These edited articles focus on champions, critics, and reformers of corporate, government, and university initiatives to enhance innovation. Champions of innovation initiatives such as Stanford’s Innovation Fellow (UIF) and the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) cite successes in originating start-up companies. Such initiatives allow for collaboration between professors and practitioners with a wide variety of skill sets. Critics of such efforts are concerned about the emphasis on economic gain at the cost of exploration and social responsibility. Many start-ups do not survive. Technological innovation continues to be white and male-dominated. Some reformers suggest multiple methods of innovation are best, such as scholarly inquiry, hands-on experience, and networking. Innovators need to bring more gender, race, and age diversity to their innovative initiatives. They also must investigate the intended and unintended costs of innovation. This book shows numerous examples of formal innovation initiatives. It is academic in tone, but the references used include scholarly journals, popular magazines, and relevant websites. Contributors are mostly professors and leaders of innovation initiatives such as BCG Platinion and MAYA Design.