Kind’s work proposes to consider a valuable wellspring of creativity.

THE ROLE OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT IN THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION

The role of information and communication management in the strategic management of the organization is to ensure the effective collection, analysis and dissemination of information to achieve strategic goals. This area of management plays a critical role in the formulation and implementation of strategies because it allows the management of the organization to have access to important data to make informed decisions.

The essence and features of financing startup enterprises

The current state of development of Ukraine’s economy requires solving the problems of intensifying entrepreneurial activity, including in the form of startups. The results of the analysis of existing scientific works and practical materials made it possible to clarify the essence of a startup, which should be understood as the process of creating and bringing to the market an innovative product which requires attracting financial resources to promptly solve specific problems under conditions of high uncertainty.

The Global Innovation Clusters: Canadian Experience of Public-Private Partnership

Purpose of the article is the research of the modern trends of global innovation clusters development in Canada that based on public-private partnership model, and to identify their features during last years. The hypothesis is that it is possible to formulate the hypothesis that at the postwar period, Ukraine would form a new innovation strategy that will push country to become global competitively and innovatively.

Problems and prospects of the development of industry 4.0 in Ukraine under the conditions of European integration

Experts considered the concept of the essence of "Industry 4.0" under European integration conditions. The problems, prospects, threats, and possibilities of processes of formation and further development of Industry 4.0 in Ukraine under the conditions of European integration are studied. The structure of approaches to the global interpretation of the "Industry 4.0" concept is given.

Development tendencies and prospects for the activation of sales of entities in the insurance market of Ukraine

Research shows that during 2018–2021, positive changes were observed in the market of insurance products in Ukraine, although the number of insurance companies has constantly decreased in recent years. The conducted analysis enabled a trend toward the growth of net insurance premiums and net insurance payments in Ukraine.

The role of creative management in forming the creative potential of the enterprise

Modern business trends create new requirements for the use of innovative tools for searching and generating ideas in order to increase the efficiency of enterprises. It is creativity that contributes to the personal and professional self-development and self-improvement of the company’s employees.

Development of Exports of Knowledge-intensive Services as a Catalyst for Innovation

At the present stage, the knowledge-intensive services sector is one of the key drivers of the global knowledge-based economy. Knowledge-intensive services cover a wide range of market, finan- cial, high-tech, social and other services based on the knowledge and experience of highly qualified specialists. This type of services acts as a catalyst for innovation activities of organizations based on an organic combination of production processes, research and development activities and consumer needs.

Substantiation of the model of innovation activities of the system of public authorities: conceptual bases

Using methodological provision for rational decision-making technology, systems and systems activity approaches, the structure of the innovative activity aimed at updating the effectiveness of the system of public authorities is grounded. Besides, this type of activity is presented as an open system combining the set of internal and external components: the first ones are formed by interacted innovation activities of system-wide, functional and instrumental levels; the second ones include resources, opportunities and favorable preconditions as well as basic types and means of maintenance.