Collaborations of Consequence : NAKFI's 15 Years Igniting Innovation at the Intersections of Disciplines

This publication represents the culmination of the National AcademiesKeck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), a program of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine supported by a 15-year, $40 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to advance the future of science through interdisciplinary research. From 2003 to 2017, more than 2,000 researchers and other professionals across disciplines and sectors attended an annual "think-tank" style conference to contemplate real-world challenges. Seed grants awarded to conference participants enabled further pursuit of bold, new research and ideas generated at the conference. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 NAKFI Origins and Evolution2 Lessons from Developing a Robust and Flexible Model3 The Creative Destruction and Evolution of the Futures Model4 Fifteen Years of Innovation and ImpactEpilogue: Beyond BoundariesReferencesAppendix I: Governance and Conference Steering CommitteesAppendix II: Conference Participant Lists by YearAppendix III: Summaries of Futures Grant Projects by YearAppendix IV: Communication Awards Selection Committees and Winners by YearAppendix V: Five- and Ten-Year Review Summaries and Panel MembersAppendix VI: NAKFI'S Use of Bibliometric Approaches to Demonstrating ImpactAppendix VII: In Practice: How to Think Like NAKFIAppendix VIII: Creative EngagementsAppendix IX: Oversight Committee and Staff Biographies